I was about six years old when my mom finally agreed to let me start "cooking" in our kitchen. It was then I began flirting with different foods and flavor combinations, freezing melted butter with brown sugar and crushed graham crackers to create a solid mass (since I couldn't use the oven) then insisting my dad try it, which bless his kind heart, he always did and with a smile. He didn't always finish it, but he ALWAYS tried it—thanks DAD!Fast forward um... many years, and I found myself as ... Read More about Born Foodie
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Savory Cornbread Leek Muffins with Chipotle Goat Cheese “Frosting”
>>> Recipetale<<<There are two things I’ve seen more of in Harbor Country than anywhere else: corn and goat cheese. Seeing the endless fields of corn as I cycled through the countryside didn’t exactly come as a surprise given that we’re in the Midwest, but the unusually wide variety of goat cheese definitely caught my attention.Given David’s cow dairy allergy in addition to his lovely gluten sensitivity, he was beyond thrilled to unearth a treasure trove of different cheeses ... Read More about Savory Cornbread Leek Muffins with Chipotle Goat Cheese “Frosting”
Cherry Beach Fruitbelt Mocktail
>>> Recipetale <<<Walking into the first annual Great Lakes Surf n’ Turf event at Flagship Speciality Foods & Fish Market on Red Arrow highway, we were sidetracked by a table filled with small, dark green glass bottles labeled as “Fruitbelt.” Endlessly curious about any new edible products, the hubs and I were more than happy to take them up on their offer to sample these curious tonics made with apple or cherry, bitters, honey, and a variety of botanicals. One perfectly ... Read More about Cherry Beach Fruitbelt Mocktail
Unexpectedly Delicious Kale Salad
>>> Recipetale <<<My husband isn’t one to have a plate full of meat, but eat the salad first. However, on this curiously different spring day, he did just that. A few weeks before closing on our New Buffalo home, we found ourselves at the first annual Great Lakes Surf n’ Turf fundraiser at Flagship Specialty Foods & Fish Market. Chef and owner Rachel Collins was grilling fresh Sturgeon and Mangalitsa hog, local wine and craft beer was flowing, and we were treated to lively ... Read More about Unexpectedly Delicious Kale Salad
