Going Back to Work!

22 months of washing dishes is enough.  I’ll still be cooking, but not between 10:00am and 2:00pm.  Here is the press release that M106.3 WGLM put...

Is Your Pantry Ready For Winter?

This is a lesson I learned the hard way. Twice! (I’ll explain at the bottom) We are just now experiencing our “First Big Snow” here in Michigan. I...

A Great Gift From a Friend

I mentioned in a previous post that it was somewhat heartbreaking to say goodbye to summer. The reason for that was, I had nothing look forward to....

She’s Gone

It seems so strange to look out the window and see nothing tied to the dock. It is always a melancholy day when the guys from Nelson’s Speed Shop...

Ten Steps

 How odd they were.  Laugh or cry?  Not sure.  In the early morning hours of Saturday, June 18th as I was preparing to leave for work I heard voices in the living room,  I couldn’t imagine who could be up this early.  I heard Jeanie’s loving tone and assumed that she...

July 7th, 2016

It’s July 7th.  I can’t believe it. It was two years ago that I decided that today would be the launch date for my new venture.  I have spent many years in another industry and decided I needed a change.  I  knew that I needed to follow my heart, and that is exactly...

Neals Best Baked Beans

I LOVE Baked Beans!  Nothing goes better with grilled pork or chicken.  I was fiddling around in the kitchen, threw some stuff in a dutch oven and voila!  I was told by some that they were the best baked beans they’d ever had. (Although SOME Dionne’s are known to...

Red White and Blue Salad

This is one of our favorites when the fresh berries finally arrive.  There is nothing to it.Simply wash & spin some baby spinach.  Thinly slice some red onion, then add strawberries, blueberries & feta cheese.  Season with a little S&P.  Here is my tip of the day....

Neal's Dill Potato Salad

No question, there are a million ways to make potato salad.  A million ways to make anything actually.  I love to play around with stuff and change things up often.  This happened by accident as many of my recipes do, by simply using what I had on hand.  It’s a free...

Watermelon Mango Salsa

After you drag a tortilla chip through this stuff, you’ll never be the same.  Fresh fruit is abundant now and this is a refreshing change from all the tomato base salsas out there.2 Mangos peeled, seeded & dicedDiced watermelon  (about 4 cups)2 Jalopenos' seeded &...

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