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Happy 4th of July to all! My plans are pretty tame. Will proll'y have ice-cream or root-beer floats, and BLT's or breaded deep-fried pork tenderloin sandwiches w/ Mom at the Miller Park duck pond... ...will drive out in the country to take my Dad to my sister's in the evening for steaks on...

I'd hafta say.. Beans & Weenies! Add a teensy touch of mustard and brown sugar to the canned beans, LOTS of weiners and bake in oven a little too long- until there's a crust formed on the baking dish- oh so yummy! And pigs in a blanket! (Eat your heart out, Congressman Anthony Weiner!) :)

Do ya'll have "Aldi's" grocery stores in your necks of the woods? Mine has had beautifui plump blueberries for 99-cents a pint. Last week I picked-up and few pints and had been eating them on everything from yogurt and oatmeal to salads. I went again and got 3 flats for a total of 36 pints...

...of James Arness' passing. Matt Dillon of TV's 'Gunsmoke' was always a hero to me. A gentle giant, Arness was a humble man with great talent who lived a quiet but full life. My hat is in one hand and a big 'ol bouquet of prairie grass and wildflowers are in the other for ya, Marshall Dillon...

...help jump-start my efforts at getting my cookbook published. Book is still at second publisher and haven't heard a word since just after the holidays- AGH! A new batch of query-letters and book-proposals just went out... Since it's roughly well over a $150 to prepare and package each...

I've heard eggs called "the perfect protein". I couldn't agree more! My fav simple omelet is just caramelized onions and Swiss cheese. And if you have no restraint- maybe add mushrooms. ;) I was raised on "egg gravy" which is simply cream gravy w/ lotsa black pepper and instead of adding...

An oft-overlooked or disregarded ingredient that seems at best a wall-flower, and at worst an annoyance to the perfect toothy smile... but when used it truly does give ingredients it touches a "lift". What's the best thing YOU do with it? Everyone knows I'm a cheese-ball fiend. I make a dozen...

I've been a fan of Oprah since her local live 9:00AM show here in Illinois went into syndication in the mid-80's. I've tried watching as many episodes as possible in this- her final season, but have missed many. Her Finale Show is tomorrow- Wednesday. This will play a significant part in my...

...of course we had a garden. Always in it was lettuce, peas, radishes, green onions, cukes, zucchini, yellow crook-necked squash, string beans, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, canteloupe, watermelon- and of course tomatoes. YUM! I remember we used 5-gallon pickle-buckets that I got from the tavern...

I seldom make Mac & Cheese anymore without adding a whole brick of cream cheese torn into bits, and a tablespoon or 2 of basic, cheap yellow hot-dog mustard! try it- I promise- you'll follow suit! :)

Worked at a country club once that had a big 'ol doin's to celebrate Derby Day- the first Saturday in May. The club always had a huge buffet w/ carved ham, hot browns, mint juleps, derby pie, bourbon bread pudding- the works. And like the Royal Wedding there were foo-foo HATS galore! Is...

Happy May-Day everybody! (Hope you got the styro-foam cup of gum-drops and popcorn that I left at your door this morning! Hee-Hee!) :)

1.) It's best to start all root vegetables in a pot of COLD water- not hot. 2.) Though some here have debated this, I still feel it's best to follow the old wive's tale and not to add salt or tomato product to simmering dry beans until they are cooked to tender- I feel it makes them tough. 3.)...

Our staff-cook at an Alaskan lodge made this a popular dish w/ the work crew. Take a bunch of raw boneless breasts, dip first into seasoned flour- then whisked eggs. Carefully place in a cast iron skillet w/ deep grease in it. Fry until golden on both sides. (The flour-first/egg-second...

Been out a year or more now but I'm just now giving it a listen. Anybody who likes country music will absolutely LOVE the Loretta Lynn tribute cd of many of her classic hits. Re-made by artisits like: Lee Ann Womack, Gretchen Wilson, Sheryl Crow, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Jack White...

And I have revived it a few times in an ongoing effort to track down an artifact that I'd give nearly anything to have again today! So here goes... In the late 60's/early 70's Mom used stamps to get a piece of art she hung in our kitchen. It was a 16"X24" (aprox.) resin relief that looked...

...I will abstain from actually mentioning his name. But to CELEBRATE the departure of a televsion personality from a certain News station who I do not like and consider to be a whacko sensationalist, I am hosting a Food Day at work Friday. There will be a little less trickling drool, flying...

CAMPING season will soon arrive! Any fellow outdoorsy types? I grew-up tent-camping at nearby Spring Lake and up at Starved Rock State Forest here in Illinois. We also camped in the Ozarks and all over the West. My fav places out west as a kid were the Tetons and Big Horn Mountains of South...

...this week and will be watching "Cleopatra" and I'll be cooking as we gather to celebrate Liz's life and her journey home. (One rather foo-foo friend- Carlos- will no doubt arrive wearing fingers full of costume DIAMONDS!) :) The menu? I recall during an interview w/ Donahue years ago Ms...

Not everyone likes country music- and of those who do- many don't like the oldies. But when I was a kid my uncle owned a honky tonk saloon and I remember we went there a lot. Today was Uncle Eldean's birthday and I sent him this e-mail full of You Tube links of many of those fantastic oldies...