Eating out last week at a local restaurant, I was reminded why I like the pomme frite so much. Better than your regular french fry, the pomme frites are crispy on the outside and so buttery soft on the inside. Pommes frites are more than the French pronunciation of the …
Mac and cheese, the ultimate in comfort food. But why settle with something from the box when you can make your own creamy, rich, and delicious macaroni and cheese without too much effort. Now I admit, that I will occasionally reach for the box when I need to make a …
Our relatively mild winter so far has made for some great opportunities to go snow shoeing. Tramping through the wilderness can really stimulate your appetite, but instead of grabbing one of those energy bars with dubious flavor, I prefer an age old standby: Hudson Bay Bread. I’m not quite sure …
Coming this Friday January 19th is the Wausau YWCA’s 11th Annual Men Who Cook event. Being invited as a celebrity chef is a great honor, one that I’ve held for a third year now. For this year’s event I’m cooking French Bistro style fare from the Lorraine and Alsace regions …
This year’s dessert at my table for the YWCA Men Who Cook Event will be Baba au Rhum or Rum Cake. The theme for my table is French Bistro from the Lorraine & Alsace regions of France, and Baba au Rhum is a classic dish from the region. Consisting of …
What says Christmas Holidays more than a cool, creamy Grasshopper Pie? As a kid, we would visit my grandparents every Christmas Day. It was a given that after dinner you would have a choice of two different pies, grasshopper and mince meat. Of course the popular favorite was the grasshopper …
