We went camping this weekend, just Saturday night. Pretty much our last hurrah as its really getting too cold to camp without proper equipment like sleeping bags. Our “plan” was to stick close to home and we picked Ionia State Park, ostensibly because we already have the yearly pass so we just have to pay… Continue reading Corn-ucopia: Camping, Mazes and more
Category: non-recipe cooking
Cheese and Crackers
For dinner last night, Chris and I went simple with cheese & crackers plus a bit of wine. Using some of the cheeses we bought at D&W in Williamston, I made up a little sampler platter with 3 cheeses and accompaniments. Petit Basque: Smooth and light sheep-milk cheese, like a very mild swiss. This was… Continue reading Cheese and Crackers
Comfort Food
For the last 10 days or so, since coming back from vacation, I have been sick. One of the symptoms is a mouth that feels like I’d chewed on some glass. So, I haven’t been able to eat hard or crunchy foods for about a week. I really wanted some BBQ chips yesterday and I… Continue reading Comfort Food
From farm to fork
From my bag of treasures from yesterday’s Farm Market, we made corn on the cob for dinner last night. This is, by far, the freshest corn we’ve had this season. You know its going to be good when you put a hole in a kernel and the juice is sticky like sugar. We don’t really… Continue reading From farm to fork
Blah-blah Sweet Chili Marinated Chicken
As much as I’m trying to cook from scratch these days, there are times when convenience is key. Or quick. After a few rounds of experimentation, Chris and I discovered that we like a few of the prepped items from the meat department at Kroger. They do a stuffed chicken breast or pork loin- the… Continue reading Blah-blah Sweet Chili Marinated Chicken
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