This is for the fancy brunch or an event like a party, but you can do this. When I was working on this, I tried gluten-free puff pastry; don’t do this unless you have to. We start with regular packaged puff pastry dough. We add a dollop of classic pastry cream with the wrinkle of…

As many of you have gathered, I’ve been on the road the last few weeks. I have been trying to find local gems from Mackinac Island (I am still upset with the Starbucks on Mackinac) to Niagara Falls and a number of places in between. One thing I try to do is buy from small…

There are seven seas, and I have only seen two, but I have seen the five Great Lakes, so it evens out. I have lived in seven areas (now you see the “seven” connection). I have moved a lot in my life and have found out that each region has its unique seafood specialty. Locals…

I always love it when there are new vendors at the farmers market. In this case it’s Happy Creek Cheeses, LLC. I had been working on this dish for a few months but didn’t want to use the store-bought cheese. I was in luck – they had some great products. I hope you like it….

This is the last of my Northern Michigan dishes. If you want to explore, you need fuel. This will last you until lunch or the beef jerky store which ever comes first. Any smoked fish will work, but since I live by Washington DC and lake trout is not available, I had to use it….