Archives in Category: Dining/Food

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Elvis and Earl

Posted on May 2, 2007

Earl has the same eating habits as Elvis Presley had: a penchant for anything laden with sauce or butter. This includes Southern-style food like ribs, comfort food like macaroni and cheese, and soul food like greens cooked in bacon grease.

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Friday Night Date

Posted on April 13, 2007

Every Friday Earl and I go out to dinner. Sometimes it’s a casual place like Pauly’s in Benton Harbor; other times it’s more upscale like the Bistro at the Boulevard or Tosi’s. But wherever we land, we have a grand

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Sarello’s Revisited

Posted on March 31, 2007

Kevin and I eat at Sarello’s every time I visit Fargo. It’s a four star restaurant in a two star town. Two star trying to grow into something more stellar. I can’t remember the number of times we’ve been to

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To Sorbet or Not to Sorbet

Posted on March 10, 2007

Last night Earl and I went to one of our favorite local restaurants, The Millennium Steak House in Niles, Michigan. I’d had a hunger for the rack of lamb, and we hadn’t been there in a long time.

Too long

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Beer Here

Posted on March 4, 2007

This past week Earl and I, along with his daughter and son-in-law, went to the Saugatuck Brewing Company — about an hour from our house — to redeem Earl’s birthday gift certificate. Now maybe you’re thinking we went to drink

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I Ate the Statue of Liberty

Posted on February 15, 2007

And I ate a taxicab too.

For Christmas, I received a wonderful box of Eleni’s cookies. Eleni’s bakery is located in Chelsea Market, NYC, and whenever I go to town I try to get there and admire the artistry

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The Humble Knife

Posted on January 31, 2007

I’m back to cooking, although most of my meals are relatively simple in nature. I prefer to serve healthy food at home, since we eat out regularly and indulge ourselves on those occasions. Tonight, for instance, I prepared baked salmon,

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Monticello

Posted on August 10, 2006

It’s not Jefferson’s family estate; it’s the other Monticello. A small town in southern Wisconsin on a bicycle trail going from here to there to nowhere in particular and to everywhere Americana. Earl and I always feel pleased when we

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Fried Green Tomatoes

Posted on August 8, 2006

I have discovered a culinary secret, one that I’ll share with those who struggle to get family members to eat their vegetables. The secret is camouflage.

Case in point: Tonight we ate at a restaurant named Fried Green Tomatoes. I’m

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Frogs’ Legs

Posted on July 30, 2006

Earl and I just returned from an excursion to Hammond, Indiana, where we had Sunday dinner at Phil Schmidt and Son. I realize it’s a long way from St. Joseph to go for a meal, but we happened to be

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