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Snow Covered Grill

Cooking a steak when you can’t use your grill

What do you do on days when you really would like to have a nice steak for dinner but your grill is unavailable? Here in Wisconsin, your grill may be out of commission from December to March (or later). The answer is – You cook it in the oven and […]

Milwaukee Food Tours – Tacos & Tequila

Milwaukee has a very vibrant food scene. There are very few chain restaurants in the city. Instead, there are many independent, unique restaurants of all ethnicities. One business here has sought to showcase the many diverse choices we have here. That is the Milwaukee Food & City Tours – https://www.milwaukeefoodtours.com/ […]

Best Moscow Mule

The Best Ginger Beers – My Favorites

My Drink of Choice – Vodka and Ginger Beer My drink of choice has become Vodka with Ginger Beer and a lime. I know it sounds a lot like a Moscow Mule. But because Mules have become a trendy drink, bartenders and restaurants are always trying to “improve” on the […]

Italian Metablls

DeSando Family recipe for Spaghetti & Meatballs

This is a re-post from last year. Our family tradition going  back multiple generations is to make Spaghetti & Meatballs for Christmas. My family makes this dish for Christmas Eve dinner, with a Standing Rib Roast for Christmas night dinner. About 4000 calories/meal. Here are those two posts, the first […]

Crown Roast of Pork

Crown Roast of Pork Dinner

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, […]

Turkey Sausage Soup

Turkey Sausage Soup with Spinach and White Beans

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 […]