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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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Fish Fry
The local supermarket had a sale on perch, those little fish fillets that fry up crispy and tender. I’ve never cooked perch, but the price convinced me to buy a package and try it.
At home, I discovered three different
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Two Restaurants
One upon a time there were two restaurants on opposite corners of a busy intersection. On the surface, they had a lot in common.
They were both part of chains. They had been established locally at least twenty years. They
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Dive Bar
A friend and I had lunch at a new restaurant this afternoon. When I asked where she wanted to go, her response was “Surprise me.” That’s hard to do when we both eat out regularly.
Additionally, many restaurants don’t open
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Clementine’s
Earl and I met some friends for dinner at Clementine’s this evening. I can’t remember the last time we ate at this St. Joseph institution. Since it’s right on the river – Boaters need walk only several steps from their
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Cookies
Today I held a luncheon/cookie exchange at my home. The guests were to make a cookie recipe of their choice and bring the results to share with others. I didn’t count, but I believe about ten kinds of cookies showed
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