Honor Thy Friend Hello friends, Before I get into this week's column, I have a request. My neighbors say they will back me up and feed calves for me when I travel each week. I am looking for 3, …

This week's recipe was a great find, delicious! Cincinnati Chili 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 onions, finely chopped (plus more for topping) 1 oz. unsweetened chocolate 1 clove garlic, …

Boston Cream Pie Cookies 1/2 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup sugar 1 large egg 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup powdered sugar 2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon …

Trying new recipes is alway fun. This week's recipe came from the "Baking with Mary Berry" cookbook. Baklava 2 1/2 cups walnut pieces, finely chopped 1/3 cup light brown sugar 1 teaspoon …

Chirp Chirp...........Chirp...........Chirp. It's early in the morning hours. Was there a bird in the house? I woke up enough to let my brain slide into a thinking mode. I realized that the …

Big Mac Sloppy Joes 1 1/2 pounds ground beef 1/2 onion, finely chopped 1/4 cup hamburger pickles, chopped 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 2 teaspoons Worcestershire …

Brick Street Chocolate Cake Cake: 2 cups sugar 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3 large eggs 2 1/2 cups flour 1 cup baking cocoa 2 teaspoons …

Gluten Free German Apple Cake 1 cup gluten free all purpose flour 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup oil 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla Apple Mixture: 2 apples (peel …

Parents He stood there with a sneer on his face and arrogance oozing out of every pore in his body. A small group of pathetic looking people hung on to his every word. The topic of conversation …

Steak Fajitas 2 pounds steak sliced into 1/2 inch strips 1 red pepper sliced into strips 1 green pepper sliced into strips 1 medium onion sliced into strips 3 tablespoon olive oil 1 …

The Hunt for a Sturgeon Hello friends, This week I was over in Calumet County near Stockbridge, hunting sturgeon with a bunch of my friends on Lake Winnebago. As you may be aware, I suck at …

This week's recipe also came from my daughter's new cookbook "Baking with Mary Berry". This was a delicious breakfast treat we all enjoyed. French Pancakes 4 tablespoons butter, softened, plus …

Lake Tomah/A Good Time Had by All Hello friends, This week's column is all about what can happen when good people pull together and try to do good things. I have mentioned that Kids and …

On February 4th, 2023 at approximately 1:30 AM the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office 911 Dispatch center received a report of a single vehicle rollover on US Highway 14 near S. Brookeville Road, in …

We made some frozen ravioli and wanted to have a sauce to go with it, so my daughter made this great sauce recipe. Enjoy! Ravioli Sauce 3 tablespoons salted butter 3 cloves garlic, …

Hello friends, My good friend Rod Bensley of Burnett "Beaver Dam area" told me back in early June of 2021 that he had rectal and prostate cancer and would probably die by September. Rod owned and …

Rats, Rats, Rats! It is gone again which forces me into becoming Columbo again. Trudging downstairs to the computer room was a nonproductive trip. I trudged back up telling myself it wasn't a useless …

I received an air fryer for Christmas and haven't had a chance to use it yet. I found this great recipe in the December/January 2023 "allrecipes" magazine. It sounds awesome and can't wait to try …

Yeastless Cinnamon Rolls For the Dough: 2 cups flour 3 Tablespoons Granulated Sugar 2 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 3/4 cup milk 3 …

This week's cookie recipe came from the December/January 2023 "allrecipes" magazine. Half-And-Halfs 3 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 cup butter, …