Category: Food Blog

I’ve gathered Thanksgiving recipes for you again. I did this a few years ago with other people’s recipes. It was an extremely popular post. This year I’ve curated a collection of my recipes. Anything that can be served at a Thanksgiving day dinner is assembled here, from starters to sweets. With My Dewey Thank you…

Yes, I realize that I may have fed you a few too many freekeh recipes, but, OMG, they have been so delicious! I promise to use other ingredients in future recipe posting, at least for a respectable period of time.  Finally! It’s FREEKEH PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE MUFFIN time! Sorry, couldn’t let the pumpkin spice latte…

Yes, I lied. Freekeh Friday continues. My obsession with using freekeh in new recipes is not over yet. Me? Obsessive? Well, yes. I look for new ways to use fennel, and now, as in today’s recipe, I’ve doubled my obsession and combined fennel with freekeh…and a few other vegetables. If you’re curious, the recipe is…

Once I discovered the benefits of freekeh, I couldn’t stop. It’s incredibly versatile and full of fiber and nutrients. It’s a wonderful base for just about anything. So far, in our Freekeh Friday recipe series, we’ve had freekeh-pumpkin pancakes, freekeh-pumpkin soup laced with high-quality maple syrup. Today I’m sharing a freekeh salad that is so…

It’s getting closer to one of our favorite U.S. holidays, Halloween! I’d like to offer you something pleasantly scary to eat, so I am showcasing a rarely heard of and often misunderstood ancient grain, freekeh. In particular, I am showcasing Marsh Hen Mill’s Freekeh, which I’ve used to develop several new recipes. Every Friday until the…

Hi, foodie friends! Today I’m feeling TIPsy or TIPpy. I’d like to share with you a few KITCHEN TIPS. Keeping parsley fresh is incredibly easy. Wash a fresh bunch of parsley (or cilantro or basil), shake off the excess water and trim the tips on the bottom. Pour fresh tap water into a jar or…

It’s getting closer to one of our favorite U.S. holidays, Halloween! In honor of this favorite and to offer you something pleasantly scary to eat, I am showcasing a rarely heard of and often misunderstood ancient grain, freekeh. In particular, I am showcasing Marsh Hen Mill’s Freekeh, which I’ve used to develop several new recipes.…

Giardiniera, beet salad, roasted peppers and caponata to shareat Quartino Ristorante Food and family. It’s no coincidence that they’re both comforting. I live several states away from my family. My Dewey’s family is close, and we are lucky to see them often, except for our Thomas. When he settles somewhere, we will, no doubt, travel…

Fish Fry good eats at Mars Resort Supper Club Yes, folks, we found Mars. Mars Resort in Wisconsin, that is. The Mars Supper Club in operation since 1923 and still serving the traditional Fish Fry supper every Wednesday and Friday. And it was everything that we had hoped it would be, representing the Supper Club…

Want now? Click for the recipe. Friends Mike and Jennifer Sonntag introduced me to Muhammara sauce as a dip several years ago. Since then, I’ve taken their recipe and adapted it to suit my taste and needs. It’s good to have interesting friends who love to cook! Syria it is! We are told by numerous…