A place for men (and other home cooks) to learn the secrets to everyday cooking
Green Beans vs Haricot Verts – Learning from others is in many ways the best way to learn about cooking. Most good cooks have go-to recipes and techniques that you may not utilize but should be using. Case in point – we were invited to our friends Ken Finkel & […]
You can make a very simple homemade salad dressing (also called Vinaigrette) with ingredients in your home pantry. All you need is Olive Oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper. These ingredients do not need to be refrigerated. Once you make the homemade salad dressing, it can be kept with oil & […]
Recently we went to the new Milwaukee restaurant, Ash, in the Iron Horse Hotel, which replaced the very fine but dated Symth. We went with our friends Mark & Julie Darnieder. Ash is run by the Dan-Dan boys, Dan Jacobs and Dan Van Rite. This is their 4th Milwaukee location […]
How to Grill a Pizza. Grilled Pizza is a wonderful way to enjoy outdoor cooking and pizza at the same time. You can see the video here (Grilled Pizza on YouTube) and the recipe is listed below. How to Grill a Pizza Grilled Pizza Bianco with Shaved Asparagus and Arugula […]
Crown Roast of Pork Dinner – I started writing this blog to show how cooking can be easy and fun, especially for non or reluctant cooks. This post will not be that. It will showcase a recent dinner party we had with friends, that featured a Crown Roast of Pork, […]
There is an updated post with a video for this Spinach, White Bean and Turkey Sausage Soup at this link This is a quick and easy soup with Italian turkey sausage, white beans, and spinach. It is full of flavor and nice and healthy. It takes less than an hour […]