This dish is classic Louisville, In my mid-spent youth I would go to the Derby with my brother Mike. Mike found out that I came in handy because I was good at picking horses. If we won( which we would) we would go out to dinner and I found two dishes that I liked this…
Veal Oscar
I remember when I had just graduated high school and my family went out for a fancy meal we went to a place called Anton’s in Gross Pointe. I remember having a dish called Veal Oscar. This was the first time I had ever had an upscale meal.(my dads idea of an upscale meal was…
Cheesecake w port poached pear
My daughter Leslie said I should do a new cheesecake recipe. We have used the Susie Q recipe for years. She also requested that I use pairs. I then asked her if she wanted anything else and her reply was “I have faith in you to innovate” . So with that challenge I came up…
Maple cupcakes with bacon frosting
Well we know that my love of pork products knows no bounds. The key is to use the best part, bacon in as many ways as humanly possible. Baked goods came to mind. Bacon bread no. Bacon lettuce and tomato bread, sometimes I crack myself up. What is bacon’s best friend? Maple! So how to…
Poke’ by a main lander
Poke’ is a dish that is big in Hawaii. I had poke’ for the first time about 2 years ago. (no I didn’t go there) I have loved sushi for about 30 years. My brother Mike makes sushi except no one in his family likes raw fish so it’s fish and rice. In my house…
