When at the Warrenton Farmers Market, I saw Bad Ass Pickles and after a conversation about some new items, I was convinced to try the horseradish chips. My intention was a crunchy element on my Valentine’s Day surf and turf.(Horseradish on beef is a match.) I did do that, but what I realized was these…

I love traditional excess. Which in this case is a snickerdoodle which is traditional as can be as the outside of a sandwich cookie and filled with caramel. Now I cheated I started with a packaged cookie mix added more flour, baking powder and fireball. Then the addition of some Mexican caramel we have a…

I was at a local grocery store and they have a new seafood person. They want to bring new things into the store and one of them is frog legs. I excitedly bought some and went simple air fried with a bbq rub. The key with frog legs is the soaking them in buttermilk which…

I have a source for Farrow Island salmon which is much better than the chemical color added farm raised salmon. I wanted a tuna melt but switched that out for salmon. I added some lemon butter sauce, capers for a briny flavor, and finished with havarti cheese. This is not as dry as canned tuna….

I have had my attention pulled away from my quest to do the famous recipes from each state. Today I put my spin on Wyoming’s cowboy cookies. Now the big ingredients are coconut, chocolate chips, pecans, and vanilla all of which were available at every trading post on the Great Plains. Not. It’s still the…