Beer bread— bet you haven't heard that term since the 90's. It reminds me of St Elmo's Fire, my favorite Ralph Lauren barn coat and Anne and Franks's cabin in Cumberland. Specifically, a beer bread mix in a white cloth bag in the kitchen— next to a little brown bag of Carroll Shelby's chili mix.
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Little Worlds
The world beneath our feet.
Read MoreThe Duck Dinner That Wasn't.....Dinner
I've had three major dinner disasters: two with my brother Tom (a horribly tough braised pheasant and an Easter lamb gone wrong) and my newest miss— the duck dinner that wasn't dinner with Julie and Charly.
Read MoreSpicy Beer Mustard
I'm still hoarding condiments and not only am I hoarding, I'm creating. Ever since I made my first batch two years ago, store-bought mustard just doesn't....cut the mustard.
Read MoreWinter Salad With Apple Essence Dressing
Carrots are one of my favorite winter vegetables, right up there with red cabbage. And if we are talking about roasted carrots, they are in the running for my favorite food, ever.
Read MoreLife At Twenty Below Zero
Arctic Vortex— it's the catch phrase of the week. Evidently, there has been a breach in the jet stream and some very cold Arctic air made a break for the Gulf of Mexico.
Read MoreNew Year, New Ravioli
My success with lasagna noodles emboldened me to try my hand at making ravioli. It was far easier than I expected— it's not much different from making pot stickers or cream cheese puffs.
Read MoreA Big Old Bowl Of Texas Red
Believe it or not, I won a chili contest five years ago at Mt Ashwabay. And believe it or not, I didn't write down the recipe.
Read MoreThe Last & The First
2013 went out with a bonfire, a seriously kick-ass batch of Texas Red, my last magnum of 2011 Lapierre Morgon, homemade corn dogs, good cheese and good people.
Read MoreIce
The piles of ice were impressive— a couple of them were at least eight to ten feet tall.
Read MoreChristmas Magic
The dogs are my alarm clock and every day (Christmas Eve or not), we are up at the crack of dawn. Getting out of a warm bed to take the boys outside can be difficult but sunrises are a welcome panacea to the cold and snow.
Read MoreMore Sassy Goodness In Puff Pastry
Ellen had a great idea. She asked if I would like go caroling in Bayfield on Sunday— I'm tone-deaf but it's Christmas and anything goes, right?
Read MoreHere Comes The Sun
Julian Bay is one of my favorite anchorages— it's open to the big Lake, the sand 'sings' when I walk on it and the tombolo is an amazing contrast the vast lake.
Read MoreSassy, Sweet & Spicy Goat Cheese Gratin
Remember that classic, old school appetizer with red pepper jelly, a hunk of cream cheese and Ritz crackers? It had all the right components but was seriously deficient in the aesthetic department.
Read MoreYorkshire Pudding with Bacon, Blue Cheese & Onions
Reason number 47 why visiting Jack in Madison is a good idea— Whole Foods. So, when Ted walked in the house with two Whole Foods grocery bags, I added number 48 to my list— when Ted goes grocery shopping and brings home bacon.
Read MoreChicken Stuffed With Prosciutto, Roasted Tomatoes & Fontina
Do you know what's good about having a friend whose husband is a vegan? Prosciutto, as in 'here take this with you, we won't eat it and I know how much you love salty, cured pork'.
Read MoreCatching Sea Smoke
My first experience with sea smoke came in a bottle of Pinot Noir from California. While it's an elegant, earthy Pinot— the real deal over Lake Superior is far more impressive.
Read MoreFoster Falls In October
Foster Falls was near the end of our fall magical, mystery tour of the waterfalls in Northwestern Wisconsin and it was a good one. Again, I had a general idea of where to go but a 'general idea' is in no way related to good, solid waterfall directions.
Read MoreThe Night Sky Over Mount Ashwabay
Northern lights over Mount Ashwabay.
Read MorePork Vindaloo- Dinner For A Cold Winter's Night
The snow stopped falling last night and now the temperatures are falling into subzero territory— it appears winter has settled in. The kids had another snow day and we slept in late, stayed in our pajamas well into the morning, shoveled a path to the sauna, made cookies and kept the wood stove stoked. There were a few hiccups with the major snow removal portion of the day— both snow removal tools (the plow truck and the snow blower) had far different ideas of how to spend their day than Ted's idea of clearing a path for our cars.
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