I was recently helping my mother in planning our families 4th of July meal when the topic of dessert came up. All of the familiar classics were proposed like cheesecake fruit tart, layered coconut cake, and zucchini cake. However, In honor of 2020 being such a “strange” year, we both decided to try something […]
I’m excited folks because today we are going to be making something that I haven’t had in a long time, Salisbury steaks. I mean growing up my mother would make Salisbury steak for us at least once a month. It was one of those classic dishes that I fondly look back on as part
Hey, do you like crab cakes? No, you love crab cakes because you’re good people, not some band of uncouth barbarians. Seriously, I’ve been craving them for weeks now and thought what better way to kill two birds with one stone than by showing you fine folks how to make them at home. That
Last Saturday was an important day for my family as it featured the yearly matchup between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Iowa State Cyclones football teams. And as usual, we spent the entire day focused on two very important things. Cheering on our beloved Hawkeyes, and feasting on one of Iowa’s favorite regional dishes, the
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You are going to love this easy and delicious recipe for pan-fried walleye. It’s breaded in a unique and traditional mid-west fashion (saltine crackers). And only takes a few minutes or pan frying until it becomes golden brown and extra crispy. It’s perfect for a Friday fish fry, or when you just want something quick
Remember when the Food Network used to actually air cooking shows, instead of all of these cooking competitions that they have today? I’m not saying that there’s anything wrong with those cooking competitions shows, if you enjoy them then that’s great for you. However, I truly miss shows about cooking, you know the ones
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Football season is back, which means I will be spending a good portion of my Sundays watching with despair as my beloved Buffalo Bills get their butts handed to them. ***UPDATE, Wait the Bills are now finally good now!*** But no matter how they’re doing a true fan sticks with their team through and
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Smashed burgers seem to be all the rage nowadays, with numerous burger joints catering to this type of burger patty, from Freddy’s, to Shake Shack, and of course Smashburger. Despite how recent this hype may appear to be, the concept of smashing burgers is nothing new. Many of the early burger joint owners
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