I'd Rather Cook
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I'm not a foodie, and I'm not into fine dining. I'm just someone who loves the challenge of cooking. Cook, gardener, nature lover, hiker, fisherman, traveler, pilot, and a lifelong learner. Enjoying retirement on 20 acres near Saugatuck in Southwest Michigan.
I'd Rather Cook
3y ago
Ground pork is an inexpensive protein, but I’d never found a great many inspiring recipes featuring it. I’d pick it up when I wanted to make eggrolls or wontons, but my imagination had never progressed much beyond that. Until ..read more
I'd Rather Cook
3y ago
With the arrival of some cooler fall weather, I start thinking about soup more and more. Since harvesting my onions from the garden, those thoughts turned to onion soup. We’re all familiar with the classic French onion soup, which is ..read more
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4y ago
I am always amused when people who are not from Michigan assume that because we’re a northern state, we never have hot weather. When we were on the island of Hawaii a few years ago, a waitress commented, upon learning ..read more
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4y ago
Every spring, I harvest a nice crop of asparagus. What’s especially nice about it is that it’s asparagus that I never planted or cultivated. It has taken root in a couple of retaining wall planting beds on the west side ..read more
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4y ago
You might have noticed that my blog is very light on baked items. That’s because I’m primarily a cook, not a baker, and don’t have a huge sweet tooth. However, I do make a few exceptions. Yeast breads and rolls ..read more
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4y ago
Chili is one of my cold weather go-to dishes. Chili, however, is one of those dishes that is a very personal thing, and, as such, has endless variations. But for me, if the chili isn’t spicy, it’s not worth it ..read more
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4y ago
One of the few consolations about winter, to me, is that it’s soup weather. And the absolute favorite at my house is this one, fondly known as “‘tato soup”. I don’t make it quite as frequently as I used to ..read more
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4y ago
This is one of those dishes where I didn’t know what I was missing until I had it prepared correctly. I grew up in the 1970s, that heyday of prepackaged foods. To me, as a kid, scalloped potatoes were the ..read more
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4y ago
“If I’m a picky eater, Mom, it’s mostly your fault. You didn’t make me eat different things when I was little.” This from my 24 year old son, as I bemoan my even-more-limited-than-usual cooking palette when planning dinner. Sam is ..read more
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4y ago
Nothing says Italian food like spaghetti and meatballs, right? Well, no, not if you’re talking to Italians. If you travel to Italy, you won’t find spaghetti and meatballs on a restaurant menu (except possibly to cater to the expectations of ..read more