Grandma’s Rolls

Grandma’s Rolls These Appalachia milk rolls were made from my grandma Wilson’s recipe and we had them at every Sunday dinner during my childhood. While I have made them from time to time as an adult, this is the first time attempting them in more than 20 years and the first time, Michele has ever […]
Bacon Beer Cheese Dip

Bacon Beer Cheese Dip Since the lockdown occurred in March, Michele and I have up’d our cooking game. We have tried many new recipes and spent a lot of time together in the Kitchen. Many of those recipes were inspired by Sam the Cooking Guy who we stumbled upon when everything was closed. Tonight we […]
Chicken in the Smokehouse

We have had our smoke house for three years. We have smoked our fair share of sockeye salmon every July that we catch dip netting in Kasilof. We have done chicken wings and a beef brisket on a Super Bowl Sunday but we had never tried a full bird. We decided that we would give […]
Garlic dill pickles

Often called kosher-style dill pickles, these are quick to make. Use either small whole cucumbers or cut large ones into quarters. For an additional interesting flavor, tuck in a small dried red pepper into each jar. We always try to get pickling cucumbers in the short summer months here in Alaska at the local farmers […]
Pickled garlic

I am glad I am not a vampire. I love garlic on everything! Recently Michele and I tried out a pickled garlic recipe. Here it is: Prep 45 minutes Cook 15 minutes Ready in 21 days Ingredients: 1/2 pound garlic, peeled 1 large red bell pepper, chopped 2 cups distilled white vinegar 2/3 cup white […]