This week's recipe was found in the "allrecipes" Dec./Jan. 2023 magazine. King Ranch Chicken Casserole 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 white onion, diced 1 red bell pepper, diced …

Hello friends, This week I have lots to write about and it's all good as I officially hit the trail that has me scheduled until the last day of Wisconsin's deer gun season. First, the experience …

Dairy Bars 1 cup butter 1/2 cup sugar 6 tablespoons cocoa powder 1 egg 2 cups crushed graham crackers 1 cup coconut 1/2 cup chopped nuts 1 1/2 cups powdered …

Hello all,   Thursday May 18 th, I had my last final of my senior year at UWSP, headed home to say goodbye to my family, and by the morning of the 19 th I was headed down to Whiteriver, …

  Chicken Dinner in a Pot 1 (4 pound) roasting chicken 2 cloves of garlic, chopped 3/4 lb. carrots, peeled and cut in half 1 large onion, sliced 4 medium potatoes, …

From 1981 to 1987 I did an enlistment for the Wisconsin Air National Guard at Truax Field, and I was a weapons loader on the A-10 aircraft. Back in 2000, I participated in a for fun musky outing with …

Hello friends, This week's column is a bit different but something that the people of any community could do. I was going to write this column this winter but my truck The Chevy Hotel has passed …

I was in the Twilight Zone.  It was a time period in which a sleeper is about to wake and cannot decide if what is going on is real life or a dream.  Millie was stirring beside me and she …

Hello friends, This week's column includes a lot of what I might call plans that simply do not work out. Read on and I think you will understand. Monday, August 14th High 72, low 50 …

Freezer Pickles 7 cups cucumbers, sliced 2 tablespoons chopped onion 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup white vinegar 1 teaspoon celery seed 2 cups sugar Combine cucumbers, …

Hello friends, I am guessing that it was probably exactly 40 years ago that 2 high school buddies and I paddled our canoes from near Wisconsin Dells to Lake Wisconsin near Lodi.  Over the …

The annual Wild West Days festival in Viroqua is coming up soon, on August 19 and 20.  The Vernon County Historical Society will again have a display inside the bank building in the Boomtown on …

My daughter is a fan of Harry Potter and she came across "The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook".  This recipe sounds interesting. Boiled Potatoes with Herb Vinaigrette 3 pounds small …

Hello friends, I had two very interesting experiences last week, one was bad, the other was very good. First the bad, I got an infection in my left thumb that spread to my hand and arm and by …

Silence had settled over the kitchen like a pall over a casket.  No words were spoken as each person was lost in their own thoughts.  Forks scraping over the plate and coffee slurped from …

Zucchini Cream Cheese Pasta 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 small to medium sized zucchini, diced 1/2 teaspoon oregano 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon parsley  1/2 cup …

Hello friends,   This week I can say I am living on the edge of crazy.  Last night my editor, Selina Walters told me that she had to move my deadline up 4 days. I decided to do my …

Butter Pecan Cake Mix Cookies 2 large eggs (room temperature) 1/2 cup canola oil 1 box Butter Pecan cake mix (15.25 oz.) 1 cup chopped pecans 1 cup milk chocolate English …

This week I have the material for 5 stories, and I have to put it into one so I have to be short on everything I write. Last week I backpacked a section of The Ice Age Trail in Taylor County near Rib …

This past weekend I was able to get together with a group of friends. We always enjoy laughing, catching up, and of course eating.  A friend of mine made an awesome bagel dip and I just had to …