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Easy Dinners for Burnt-Out Cooks
From your email, please click on the title to view the photos and comment online. On the Website, you can read past blogs, search for recipes, and browse. This is the time of year when many cooks are feeling…
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Origin of the Species: Chili
From your email, please click on the title to view the photos and comment online. On the Website, you can read past blogs, search for recipes, and browse. Charles Darwin, I think, would have appreciated chili con carne. Turns…
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Not Your Mother’s Hamburger Casserole
From your email, please click on the title to view the photos and comment online. On the Website, you can read past blogs, search for recipes, and browse. It’s October, and it seems that rather suddenly, we’ve gone from warm…
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Meditation on Meatloaf
One universal meal on the farm was meatloaf. Every farmhouse had a freezer with plenty of ground beef, and meatloaf was a great mainstay to feed a crowd of hungry people. Each farm cook had their own recipe that varied…
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Make Mine Meatballs (or, Fun with My New Meat Grinder)
I’ve discovered a new kitchen device after taking my own advice. In February while writing about sausage-making, I noted that KitchenAid was offering a sale on things like meat-grinder attachments for a standing mixer. I went for it, and it’s…
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Stewing About the Cold Weather
This time of year, most of us start thinking about a stew. It’s cold and rainy outside, we can’t go anywhere, and we’re yearning for a simple, satisfying meal. A good stew has that satisfying warmth that fits the bill.…
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Fun with Tater Tots
You may not be well-acquainted with Tater Tots, but you’ll find them in any supermarket freezer section. And you’ll probably be seeing more of them in the future. They’re beginning to catch on here in the Northeast, even in finer…
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Amy’s Hotdish
Sen. Amy Klobuchar's Taconite Tater Tot Hotdish recipe.
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Chili with Beans and Corn
A savory, spicy chili with black beans
