crisp wontons with strawberries and yogurt – everyday food challenge
Saturday night we were invited by our friend Jim to enjoy an evening of classical music provided by the world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra at the beautiful Blossom Music Center. Unlike every other concert at Blossom, for the Orchestra you are welcome to bring in a picnic dinner and even your own bottles of wine. Earlier in…
maple planked pork chops with rosemary and lemon
My childhood memories of the pork chop were not particularly great. I don’t really think I appreciated the versatility of this cut of meat. The fact that it is pretty lean is an added bonus now that I’m an adult. When I was younger the chops I was served normally had a layer of fat…
sweet cherry granita – everyday food challenge
Hot days. So hot. Several of which, we enjoyed with a broken air conditioner at home. PS&BTW, I’m a rather big wimp when it comes to summer and the blazing hot temps. Greg and I like to keep the abode at a nice chilly temperature. Guests normally wrap in blankets and sweaters while we sport…
for blog’s sake
This Saturday night I will be emceeing the 6th Annual Akron Storytelling Festival Concert at Main Library. To me, that’s a bit ironic since I’ve not been real good at telling my own stories here in the last couple of months. It’s certainly not for lack of inspiration. I’ve developed, cooked and photographed many wonderful…
garlic and rosemary infused olive oil
This morning I made a very simple garlic and rosemary infused olive oil for slathering on the crust of a very special pizza that I’ll be making tonight for dinner. It’s a pizza with roasted peppers, italian sausage and fresh mozzarella topped with an arugula salad drizzled with red wine vinegar, a little more…
wordless wednesday – old montreal edition
Click here to view more photographs from our visit to Old Montreal. Next Wednesday, photographs from Montreal’s Jardin Boutanique. Enjoying my blog? I hope that you’ll consider becoming a fan on facebook or that you’ll follow me on twitter.
brown-sugar, maple and pecan pound cake – everyday food challenge
Hi there, my name is Mike. I used to write and frequently update a cooking blog. Haven’t done much of that lately. Not sure why. Perhaps I just need a little break. After a delightful vacation to our neighbors up north, I’m re-energized. So here we go. In honor of our vacation to the “Land…
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