Remember that non-homogenized cream I mentioned in my last post? I used it tonight in making this risotto, served with chicken and more mushrooms plus steamed snap peas. Risotto Ingredients: 1 cup brown short grain rice 3-4 cups water/broth/wine, hot 1 cup chopped onion 1-2 cloves garlic 10-15 morel mushrooms, sliced lengthwise and rinsed several… Continue reading Melt in Your Mouth Morel Risotto
Just a quick dash
While in Minneapolis last week, we had some really tasty sheep’s milk cheese purchased from a local cheese shoppe (more in a later post). Attempting to do something nice for my boyfriend, I thought I’d use my lunch to zip over to the Cheese guy at the Lansing City Market to see if they had this… Continue reading Just a quick dash
Polar Opposites
My mom sent me a link today, to a food blog. I may not know what I’m looking for until I find it. The hunt for good food involves forays in to dangerous land, blind gulleys and perhaps an encounter or two with the native wildlife. One thing I do know is that this, under… Continue reading Polar Opposites
Feeding the Addiction
Chris and I, the balsamic vinegar-aholics, spent the weekend in Traverse City for a wedding. We had a great time between the wedding events, wine tasting, cherry-infused samplings, fudge, and the beautiful scenery of Northern Michigan. We also ate at a fantastic little cafe, The Cook’s House. The subtitle on the restaurant’s awning is “local… Continue reading Feeding the Addiction
Gilbert & Blakes
Last week, Chris’s mom and family friend Carol came through Lansing on their way to Traverse City for a family wedding. Because they were traveling with a dog, hotel options were limited. We found them a place over in Okemos and met up for dinner after work. I don’t know that area of town too… Continue reading Gilbert & Blakes
Good Food Hunting 