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Wild Game Dinner
The Wild Game Dinner, sponsored annually by The Chapel, EFC, is an unusual event in many ways. As a member of the sponsoring church, Earl loves the whole idea: the camaraderie among men who are the majority of those in
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Tim Foley
Today’s local newspaper reported the death of Tim Foley, local restaurateur and chef extraordinaire, on the front page. There were few specific details as to how he died; rather there were testimonies to how he lived.
According to the paper,
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Pancake Breakfast
I’m not a breakfast person, but once a year I get up at 7 AM and go to the Sodus Fire Department’s annual pancake affair.
It’s one of those events where the whole community – infants, teens, families, seniors –
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Brioche
I don’t know if it’s a national trend or a local one, but brioche seems to be taking over where I live.
Pronounced ‘bree-osh,’ this bread is sweeter than its regular counterpart, and I’m fine with using it in various
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Sliced Bread
It’s trivial, but I’ve noticed a common element in loaves of pre-sliced bread. Rye, wheat, raisin, it doesn’t matter. Every loaf I’ve bought recently has had sixteen slices. I know because I repackage each loaf for the freezer since Earl
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Black Forest
Last night we had dinner at the Black Forest, a German restaurant about a mile from where M lives. It was obvious that Earl, who is German, was in his glory with potato pancakes, pate, sausages, red cabbage, mashed potatoes,
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I Am Not Alone
We are Costco members who have the top tier credit card. It’s a Visa that is honored at other establishments besides Costco. And every time we use it – which is often – we get a rebate that accumulates over
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The Sandbar
The Sandbar has been a local establishment long before Earl and I came to town in 2001, but we’d never been there until tonight. I had no preconceived notion of what to expect, although I’d been warned by our dining
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Three Restaurants
I’ve been to three local restaurants in two days, and the upshot is that my own cooking will be on the menu for the foreseeable future. Eating out just isn’t what it used to be before the pandemic.
Case in
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Fish Fry Finale
You could call it beginner’s luck, since I’d never cooked perch before. But our dinner last night was a culinary success. I managed to have all three methods of cooking the fish get done at the same time and arranged
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