One of the activities my kids and I enjoy is watching Chilly Beach, on channel 9 out of Windsor at noon most Saturdays. Chilly Beach is one of those shows that’s stupid enough to make you laugh out loud at the absurdity of the whole thing. But then, once the show is over, ranting about […]
Ryan and His Medium Rare … Rock??
This is 10-year-old Ryan with a rock he found in Canada on the shore of the St. Clair River this past weekend. We think it looks as though it’s been cooked to medium-rare. What do you think? 😉
Review: Ichabod Pumpkin Ale, New Holland Brewing, Michigan
We love this time of year, when all the seasonal foods come out. In case you hadn’t noticed, fall in Michigan means certain harvests are happening that don’t occur the rest of the year. Pumpkins are out in force right now, with pumpkin farms such as Houpt’s Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze on M-50 west […]
Photo Essay: A Sauerkraut Party for an 80-Year-Old!
What kind of a birthday party do you throw for someone turning 80? Well of course, you give them any kind of party they want. And if it means a hundred-people-or-so making a ton of sauerkraut and then square-dancing, so be it! At the far left in this image is one of mom’s brothers, my […]
Recipe: More On Batali’s Babysitter’s Green Sauce
In the past few days I’ve posted more than once about Chef Mario Batali’s babysitter’s Chicken with Green Sauce, how easy it is to make, how wonderful it tastes, and yesterday, how versatile it can be. But I have a confession to make. There’s a reason the sauce never looked quite green enough in the […]
Chef Mario Batali Leftovers, with Pork Tenderloin
Oh wow, these were some great leftovers! Well, really, only the sauce was a leftover … This is the same green sauce I made the other day when I made Mario’s Babysitter’s Chicken with Green Sauce. This evening I seasoned a whole pork tenderloin, then gently grilled it till it was medium rare. I sliced […]
All The Food at a German Lutheran Family Reunion
URRRP!! Sorry … The German Lutheran potluck-style family reunions my mom’s side of the family have been having, well, ever since I can remember, have always been comforting, filling, satisfying, all those “-ing”‘s that make breakfast the following morning seem like a waste of effort. We had another great one yesterday afternoon and it’s always […]
Recipe: Fried Chicken … I Finally Got It Right!
I can’t believe it … that actually worked! It’s about time!! There are two very specific things I’ve always wanted to learn to cook but never got right. One is southern breakfast biscuits, to be served drenched in good milk gravy that’s light on the pepper. No one ever measures anything when they make those biscuits, and I […]
Recipe: Linda’s Refrigerator Pickles
Oh, wow … these are sooooo good … and so easy to make! We learned about them this past weekend while staying at the B&B Railroad Depot Bed & Breakfast in Oregon, Ohio. Our hostess, Linda Brinkman, had found out about my dad’s affinity for pickles, and planted a bowl of these sweet little puppies next […]
An Oversized Corn Cob Cooker
Back on June 27th I posted a pic of a camping-grade deep fryer that I’d picked up at Cabela’s in Dundee and made corndogs with for family and friends on June 30th. On July 15th I posted a pic of an industrial-sized pot filled with over a hundred cobs of corn. Combining the two, the deep fryer […]