Étouffée!
Living in bayou country spoiled me on seafood dishes readily available there, like a good étouffée at Dupuy's Seafood & Steak in...
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JC Summars
Apr 17, 20191 min read
Cherry & Almond Streusel Pizza
An easy dessert to prepare and so good. Especially when it's snowing again for the fourth time this spring.
JC Summars
Mar 29, 20191 min read
My First Monte Cristo Sandwich
Here I am so far over the hill it's pathetic that I've never had a Monte Cristo Sandwich before in my entire life. Having been on a...
JC Summars
Mar 8, 20191 min read
Morning Meat
Celebrated arrival of Robins with an early ribeye and mushrooms lunch followed by french toast made with a fresh slice of homemade bread....
JC Summars
Feb 3, 20191 min read
Betty's Bay Leaf
Every time I cook up a batch of spaghetti sauce, I think of Betty. I had not heard of bay leaf before Betty. She made its use special...
JC Summars
Jan 20, 20191 min read
Stovetop Croutons
I stopped wasting money on store-bought breads a long time ago. Too expensive for such bland product which is as much air as foodstuff....
JC Summars
Jan 20, 20191 min read
Sesame Chokecherry Shrimp
Sesame shrimp is another favorite dish any time of year. Add a jigger of wild chokecherry juice to the recipe and it's a work of...
JC Summars
Jan 17, 20191 min read
Fish Dish Wish
All this writing about life in Louisiana made me hungry. Catfish and fries for supper tonight! Now, if only I could figure out how to...
JC Summars
Jan 14, 20191 min read
Skillet-fried Spaghetti
I love leftover spaghetti after frying it up in a skillet. One of my favorite comfort foods, and so easy to prepare from leftover pasta...
JC Summars
Jan 5, 20192 min read
Store-bought? Ha!
A delightful side effect of living in a remote wilderness location has been severing myself from so-called "conveniences" available in...
JC Summars
Jan 1, 20191 min read
New Year Lunch
Sea scallops sautéed in butter and fresh garlic from Mom's wild Wizard patch, more toasted garlic sprinkled on top of a substantial...
JC Summars
Dec 31, 20181 min read
Stovetop Enchiladas
With a second 3-day blizzard bearing down on the canyon, cravings for a big, steaming plate of greasy enchiladas begin stirring. Comfort...
JC Summars
Dec 22, 20182 min read
Winter Fattening
During spring and summer months, I burn off about fifteen to twenty pounds of excess fat working on various projects; hiking and...
JC Summars
Dec 19, 20181 min read
Trout For Breakfast!
With plenty of trout waters nearby, it's never difficult to catch enough for breakfast. Canoe on the lake by sunrise, a couple of hours...
JC Summars
Aug 5, 20181 min read
First Berries
Gathered first chokecherries of the season this morning from a patch near the county road. It's always first to ripen up and first to get...
JC Summars
Mar 13, 20182 min read
Simple Pleasures
Some years there is an abundance of choke cherries and I never hesitate to harvest as much as possible anywhere bears are not feeding on...
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