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Food Safety and TMM’s (Tubular Meat Modifiers) or Our Children Are All Going to DIE!

May 28, 2010
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Ok maybe that second headline is a bit over the top. There has been a lot of fretting about the dangers of choking on hot dogs because of a policy statement on children and choking issued in February by the American Academy of Pediatrics. With summer upon us and the sizzles and smells of tubular [...]

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Wisconsin State Fair

August 21, 2009
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Wisconsin State Fair Food – for your viewing pleasure, a photo tour of a sampling of the food stands I encountered on my way from the entrance of the fair to the location to buy the famous Wisconsin State Fair Cream Puff.

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New Inventions – Home and Housewares Show 2009

April 4, 2009
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Among the housewares big names like All Clad, Viking and Cuisinart and the exhibits with celebrity chef monikers plastered all over their booths is a small section set aside for the new inventions. The Inventors Corner is a place we always make sure we visit at this show to see who the next up and [...]

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Guilty Pleasure

April 10, 2006

Ok, so it’s spring break for my kids and my wife (bless her soul) has taken the kids to a water park in Wisconsin Dells. I am home alone with my dog and three cats. Feeling sorry for myself I stop by the local butcher shop to pick up a steak for dinner. As I [...]

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Roughing It – Meat and Potatoes

December 17, 2005

Another of our simple meals at the fly in camp in northern Ontario.As mentioned before, we try and plan every other dinner to include something other than fish. This isn’t because of a lack of confidence in catching them, its more a desire to break up the entree’s so that we don’t get sick of [...]

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ROUGHING IT PART II

June 18, 2005

Dry… Wet… Dry One of the most enjoyable parts of a Canadian fishing trip is the classic “Shore Lunch”. The challenge of finding a suitable location on the lake and creating a good cooking fire is half the fun. A shore lunch typically is fresh fish breaded and deep fried in oil with canned beans, [...]

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ROUGHING IT

June 15, 2005

A 3 hour drive north of International Falls, 100 miles north from there in a float plane, a cabin on a lake with the nearest human beings over 10 miles away, no roads, no TV, no phone, no internet. Just 6 men and the 3 F’s, Fish, Fun and Food. Our 2nd annual fly-in fishing [...]

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Las Vegas Hot Dog Tour

May 12, 2005

With a pending trip to Las Vegas coming in April I took it upon myself to research locations of my favorite fast food, hot dogs. I came across an article in the Las Vegas Weekly that caught my eye “The Best of the Wurst“. Since I was in Vegas on business, my time to explore [...]

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Garlic Thyme Pork Chops and Garlic Mashed Cauliflower

March 6, 2005

I picked up some very nice thick cut pork chops at my local butchers this weekend. I wanted to try something new and different, so I went to that giant cookbook on the web Google and search for Pork Chop Recipe. One popped up from the Better Homes and Gardens web site that looked interesting, [...]

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In Search of Tubular Meat

March 5, 2005

Last summer I had the occasion to travel to Milwaukee to take my son to the airport for a trip to see his cousin. Since my wife and I were going to make a day of it I decided to do some research on hot dog places in the city by the lake. My online [...]

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I Love Animals….They’re Delicious

February 6, 2005

The fall season has special meaning here in Wisconsin. Changing colors, crisp evenings, football (Go Packers) and of course hunting. As a card carrying member of PETA (People Eating Tasty Animals – Get your bumper stickers here and here), I venture into the woods each fall looking to kill 4 legged creatures with sharp pointy [...]

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A Trip to Tubular Meat Mecca

November 7, 2004

Recently my wife and I had the occasion to head to one of the holy lands of tubular meats. Sheboygan Wisconsin. A two hour drive from Madison, Sheboygan is home to the greatest Brats in the world. For those who don’t speak sausage, “Brat” rhymes with hot, as in horseradish mustard, and is short for [...]

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Sammy’s

July 31, 2004

My son was returning from a visit to his cousins in Atlanta on Saturday. Since he is only 12 we wanted a direct flight. This required leaving from Milwaukee. Being the opportunist that I am, Milwaukee also means a chance to visit one of the best hotdog places in Milwaukee (see my earlier post on [...]

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Fire Up the Grill

July 25, 2004

It was one of those exceptional days, temps in the low 70′s, low humidity, light breeze and sunny. I decided to cook some of my favorite things. For starters some bruschetta made with this great roasted garlic bread they have at the local grocers. As a main course,  flank steak marinated in a rosemary olive [...]

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Beer Town Dogs

July 20, 2004

In an effort to continue to promote the pleasures of tubular meat, I have run across a nice article on Milwaukee Hot Dog Joints. Enjoy!

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