And here is what I learned. Most of the cheeses, meats, fruits and nuts were purchased at Trader Joe’s or Costco. And the rosemary came from my garden. We served…

I had the opportunity to cook some trout and walleye recently after a particularly successful fishing trip with family in Washington state. I breaded the walleye in panko and fried…

I have to confess that I’ve never been a fan of brussels sprouts. I’ve tried a lot of recipes, but none of them have really grabbed me, and I rarely…

This is a soup that started out one way, and ended in another, because I had to toss out a batch of shrimp stock that seemed a bit off. I…

foodiowa.com has been inactive of late, and I’m hoping to change that and resume with a new series of posts with menus from Wednesday nights–an evening in my house when…

These sound pretty fancy and highfalutin, but they’re really simple, and like any deviled egg recipe you’ve ever made. But what’s nice about quail eggs is their size: they make…

This recipe would also work with ground beef. I’ve been making versions of this for years, but there’s an additional step I recently incorporated that really makes a difference (the…

I recently began to buy parmegiano reggiano rinds–because they’re cheap, and because I’d heard of some good recipes, like using them in stock, tomato sauce, that sort of thing. The first time…