What's He Cooking Now?

  While growing up in the 60's, this would be the turkey stuffing my mom made for every family Thanksgiving gathering we hosted. All the...

In the 1960's/70's, Mrs. Thomas was my grade school Principal's wife and the  school's cook/lunch lady. She was a saint. S...

My father-in law lived in Philadelphia and used to attend the annual Book and the Cook event Philadelphia for many years. In 1990 he bough...

My wife's step-father is Mexican-American, so she grew up making tamales as part of her annual holiday celebration. We not only cont...

This recipe that got me through this past cold, snowy, never-ending winter. It's very close to the delicious soup served at the Olive...

I love turkey (and who doesn’t!) I want the aroma of roasted turkey in my house at Thanksgiving and bags of leftovers in my refrigerator...

Here is another recipe inspired by my trip with my pals up north this summer. Once again, our breakfast at Suomi's Bakery and Restau...

In 1970, I went with my boy scout troop on a trip to the UP.  Forty-two years later, I had the great pleasure of travelling with a few o...

This very simple but delicious meat dish is a staple, served by the ladies at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waltz, Michigan for most of...

This recipe, which has been around forever, was featured on Jello boxes in the 70’s.  My mother made it for every family gathering.  At m...

There is nothing like a home-grown tomato. In the fall, just as school gets started, we look forward to fresh off the vine tomatoes from our...

This easy no-bake dessert bar is a source of Canadian pride which may or may not have originated in British Columbia is the 1930’s (or 50’s)...

I love chocolate fudge.  This is the easiest recipe EVER. I use it for demonstration in class during our annual Chocolate Week in 4th grade...

My sister-in-law and her family lives in Chicago. The city is a food paradise with a million great places to eat for lunch and dinner. For u...

I knew I could do hummus at home (see previous post), but what about my favorite Lebanese dish - chicken shawarma?  A little careful researc...

If there is such a thing as "Arab America", Dearborn, Michigan may be the closest thing it has to a capital. Twenty-two years ago,...

For many years, my wife has admired the beautifully decorated Easter eggs many Easter European cultures produce; so when our local adult edu...

Bruce Bogtrotter was the little boy that stole a piece of chocolate cake from the Trunchbull in Roald Dahl’s book, Matilda. As punishment, h...

I ordered this as a side dish at English pub in Toronto once just because of the name. It is a traditional English recipe named for the soun...

From Jeff Smith's cookbook  On Our Immigrant Ancestors: Recipes You Should Have Gotten from Your Grandmother. It's made in a flash ...

This one came from my dad.  He loved cook books.  He had many in his kitchen and he read them all.  He read them, but never USED them.  And ...

We have several on staff that hail from the Great Plains area of our country.  I learned about runzas from them.  I call them the Nebraska...