Well, I would really call it soup, but my husband frowns at soup, so stew it is. Plus, he eats it over rice šand I slurp it out of a bowl š„£. We have a freezer full of walleye currently, … Continue reading Thai Coconut Curry Walleye Stew
Once I started roasting vegetables, whether on the grill or in the oven, it became my preference. Roasting brings out natural sweetness while keeping crispness and sometimes adding a little char. In the winter, I’m not really in the mood … Continue reading Roasted Slaw
I’m writing this down, finally, because I’m tired of digging out the scrap of paper I figured it out on every two weeks. It started out as a burger sauce, but has since been used on fried fish or chicken, … Continue reading Burger or Everything Sauce
It was inevitable that with all the tomatoes my husband plants every year, I would come around to tomato jam. I could stick to making only sauce or roasted tomatoes for the freezer, because we always run out before the … Continue reading Maple Tomato Jam
We’re beginning to get a lot of jalapeƱos in the garden, so I have to come up with ways to use them, and I don’t really want to do the fried cheese-stuffed poppers. Using them in their fresh state is … Continue reading Orange JalapeƱo Salsa and Marinade
Yes, I finally found skirt steak at the grocery, so I’m trying out the Serious Eats recipe, mostly because the marinade/salsa looks so tasty. Luckily there are just two of us and the little under-1 lb package will do. Even … Continue reading Carne Asada with Skirt Steak, Pt. 1
I used flank steak, as I usually do, because I have never seen skirt steak in the two grocery stores I shop at. I think I saw it once when we lived in Texas in the mid-90s, but not since. … Continue reading Carne Asada Wraps with Pico de Gallo
I had in mind some fabulous beef tacos I had a few years ago in a restaurant called Paladar Latin Kitchen and Rum Bar, near Cleveland, Ohio. A faculty member treated me for having helped her with some technology for … Continue reading Spicy Braised Beef Tacos with Cilantro Pesto
So, here’s my experience with wings. I have seen wings on the whole chickens and turkeys I’ve cooked. That’s it. I have never cooked wings, never ordered or eaten wings in any of the dives in which they are popular, … Continue reading Grilled Chicken Wings with Beer-Ancho Marinade
One of my husband’s students brought him two nice pieces of halibut from an Alaskan fishing trip and they’ve been stored in the freezer waiting for a nice cold, winter day like this one. I just wanted to make something … Continue reading Baked Halibut with Lime Butter
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