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Well, I really had the best intentions. I had planned a few exciting posts leading up the weekend, and then a post or two while we were celebrating the weekend. Unfortch, I...
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The Rhubarb Is In!
There are two crops now available all over NE Wisconsin, and that is asparagus and rhubarb. It seems like we’ve waited so long for our first taste of real spring, and now...
So what does one do with a strange fish?
On Sunday for Company Dinner our friends brought the main entree. They very generously shared some shrimp that had been brought for them from the gulf coast, as well as a flounder...
A New Condiment For The Summer Grilling Season
This was kind of an accident. I was looking for something to make a dipping sauce for shrimp or fish, and nothing was really appealing to me. I mean, I could rely...
My Idea of a Default Dinner
I know that people are always curious to see what a foodie eats on a night they don’t feel like cooking. Since being in the paper from time to time, I definitely...
I Had No Other Choice
Think about it. Peanuts. Caramel. Shortbread. Ooey and Gooey. There was nothing else I could do with these gooey bars. I had to make some ice cream. It’s been a while since...
This is what peanuts are made for
Last night the mood struck. I wanted to bake something, so I pulled a cookbook out that I’ve only ever used once, and told myself to find something. I skipped right to...
I’m Really Not MIA
Honest. I’m just not cooking much and have been busy tackling an ever-growing to-do list. I have a few things on my mind that I’ll hopefully get to in the week ahead. ...
It’s Cookie Day
It was time to try a new cookie. I’ve really been a fan lately of oatmeal cookies, so when someone on a bulletin board pointed out this cookie on the Ghirardelli website,...
Mussels With Oven-Roasted Beets
One of the benefits of Andy working out of town from time to time is that it give me an opportunity to play in the kitchen and make things I’m just not...
A Double Crisp with Dorie
I have to start off today with a caveat. I didn’t actually make this recipe that I’m going to share today. Not really anyway. Sunday I decided to make a dessert, and...
A Winner from The Barefoot Contessa
Last night I broke one of the cardinal rules of cooking, and that is to not prepare a new dish for the first time for company. Okay, I guess I actually do...