Guilty Pleasure
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 scan the array [...]
Roughing It - Meat and Potatoes
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 [...]
ROUGHING IT PART II
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, potato salad [...]
ROUGHING IT
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 trip [...]
Las Vegas Hot Dog Tour
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 [...]
Garlic Thyme Pork Chops and Garlic Mashed Cauliflower
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, Garlic [...]
In Search of Tubular Meat
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 [...]
I Love Animals….They’re Delicious
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 sticks, [...]
A Trip to Tubular Meat Mecca
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 [...]
Sammy’s
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 [...]