Salmon grilled on a cedar plank. I’ve never done this before, but man is it good! (Click on any of these three images for a larger version.) I’ve been meaning to try this for almost a year now. Mary had bought me these cedar planks for grilling fish and such, but as she doesn’t really […]
Keep Your Religion Away From My Alcohol!
I probably risk losing readers with this one, but frankly if your opinion differs, feel free to let me know in a comment. Open and honest discussion is a cool thing. Oh, in the image to the left is a bottle of Pear and Its Spirit, a wonderful pear brandy from Black Star Farms Bed & […]
Recipe: Golden Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
(Click on the photo for a larger version.) For the past couple days Mary’s had quite a hankering for some Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. Yesterday evening she took a basic recipe for these cookies and kicked it up just a bit while she made them. She used dark brown sugar to give the cookies and added […]
Eat This Blog: First Grilling of the Season – BBQ Ribs
As it was finally 60 degrees here in Michigan for the first time this year we took the opportunity this afternoon to set up everything on the back deck, including my grill. After getting up fairly late and having a late pancake breakfast we’d picked up these ribs for this evening’s dinner. I made up a […]
Greek Diner Food & A Diner Recipe for Tricolor Cole Slaw
A serving of Cod with Hashbrowns from Gander’s Restaurant here in Luna Pier, Michigan. While the restaurant’s owners aren’t Greek (they hail from Albania) the food is quite reminiscent of that from some of the better Greek diners I’ve visited over the years. The New York Times recently published an article on the demise of […]
Eat This Blog: Deep-Fried Frog Legs
Click on the above image for a larger version. While we were having dinner at the Frog Leg Inn yesterday evening it dawned on my I’d never photographed the restaurant’s signature dish: Deep-Fried Frog Legs. The above image is the appetizer version of the dish, with the entrée having more than this plate did. As […]
Eat This Blog: Reuben Sandwich at Gander’s, Luna Pier
Click on the image for a larger version. Ah yes, a simple Reuben sandwich. Lots of tender corned beef, cheese, sauerkraut and thousand-island dressing on a good toasted rye bread, with a side of fries and slices from a real Kosher dill pickle. This has got to be one of the best meals there is when […]
KFC’s Grilled Chicken? “I don’t want nobody foolin’ around with his own ideas.”
Many news organizations are reporting that KFC will soon offer grilled chicken. From the CBC article: Kentucky Fried Chicken customers will be greeted eventually by lighted “Now Grilling” signs, starting in coming weeks in select cities in the United States …Storefront signs will be altered to promote the new product — called Kentucky Grilled Chicken. […]
Recipe: Authentic Hungarian Beef Gulyas
Beef Gulyas, from the book Cooking Jewish, served with a couple slices of handmade & fresh Tomato Garlic Bread from the Frog Leg Inn in Erie, Michigan. When you hear the word “goulash” you probably think of that combination of cooked elbow macaroni mixed with stewed tomatoes, chopped onion and green bell pepper, all seasoned with […]
The Nosebleed from Hell, a Fart Broadsides My Heart: Yes, I Know Where My Towel Is
The following post is rather graphic in nature. If you don’t like talk of blood and such, please skip this one. Where’ve I been? Well, lemme tell ya’ … Sunday March 9th, I got up first thing in the morning and headed to the loo. Grabbing some toilet paper, I blew my nose. I am […]