I made the best ribs I have ever cooked last night, Lucky perhaps, but they were scrumptious. We eat ribs on a fairly regular basis, though I always gain weight the next day, and I probably have never cooked them the same way twice. I’m always experimenting. For this batch of ribs I bought 2 Back Ribs, not Baby Back ribs. I cut each in half to make space and used a salt and pepper and a brown … [Read more...]

I have discovered some sweet peppers I really enjoy. They are small peppers and come in an assorted bag of red, yellow, and orange. They are called Wild Wonders from Sunset Foods. They are mini peppers and super sweet. They are good sauteed and added to any Italian dish, but I thought I’d make a summer salad with the little fellows and came up with this concoction. I chopped up about 15 of … [Read more...]

Flounder are being caught around the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel as well as in local inlets such as Lynnhaven and Rudee. Trout and redfish are biting in Broad Bay and in the rivers. Spanish mackerel and bluefish are available along the oceanfront and well up into the Bay. Target them with trolling spoons, Clarks, Drones, behind in-line sinkers, or diving planer boards. Pier anglers can cast … [Read more...]

  I made a fun dish this week. Nothing fancy, just fun, and pretty good. I made what I call Sloppy Josés. Not Sloppy Joe’s, Sloppy Josés. It’s Mexican, you know, and a version of the American Sloppy Joes. When we were Senior High Advisers at church, one of the foods most in demand for Sunday night meals were Sloppy Joes. The kids loved them, and if your kids like Mexican, they’ll love … [Read more...]

  Since my bathroom scales have been growling at me every morning, I have been trying to eat more chicken. I have found Chicken Marsala to be a delicious choice and with chicken cutlets, it’s quite simple to prepare. Here’s my recipe for Chicken Marsala. For starters, you need Marsala, a wine that adds richness to any dish. When paired with portabella mushrooms, you cannot go … [Read more...]