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Dutch Oven Trailer Trash Casserole
Trailer Trash Casserole: Tater Tots, diced onion, ground beef, Cream of Mushroom Soup, cooked in a Dutch Oven, finished with grated cheese melted on top. Ketchup added to taste. Ingredients 1/2 bag of Tater Tots 1 diced onion 1/4# ground beef per person 1 can...
Irish Toddy
My new favorite is an Irish Toddy. Place a slice of lemon and a squeeze of lemon juice in a mug. Cover with scalding water, leaving room for one ounce of Shanky's Whip and one ounce of Irish Whiskey. Give it a stir and enjoy. Repeat as necessary....
Nettle Soup
Stinging Nettles are a nutritious early season foraged food which can be found throughout the United States. Gloves and garden nippers and a little care make it possible to harvest them without getting stung. Drying or boiling the plant neutralizes the stingers,...
Foggy Meadow
Foggy Meadow This layered drink reminds me of dense fog blanketing the field behind our house. The club soda calms the anise flavored Pastis, allowing it to play nicely with the rich caramel and vanilla of the Shanky's Whip. I think you will enjoy this. Ingredients ...
Mushroom Stuffed Burger
I had some fresh chanterelles, a half a pound of ground beef and some grated cheese left over from last night's dinner. It was lunch time, I was hungry. A stuffed burger seemed like the obvious solution. Ingredients ½# ground beef 1-2 medium...
Happy Mom’s Day
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Good Afternoon
4/21/26 65F Calm, overcast and humid. It sprinkled a little this morning, but not enough to prevent me from mowing. After lunch I returned the keg. Since I was in the neighborhood, I dropped by the range to burn up some black powder. While there, some hungry deer...
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Bunny BBQ ’26
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Politics in Rural America
Walter and I came across a committee of vultures on our morning walk. They were taking turns sunning themselves in the road and eviscerating an unfortunate possum, a victim, no doubt, of voting against his own self interest. The birds, with heads wrinkled and as red...
Good Morning
10/10/26 5:45 45F (7.2C) AQI 24 A slight breeze rustles the fallen leaves. Stars shine through broken clouds. The dog sleeps on the back deck with one eye open. I sip my tea. Good morning. 7:15 The clouds have closed into a ceiling of gray. It has...
Good Morning
10/9/26 6:30 49F (9.4C) AQI 28 It is a dark, luminous blue morning. There is no wind. There are no stars. Birds begin to wake, calling softly to each other in the still dark dawn. Walter rests quietly on the deck. The eastern sky turns pink and a slight...
Good Morning
10/8/26 6:30 46F (7.7C) AQI 28 No wind, no clouds. The sky is clear and dull blue, shifting into brilliant shades of lavender before it eventually eases into a lighter blue once the sun actually appears. Birds awaken with the morning light, filling the air with...
Good Morning
10/7/26 5:30 44F (6.66C) AQI 19 It is calm, very dark, and the sky is filled with stars. The moon, just a sliver, sneaks almost unnoticed from the ridge to the maple. Staring at the stars, I let my tea go cold. Good morning. ...
Good Morning
10/6/26 6:00 44F (6.66C) AQI 21 There is a light breeze stirring. The night sky was dark and twinkling with stars, but the stars are quickly fading as light begins to sneak in from the east. The moon is hiding in the maple tree. Something moving in the oaks...
