The weather the past three to four months in the Northland has been welcome by most people. You can count those who grill among the happy campers. Grilling usually isn’t an activity most people associate with winter. But this year, I bet there have quite a few steaks and burgers and the like cooked on outdoor grills. Another popular food prepared on the …
Anyone who grows a lot of onions in a summer garden knows that they will keep a long time in cool place over the winter months. But no matter how cool your spot is, the onions sooner or later will begin to sprout. We don’t have a really cold room where our onions are stored, but it’s good enough until …
Parties that revolve around events such as the Super Bowl often don’t have a main course but rather a number of appetizers. Among the most popular appetizers are dips. They can accompany chips, crackers, veggies or even meats or seafood such as chicken wings and shrimp. One of my favorite dips is guacamole, which is made up of mostly avocados …
One thing is for a sure bet on Super Bowl Sunday — that a lot of Americans will be eating chicken wings. According to the National Chicken Council, we’ll be devouring 1.25 million of the on the big day. While the quarterbacks for the two teams — Tom Brady of the New England Patriots and Russell Wilson of the Seattle …
Most kids like pasta, be it in spaghetti, lasagna or a good casserole. And not many of them would turn up their noses at a good hotdish that contains pasta, either. For that matter, the same goes for adults. Show me anyone who doesn’t like a pasta hotdish, and I’ll show you a picky eater. Take my grandson, for example. He loves his …
Washington’s Birthday is just around the corner. This year, it will be celebrated Monday. Contrary to what many Americans believe, it is not Presidents’ Day (as it is in Minnesota). Nor Presidents Day (North Dakota), nor Washington and Lincoln’s Birthday (Montana). (There are also more than a dozen other variations.) But one thing is for sure. Cherry pie is a …
Just about everyone likes a good banana. But when the skin of that yellow fruit that has its roots in the tropics and is a good source of potassium starts to turn brown, all bets are off for a lot of people. A lot of brown bananas get thrown away just because of their looks. Probably just as many overripe …
First impressions can have a lasting effect. That’s why it’s always important to put on a good face when meeting someone for the first time. The same goes for food. I remember the first time my mom fixed scalloped potatoes and ham. Just the smell of it made me gag. Whenever she made it, I never ate it. Even the …
There aren’t many kids around who don’t like macaroni and cheese. It doesn’t matter how picky they are, kids just love this dish. Whether it’s the kind that comes out of a box like the one from Kraft or your own homemade version, mac ‘n’ cheese is classic comfort food. And it’s not just kids who love it. Take my friend …
Ever wonder why pork chops are such a popular entry? Maybe it’s because they can be fried, grilled, roasted or even stuffed. And they can be cooked at relatively low temperatures because of improved breeding techniques. One of my favorite ways to fix pork chops is in a barbecue sauce and cooked in a covered cast-iron pot inside my oven. But those …