If you have followed this blog, you know I am not in love with grits. It’s a textural thing. I don’t like oatmeal either. And I have had Ohio scrapple and thought it lacked flavor. After watching too many cooking channel shows with grits being used successfully, I decided to give them one more try….

Every week on the shopping list sits the words “chicken breasts.” If I have to suffer through another stinking air fryer chicken breast or in-the-oven-coated-with-BBQ-sauce, I am going to lose what few wits I have left. I can not, will not eat food without taste. I should not, could not eat what tastes like paste….

This is a fun winter side dish that I made complicated. You read my blog, you know. It’s sweet , savory, herbal, salty, and spicy. All your tastebuds will get involved. I hope you like it. 4 medium sweet potatoes6 strips of bacon (I used duck bacon)2 tablespoons maple syrup1 teaspoon thyme2 tablespoons butter, melted1/2…

This is a dish I had as a kid at home and later in life when I was delivering fish and lard for Superior Fish. The best I had was in Hamtramck, MI. There were a lot of nice old Polish women who always tried to feed me (I was skinny back then). I hadn’t…

I had a great looking pork tenderloin from Happy Family Ranch in Midland, VA (www.happyfamilyranch.net), sitting in the freezer. It was time to use it. I also had some harissa North African spicy chili paste. I thought that the dish would need an acid so how about pickled vegetables? Something sweet? Mandarin oranges will work…