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If you enjoy something please consider letting me know and sharing with others!Pasta Primavera Recipe (Jeanie’s Favorite)
This dish is so simple, healthy & delicious. When someone is celebrating a Birthday in our family, I often let them choose the menu. This is one of my wife’s favorites and a guaranteed birthday dinner winner! I have also served this with Roasted chicken mixed in....
read moreThe Harvest: Corn, Avocado and Tomato Salad
I have been very fortunate throughout my career to have been able to do what many would consider BIG things. I’ve had the privilege to work at some of the country’s most iconic radio stations, travel, and hang with and befriend superstars. Now that I have retired, I...
read moreWhat’ll it be, Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken or Cereal?
The greatest joy in my life is family. I am so proud of them all. They are all unique, interesting and talented in their way. My son Christopher, for example, can build absolutely anything. He didn’t get that from me. The one thing he can’t make is a plate of food. He...
read moreNorma’s GrIlled Ratatouille Panzanella Salad
I remember falling in love with Ratatouille. No, not the 2007 film starring a rat as a chef, but as a vegetable side dish. In the mid-1980’s, I had the good fortune to have been hired by one of radio’s great programmers to do mornings at KSD-FM in St. Louis. Bill...
read moreGrilled Halibut with Brown Butter Citrus Vinaigrette
I have had a taste for seafood lately and have been experimenting with flavors beyond the typical butter, dill & lemon. I happened to spot some beautiful Halibut steaks at “Fresh Thyme Farmer’s Market” (Love this store) I also grabbed some fresh vegetables for one of...
read moreJuicing
My sons, Jeff, Christopher & Nick all married extremely health conscious young ladies. Alicia, Vanessa & Jamie are all beautiful, they work out and eat right. They are also big fans of juicing and have spoken to me about the many health benefits, as has my niece,...
read morePerfectly Healthy Perch
I feel very fortunate to live on a lake with a healthy Perch population and it happens to be one of my favorites. I generally grill my fish but on those occasions when I hunger for crispy, golden fried fish, I have come to rely on healthy options. A few years ago, I...
read moreMy Beef Tamale Skillet
My Jeanie loves Tex-Mex. She’d probably eat it everyday if I’d make it. She texted the other day that she was on her way home and had a hankering for Southwest flavors. I knew what that meant. A 30 mile drive (each way) to her favorite Mexican restaurant. I...
read moreHow did she do that? (Salisbury Steak Recipe)
When I was a kid, I never thought too much about food. All I knew was that you didn’t miss dinner at my house. My cue to run home for dinner was the five O’clock whistle that blew from atop a 300 ft smokestack in my hometown. We always had dinner together although I...
read moreBring Back An Old Favorite – Hobo Pie Recipe
Gatherings at the cottage should be laid back & easy. That is precisely why the food we usually prepare is simple hamburgers and hot dogs. Nothing wrong with that, everyone loves them. Back when I was growing up (Which is still in progress) I was a Boy Scout....
read moreVery Special Salmon
I owe this recipe to a very special person that I miss dearly. My mentor and great friend, the late Paxton Mills. Paxton and I worked together in Denver. He was a phenomenal on-air talent and a great cook. I could never figure out why he made the greatest salmon I...
read moreBeef Bourguignon
In early January, I conducted a survey to find out what winter comfort foods people enjoyed the most. The response was incredible. I have been able to determine that there are about 20 go-to recipes that we all gravitate towards in the winter months. Many were...
read moreLobster Colorado
VALENTINE'S DAY RECIPE: LOBSTER COLORADO What's not to love about tender & juicy Filet Mignon (wrapped in Bacon no less) and topped with succulent Lobster? This is a simple, elegant dinner. Granted, we don’t splurge on beef tenderloin and lobster every other day,...
read moreThe Calendar Flips, and Everyone Flips out! (A Paleo Banana Nut Muffin Recipe)
I like to think of myself as an observer. Heck, I’ve been observing stuff all my life. Here is an observation from this holiday week between Christmas and New Years. As luck would have it, I woke up Christmas morning with a fever, chills, and an epic head cold....
read moreMy Boulderado Breakfast
Truth be told, I have one absolute favorite breakfast. I look for it on every menu I can get my hands on. If the restaurant serves it, that’s what I get. Nothing beats a perfectly poached egg and that luxurious sauce. My weakness is Eggs Benedict. Unfortunately,...
read moreHarvest Stuffing
In a skillet cook carrot, celery and onion in butter until tender but not brown. Stir in sage, salt, cinnamon and ¼ tsp pepper. In a large mixing bowl combine bread cubes, apples, walnuts & finally cooked vegetables. Drizzle with enough chicken broth to moisten & toss...
read moreStuffed Shells
This is one of the greatest comfort food dishes of all time. Just typing this makes me happy. As is often the case, I had a fabulous meal in a restaurant and couldn’t wait to get home to try to recreate it. Jeanie and I were vacationing in Aspen Colorado. We had...
read moreHomemade Sweet Corn Relish
The smell of vinegar simmering in the kitchen can be overpowering for some, but the aroma transported me back to my youth. A time when many people had backyard gardens and faithfully put up a cupboard full of summer fruits and vegetables. I suppose this in homage to...
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