One of my favorite things on God’s earth is fudge, more precisely Mackinac fudge . This topic is relevant because I’m in Virginia Beach, and one of the companies from Mackinac has a store here. This is a great surprise and inspired me to write about the fudge that I grew up on. First, my…

I was at A to Z Butcher shop and they had beef bacon in the meat case so I had to use it. I thought about updating the French dip. So beef bacon, provolone cheese and caramelized onion on a mini baguette. Simple but satisfying. I hope you like it. 1 mini baguette4 slices beef…

This is a story of perseverance by a Greek immigrant in Nova Scotia, Canada. He wanted to open a gyros stand in Nova Scotia and found that nobody in that part of Canada liked what he was selling. First of all, they didn’t like the lamb, and they didn’t like the sauce, and they didn’t…

This is a New Orleans classic. I had this at a small cafe’ outside of the French Quarter about 25 years ago. Tender beef in a rich, spicy tomato sauce. It has all of the great Cajun spices and flavors and some heat from the creole seasoning. This on top of creamy polenta which is…

This is a follow on recipe from a couple of weeks ago using a cake mix as a starter. I was feeling springy so strawberry’s came to mind. Now I said quick and if you have strawberry extract you are in luck if not, you can make some at home with the recipe below I…