Hurricane Irene

by kathy

We’ll get the tropical storm part of this hurricane.  We are currently experiencing wind gusts and tropical rain. The worst part so far is taking our little pooch out. He’s not a fan of rain, so he and I are both out there getting soaked until he decides to go. Most of that involves him [...]

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10 minutes too long

In a pinch I’ve been known to toss a few (whole) potatoes in the microwave for a baked potato affect; 10 minutes and they’re ready to roll. Tonight, I’m not feeling so hot and craving my comfort food – a good ol’ potato. I’m kind of sick and not thinking straight, so 1 potato, 10 [...]

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Chicken Enchiladas with Creamy Poblano Sauce

Chicken Enchiladas: 8-10 flour tortillas 2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts 1 small tub Knorr Homestyle chicken Stock (prepared with 3 1/2 hot water) divided 3/4 cup diced onion (small dice) 8 oz cream cheese, softened 1 c shredded cheddar 2 T olive oil 1 t chili powder 1 T ground cumin Salt & Pepper PAM [...]

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Salad Caddy

We love salads – all kinds of salads: Caesar Salad, Garden Salad, Cobb Salad, Taco Salad, the list keeps going but I’m sure you get the idea. So when we’re at home and craving a salad or just plain dying of starvation and know a salad is probably what we should be eating we head [...]

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Wild Game Recipes: A Better Way to Cook Crab

Fresh cooked crab is a delicacy that most people appreciate. The most well known method is to boiling, either alive or cleaned in heavily salted fresh water, or sea water. We’ve learned to steam crab instead of boiling. It’s a bit more economical, and, in our opinion, gives us better tasting crab. We kill and [...]

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Grilled Chicken Three Ways

Spring is here, and the weather is warming up enough to get outside and start grilling. While this may seem like a time-consuming way to prepare a meal on a busy night, if you grill up enough chicken for dinner one night plus a little extra, you can prepare it three different ways that you [...]

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Wild Game Recipes: Dolly Varden Char with Sauteed Onions and Garlic

When I hauled in our first Dolly Varden char of the season, my wife Michelle hit on a great way to prepare it for dinner: In a lidded pan, sauté onions and garlic in butter or olive oil. Lay chunks of fresh fish onto the finished sauté (Michelle pre-portioned the fish into three chunks). Reduce [...]

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Wild Game Recipes: Smoked Panfish (Bluegill, Sunfish, Brim)

Most of my wild game recipes have something to do with the grill. I’m big on flames and wood smoke when it comes to cooking. If you haven’t tried smoking some of the fish you’re catching, then you have new culinary territory to explore. How about smoked panfish? Combine a rod, reel, line, hook and [...]

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Mother’s Day Feeding Frenzy

This past weekend we celebrated our mothers and for us there seemed to be no better way to do this other than to spend some quality time together sharing delicious food and trying out new recipes. So the weekend started out with dinner Saturday night from our favorite delivery place, Pizza Time. They serve everything [...]

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Salad Dressing from Scratch – Cindy’s Dressing

Our favorite scratch salad dressing has only one flaw we can find: it lacks a name that sufficiently complements its flavor. We got it from a friend, who had clipped it from a magazine. The publication simply called it “salad dressing.” For lack of any other identifier, we started calling it “Cindy’s dressing.” I turned [...]

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