Ours was a quiet town, where folks could do no wrong. Even Evelyn Meachem’s boy Ralph, who never did have a real job, was always a good boy. He just mowed folks’ lawns for a dollar. And even though he mowed crooked, those folks that hired him wore those uneven yards as a badge of […]
Pulled Pork Shoulder – Oven Recipe
This is one of the simplest recipes I think I’ve ever used. My roommate has said it was his favorite of all the things I’ve made in my big cooker, but to be fair, I don’t think he was around to get my prime rib. Shopping OK so this is easy. Get a bone in […]
Sandwich Challenge Part 6
6. Wild Boar Sloppy Joe, Longman & Eagle, Paul Anderson I don’t know what all I can say about Paul. Paul is a huge personality, a sort of spitfire. Hanging with Paul is always a welcome adventure, and like any adventure it can be as challenging as it is rewarding…but it’s always rewarding eventually. This […]
Sandwich Challenge Parts 4 and 5
Faithful Readers – Your correspondant has been absent too long, and there’s a lot to catch up on. This week I’ll post about upcoming stand-up shows, the fate of my mustache, and what is a Dutch Hop? But today, I need to catch you up on the next two sandwiches from my adventure. 4. Duck […]
Sandwich Challenge Parts 2 and 3
Please see corrections to sandwich 1 Part of my challenge to eat Chicago’s 50 best sandwiches. 2. The Chicken Dip, Crosby’s Kitchen, Barrett Williams I see how this challenge is going to help me find new favorite places. Crosby’s Kitchen will likely be one of those places. From the first smell that hits you […]
50 Sandwich Challenge/Woodland Mushroom
ERROR – I had previously stated that my roommate had eaten the first 30 of a list of 50 sandwiches. This was a mistake – he ate every sandwich from a list of 30. To repair this error, I will treat him to not one but TWO sandwiches in the course of my quest. I came […]
BBQ Turkey Breast Recipe for the Grill
Smoked turkey breast is something I’d never have thought to try before I drove north from Texas to Nebraska. I’m not a white meat guy at Thanksgiving time and the only smoked turkey breast I’d ever had was Oscar Meyer lunchmeat, but there was a really cute girl behind the counter of Rudy’s Country Store […]
Grilled Kale Recipe
I don’t associate grilling with summertime. I suppose part of it is that I’m kind of a winter person, and I’d rather not stand by a fire when I’m already burning up, but it’s also because winter is the only time my Dad would send me out to check on steaks so he wouldn’t have […]
Prime Rib Recipe
Part of the reason I created this blog was to offer simple solutions to my grocery store customers, so many of whom were a little intimidated by cooking meat. Some of this I understood – I still cringe at the idea of trying to cook a brisket – but most of it is just unnecessary […]
Bison Pot Roast Recipe
I promised this recipe in an earlier post. I’ve been trying to write it since then, but it turns out that recipe writing, unlike anything else, turns me into something of a perfectionist…this is easily my longest post yet. I like food to be delicious over all else. Erin calls me a hedonist. I think […]
