Up here in Northern Wisconsin the farm stands now have lots of colorful cherry and grape tomatoes. Last night I made this recipe, which is vegetarian but nicely filling. Ingredients: 4 scallions 1 lb. cherry and/or grape tomatoes of any and all colors Kosher salt 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil 1 tablespoon avocado oil, or … Continue reading Tomato Fried Rice
Made this last night. It would probably be good for a cool Fall or Winter night, but it sounded just so good I could not resist. Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 3 teaspoons garlic salt 2 teaspoons onion powder 6 slices bacon, diced 4 ribs celery, diced 1/2 small white onion, … Continue reading Smothered Chicken
I have tasted hot dogs all over the world. The best ones are from this country and are found in Chicago. The Windy City does not have many hamburger stands like most cities do...but it does have over four thousand hot-dog stands. There are more hot-dog stands per capita than any other city in … Continue reading Chicago Style Hot Dog
We would on occasion have Bacon and Waffles for dinner when I was a child. I would imagine you have the same story. They were crispy on the edges, soft in the middle, and delicious. Some of my friends would talk about how their Mother's would serve fresh strawberries or newly harvested wild mountain blackberries … Continue reading Upside Down Day
So in between retiring from High-Tech Corporate America and founding a business in High-End Specialty Foods. I had my own company, working as a professional organizer. I loved the work and my clients loved me. The only dissatisfied customer I ever had was my own son, James. He went away to university and when he … Continue reading Productive Rainy Afternoon
Had a couple of cooler days so I swung into Autumn cooking. Fooled around with recipes in September & October 2019 issue of Cook's Illustrated. I don't make desserts on a regular basis. You'll only find desserts at the table when we're entertaining. Jim has a "sweet tooth" and I have an issue with a … Continue reading Apple Crumble
We subscribe to Cooks Illustrated magazine. They usually have great recipes, which they research the optimal techniques for producing the best flavors. This one caught our eye and was one we thought we could make with the limited access to ingredients we have up here in northern Wisconsin. We did not think we could find … Continue reading Shaking Beef (Bo Luc Lac)
I'm just learning that as a child I may have been a picky eater. Since it's been about a week and Jim and I haven't had electricity so we've been without a kitchen. I've been craving pasta and I'm going nuts wanting mushrooms. When I was a kid I hated both, along with a lot … Continue reading Pasta & Mushrooms
Sorry it's been over a week since we have written. Last Friday/Saturday we had an epic storm. We figure, conservatively, we lost over fifty trees on our two Wisconsin properties. Most of them missed the houses but managed to punch thru one sky-light and poked several holes in the garage roof. The weather service reported … Continue reading Storm of Biblical Proportions
Recently wrote about Salad Nicoise and this morning Jim mentioned that we should write our recipe on a salad we affectionately call Rue 57 and make it available to all of you. We had just arrived in NYC to attend the U.S. Open tennis tournament. We were walking down the street discussing where we wanted … Continue reading Rue 57 Salad
