PinnedThe Semi-Bizarre Origin of Breakfast CerealAfter a frustrating 2-week period of writer’s block, I realized while eating my morning bowl of luscious carbs the topic of my next column…Aug 29, 2021Aug 29, 2021
Coffee Made from WHAT???If you ask my wife what I would order at a restaurant, she’d likely tell you I’d get the strangest or most unusual thing on the menu. This…Sep 23, 2021Sep 23, 2021
Pemmican Bars for Lunch? I’ll Starve, ThanksAlmost 30 years ago (ouch!), I took a little stroll through the wilderness with several of my friends in Boy Scouts at the Philmont Ranch…Sep 17, 2021Sep 17, 2021
Go Ahead! Eat with Your Fingers!Imagine for a moment you are attending a grand banquet. There are dozens of platters spread out on the table in front of you: roasted meats…Sep 15, 2021Sep 15, 2021
The Surprising Origin of German Chocolate CakeLet’s start with the most shocking part: German Chocolate Cake is not German. It originated in the USA in the 1950′s by a homemaker named…Aug 30, 2021Aug 30, 2021
Screaming for Ice Cream: A short and fun historyWe dare not trust our wit for making out house pleasant to our friends, so we buy ice cream. –Ralph Waldo EmersonAug 22, 2021Aug 22, 2021