Recipes

Cooking Thanksgiving dinner can be a stressful time as you move things in and out of the oven and keep track of all the dishes to make sure they are done to perfection.  The biggest thing on your mind is probably making sure your turkey is cooked just right.

So you've bagged your deer and you find yourself with a freezer full of venison.  What do you do with all this meat?  This is one of my favorite easy recipe for venison and it turns out great every time.

We were invited this weekend to a fish fry and a friend's place.  They were doing large a.  mounts of fish, but each filet that came out tasted fantastic.  It was probably the best fish I've ever had.  I didn't need tartar sauce, lemon, butter, or anything.  So I watched the chef and learned what made it so good!

Fall is a favorite season of many people for lots of different reasons.  Some love the fact that they don't have to deal with summer's heat and humidity and instead wake up to cool crisp mornings.  Some anticipate the colored foliage and others are busy picking their pro-football teams on their boards...

My favorite season is Summer, there's no denying it.  I like the warmer temps, wearing skorts when I run and the seemingly everlasting daylight.  But, I also like to make soups, hot dishes, bake and try new recipes.  For those activities, the cooler Fall weather is best.  This Taste of Home recipe that includes cream corn and butter caught my eye, I tried it and it was fantastic!

This is a pretty simple recipe but it tastes great and it grabs the attention of your guests.  Here's how you start.

What do you do with all of those left over cucumbers you have from your garden?  That's what my co host Cathy Kates was trying to figure out.  I offered to help her out and use my mom's recipe for easy to make refrigerator pickles!  Check out how easy this is.

I've seen some YouTube videos on how to set up your Weber grill as a smoker.  There's a few different techniques, but it all is very similar.  But there was questions that these videos didn't answer.  Like how long?  What temperature?  How fast does it heat up?  What are some of the challenges, etc.  I learned a lot my first time, and it actually turned out fantastic.

I woke up Saturday morning and decided today was the day I was going to buy my first smoker.  I had been craving barbecue for a while and I really wanted some good ribs.  So I went out to the store to buy the model smoker I had been researching.  And guess what?  Sold out.  I didn't give up on the ribs though, and I actually made the best ribs I've ever eaten.

You can feel the excitement in the Northland of the upcoming 4th of July holiday. It's a wonder we can get any work done.  If you're like me you're busy working on the menu for the picnic, let me help with a delicious easy dessert from Taste of Home that add to the decor of your picnic buffet table.

Believe it or not (HA!) Ken Hayes introduced me to my new favorite summer sipper quite by accident.  We were out on a Saturday night at the Belknap Lounge and he had bought this as a shot for my husband.  They were busy playing pool so I started sipping on it and by the time they were done, it was gone.  It's Black Velvet Toasted Carmel and tastes like a Werther's Original, buttery and smooth, I j

May is National Salad Month and a great time for me to share a recipe and a tip if you purchase pre-cut, pre-washed lettuce in bags.  Some people are leery of the bags of lettuce because of the outbreak of Listeriosis.  Still, they are one of the most purchased pre-packaged food at the grocery store, which suggests we will push fear aside for convenience. Here's a tip that will help you pick the f