by Neal Dionne | Apr 10, 2016 | Story, Uncategorized
An old quote from an old friend
by Neal Dionne | Apr 10, 2016 | Story, Uncategorized
I have noticed a rather strange phenomenon. I could go to a fancy restaurant and be blown away by a beautiful dish that the chef prepared and decided to take a photo and post it. The oddity is that I can look at the post the next morning and see a few “Likes” but no...
by Neal Dionne | Apr 10, 2016 | Story, Uncategorized
Don’t get ahead of me here unless you live in Colorado, ok? By growing your own, I am suggesting grow your food or at least enough to supplement what you can get at the grocery store or the farmers market. I know that a lot of us simply don’t have space for a...
by Neal Dionne | Apr 10, 2016 | Story, Uncategorized
When (and how) I got really interested in food, flavors and my creative passion for cooking.
by Neal Dionne | Apr 10, 2016 | Story, Uncategorized
Sometimes you find inspiration in wild places, lately mine comes first from intimidation.
by Neal Dionne | Mar 26, 2016 | Music & Books, Story, Uncategorized
I generally have a good stack of books on my nightstand. Which one I choose, depends entirely on my mood. Sometimes it’s History. Other times its social commentary, but often it’s cookbooks. I love reading recipes and looking at pictures and wondering “How could I...
by Neal Dionne | Mar 26, 2016 | Fall / Winter, Food & Recipes, Uncategorized
This is one of those entrée’s that is autumnal in nature. But trust me, it tastes great any time of year. This is not difficult and don’t let the thought of “butterflying” the pork or making the stuffing from scratch discourage you. Heck, you can use a box of...
by Neal Dionne | Dec 29, 2015 | Food & Recipes, Story, Uncategorized
This is not news to anyone by now. I’m sitting in my office gazing out the window watching the sleet and freezing rain come down and feeling grateful to be inside. I actually enjoy winter. I like snow, but I hate an ice event. With a little patience we can...
by Neal Dionne | Dec 23, 2015 | Story, Uncategorized
It’s really interesting how things evolve over time. Most of us tend to repeat what our parents did in order to keep family traditions alive. We all loved Christmas so much when our kids were little. Then, even after our kids started having babies, our adult sons...
by Neal Dionne | Dec 15, 2015 | Story, Uncategorized
Some of you may remember the overnight radio host of Coast to Coast, Art Bell. About 15 years ago, he wrote a book called, “The Quickening”. Love him or hate him, it was an interesting read. I spotted it on my bookshelf a few days ago and remembered one of the...
