Living in bayou country spoiled me on seafood dishes readily available there, like a good étouffée at Dupuy's Seafood & Steak in Abbeville, now in its 150th ...

An easy dessert to prepare and so good. Especially when it's snowing again for the fourth time this spring.

Here I am so far over the hill it's pathetic that I've never had a Monte Cristo Sandwich before in my entire life. Having been on a french toast and ham kick...

Celebrated arrival of Robins with an early ribeye and mushrooms lunch followed by french toast made with a fresh slice of homemade bread. The remainder of th...

Every time I cook up a batch of spaghetti sauce, I think of Betty. I had not heard of bay leaf before Betty. She made its use special with a simple smile and...

I stopped wasting money on store-bought breads a long time ago. Too expensive for such bland product which is as much air as foodstuff. And croutons made fro...

Sesame shrimp is another favorite dish any time of year. Add a jigger of wild chokecherry juice to the recipe and it's a work of perfection unavailable anywh...

All this writing about life in Louisiana made me hungry. Catfish and fries for supper tonight! Now, if only I could figure out how to make those tasty Bill M...

I love leftover spaghetti after frying it up in a skillet. One of my favorite comfort foods, and so easy to prepare from leftover pasta and sauce. After cook...

A delightful side effect of living in a remote wilderness location has been severing myself from so-called "conveniences" available in cities. By limiting my...

Sea scallops sautéed in butter and fresh garlic from Mom's wild Wizard patch, more toasted garlic sprinkled on top of a substantial mountain of mashed potato...

With a second 3-day blizzard bearing down on the canyon, cravings for a big, steaming plate of greasy enchiladas begin stirring. Comfort food for weathering ...

During spring and summer months, I burn off about fifteen to twenty pounds of excess fat working on various projects; hiking and trekking; felling standing d...

With plenty of trout waters nearby, it's never difficult to catch enough for breakfast. Canoe on the lake by sunrise, a couple of hours casting in likely spo...

Gathered first chokecherries of the season this morning from a patch near the county road. It's always first to ripen up and first to get harvested by bears,...

Some years there is an abundance of choke cherries and I never hesitate to harvest as much as possible anywhere bears are not feeding on them. Last year a la...