As a child, pancakes were my favorite weekend breakfast. My mom made hers with Bisquick, a tablespoon of sugar thrown in for a touch of sweetness, and I gobbled them up, thinking that all pancakes came from a box. In my journeys as a would-be gourmand, I have discovered that there are many roads to…
Ground turkey, being lower in fat than ground beef (I’ll leave venison out of this particular discussion, and focus just on the meats available in your local market), is often used as a beef substitute in tacos, pasta sauce, meatloaf, and so on. It’s considered by the health-conscious to be the “beef alternative” staple of…
Like any good francophile, I love classic French Onion Soup. (Although I suppose, if I’m going to be completely honest, I loved French Onion Soup well before I became a francophile). My mother has included French Onion Soup as part of her winter repertoire for as long as I can remember, and while my own…
In the interests of being as much of a locavore as possible (definition: someone who consumes only locally grown and raised food – really tough to manage in Michigan in the winter when the farmers’ markets are not operating), and in trying to avoid industrially-raised animal products in general, I don’t eat much conventional beef….
The mere mention of oatmeal makes some people wrinkle their noses as though they just took a mouthful of something bad-tasting. But I truly believe you can’t go wrong with oatmeal, as both a good-for-you breakfast, and as a delight to your tastebuds. I’m not talking about that gooey, pastey stuff you had in your…
I love curry. Indian curry, African curry, Thai curry, anything curry. All someone has to do is say the word “curry,” and I will drop what I’m doing, instantly captivated. Show me the curry. Seriously. But curry isn’t something I grew up with. I first tried it during The Great Solo European Backpacking Adventure of…