I grew up in Montana with a big garden. In one corner of the garden was a patch of rhubarb. Honestly, if I wasn’t raised with it, I would have just considered it a big overgrown weed. I would eat it raw, dipping it into sugar to counteract the bitter taste. My mom would make …
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The Chicago Style Hot Dog Salad
While eating at one of Chicago’s many hot dog places with a friend who was enjoying a hot dog with the works, I had an idea for something different. In Chicago a hot dog with everything on it is something special. It is a unique masterpiece that has its origins in lore. Vienna Beef provides …
Creamy Garlic Dill Dressing
I’m going on week two of a diet and I can honestly say that one of the things that is making it easier on me is finding a creamy dressing that I can eat with my salad at night. I’m a ranch dressing fanatic (I think all Montanans are) but I also like creamy garlic …
Cooking Bambi
Maybe it was Bambi’s dad. I don’t know. I can’t say. I wasn’t there when the animal was shot. This is what I know, a good friend’s boyfriend brought fresh venison (fresh as in killed in December, not freshly butchered) down from the Upper Peninsula. Wait, I read some statistic somewhere that Americans are clueless …
Quick Fix: Chicken Pot Pie
Originally posted March 12, 2008 As a single man in the city, I sometimes struggle with the concept of eating well. Sometimes eating well to me is not eating the entire bag of tortilla chips. I was discussing the process of making dinner with a coworker and he talked about making chicken pot pie by …