The Cajun dish Red Beans and Rice is a fabulous combination of flavors.  Every now and then I just have to make it and chow down.  Recently, however, we’ve worked a little at reducing

Some years ago I was busy at work in the office when a friend of a coworker arrived with an artisan loaf of Serrano Cheese bread to share.  Those little Serrano peppers are pretty

Earlier this week, I decided to make Ramon the cowboy delicacy, Hamburger Steak with Brown Gravy.  It is very easy and quick to do and fortunately I had a half pound plus of good

Back in June of this year, I told you about Casa Bontania Bed and Breakfast and its owners Kathleen and Pepe.  Located in San Vito, Costa Rica, it is a must visit if you are

Austin, Texas is a fabulous city.  In addition to being “The Live Music Capital of the World”, it has a zillion wonderful restaurants, among them several stand out Mexican eateries.  Since 1978, one of my favorites has been “Fonda

Michigan corn is absolutely delicious.  One reason that I think this is so is because it is available in the bi-color variety … yellow and white corn kernels add to the visual appetite and

My favorite green beans are French Filet Beans (Haricort Verts).  They are small, stringless, delicate, cook more quickly than many other varieties and delicious!  While they are available year around sourced by our grocers from

The goal was to purchase a 5 pound bag of tart red cherries.  After all, I am in Michigan surrounded by the Lake and fruit orchards.  I knew they would have to be frozen

One of the worries of book authorship is fear of typos that slip through … and some are going to find their way into the end product.  Despite the facts that I read and

A neighbor has been sick and is finally feeling a bit better.  My sweet wife and I thought it was time to up the taste factor in our recovering friend’s diet so we offered