Wild Sea Scallops with Lacinato Kale, Spelt Noodles, and Saffron Cream Sauce

Wild Sea Scallops with Lacinato Kale, Spelt Noodles, and Saffron Cream Sauce

This dish was particularly fun to make as just about everything was assembled from scratch.  Yeah, I suppose I could have busted out a long beard, tossed on some overalls and a stovepipe hat, and churned out my own butter.  *pause for shudder*  But, I did ground my own flour from local, organic spelt.  Spelt, … Read more

DollaDollaBillsYall

Vote with your Dollars

It’s 2012…another election year.  That means another year of broken politics, mudslinging, and watching blithering rich people act like they know the best way to spend OUR money.  All the while, they are blowing their own embezzlement funds traveling from town to town and speaking in front of people that they have already convinced to … Read more

Cheese Pie

Cheese Pie

If there was an Olympic event for putting cheese in, on, or around stuff, the USA would win every year, hands down.  The German hamburg steak, frankfurter, and brezel has become the cheeseburger, cheese dog, and cheesy pretzel, respectively.  Italians may have invented the cheese pizza, but we stuffed the crust.  French fries?  Try cheesy … Read more

Coffee-Braised Carnitas

Coffee-Braised Carnitas

Burritos have come a long way since they illegally immigrated across the border back in the 1930s.  Similar to most other instances of border-jumping and contrary to popular belief, the land of milk and honey turned out to be the land of milk shakes and high-fructose corn syrup.  Instead of a new beginning burritos are … Read more

Stuffed Acorn Squash

Stuffed Acorn Squash

Winter is just about upon us.  The greens are wilting, the apples are falling from the trees, and the last of the jack o’lanterns has had his face eaten off by squirrels.  Whatever has not been consumed will likely be frozen, canned, composted, or chucked in the neighbor’s lawn.  The locavore season is officially over … Read more

Pumpkin Pie Soup

Pumpkin Pie Soup

Thanksgiving is the day when we all get together with our loveliest loved ones around a large table to give thanks and praise for pie.  That’s right, pie.  That’s what it’s all about.  The turkey and dressing, cranberry what-nots, and mashed potatoes and yammies are there for one reason and one reason only – to … Read more

Fish and Chips

Fish and Chips – Lake Erie Perch with Duck Fat Pomme Frites and Roasted Root Vegetables

Fish and chips has been a staple English supper for centuries for its ease of preparation, savory flavor, and use of cheap and plentiful ingredients.  So plentiful, I might add, that this dish was one of the few food items that were not rationed by the WWII British government.  A pub without fish and chips … Read more

Peking Duck

Peking Duck

Peking Duck has about a thousand different recipes and techniques, but one thing is always certain.  At any Chinese restaurant, the Peking Duck requires a 24-hour notice.  Really?  A whole day?  What could those people possibly be doing back there for 24 hours?  Is there some funky religious ritual going on?  Are they swimming around … Read more

Venison Stew

Venison Stew

I’m haaaawngry.  It’s about time-a get out there ‘n shoot somethin’.  Skeeter!  Git’ yer gun!  See him…I see him now!  Steady…….hold it….. ….BANG! Got him pa!  I got eeem!  Now, how we fixin’ to fix him for supper?! Growing up in the midwest gave me ample opportunities to try fresh venison in many different ways. … Read more

Compost

How to create jobs by eating differently

Creating jobs has become a popular political debate in recent months.  It’s no secret that more people working means more people buying, more tax money collected, and a stronger economy.  The first step to fixing the problem is to define the problem.  Lack of jobs is not a problem, but a bad economy is.  Creating jobs is the solution … Read more

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