I scrounged in my freezer and cabinets for making the dinner this evening. Hmmm… I have some three color quinoa, some penne made from red lentils, and I pulled some bone in lamb from my freezer. I also have an 8 pack of Guinness. Time to start cooking ! The lamb is sautéed in truffle butter over low heat to make it soft and tender. I turned up the heat and added some onion powder, minced garlic, smoked paprika, and a splash of low sodium soy sauce for color. Standing over t

It’s no secret that I spend more time in the woods lately than I used to. Why not ? I’m retired now, so why not make the best of it instead of sitting around the house and staring at the walls ? I’m into eating better food these days and I can’t afford restaurant prices — so I cook my own. Today’s recipe is an experiment. I don’t have an actual recipe for this, so I decided to just “wing it.” The prep time for this dish is about 30 minutes, and about 20 minutes on the grill.

Me and my service dog went for a long ride yesterday. Today was a serious picnic ride to a local park a few towns over. I’m no chef, but I can cook decent food. Today’s menu was Pad Thai — or at least my version of it. I did all the prep work at home before we packed up for the trip. I pre sliced the bell peppers…red, yellow, and green. I used shredded carrots and long slices of vidalia onions too. I added minced garlic — about a full tablespoon. I don’t care much for kale an

A lot of recipes exist for potato skins. Most people use russet potatoes and there’s nothing wrong with that at all. But I prefer smaller potatoes with a thinner skin. Why ? Because you don’t have to overcook them to make sure they’re done. My favorite is the Adirondack golds, although sometimes I use the reds. I scrub the potatoes and leave the peel on them. I place about 4 of them in the air fryer for roughly 40 minutes until they’re tender. I stab a couple holes with a

This is a quick and easy noodle dish that you can throw together in a hurry, and it does pretty good.

Grinding heirloom red cornbread for fresh made cornbread from scratch

This is a great way to start the day. Homemade French toast

Chewy chocolate chip cookies are the best

To start my spaghetti off…. It’s time to grind some flour extra fine. I like to use einkorn wheat for this because it’s an ancient grain...

This is a twist on the Bourguignon style of stew, where the broth is turned into a sauce through a reduction.

Nothing takes better than homemade fettuccine pasta. Here's how I make the noodles from scratch

This is my seat-of-the-pants recipe for port roulade. Delicious!