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

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...

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

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...