This weekend was a festival of all things Allium Trococcum. A member of the allium family with onion, garlic, leek, you may know it by a different name such as wild leek, wild onion, wood leek, and ramps depending on your locality. We have always known them as "Ramps", but they are more accurately called [...]
Celery and celeriac are not the same thing, despite what our attempt at a clever title might suggest. Actually distinct varieties in the same plant genus, Apium, developed from the same wild species. Celeriac is more widely appreciated in Europe than in the U.S., as a lovely replacement for potatoes, whether steamed, roasted, or mashed. [...]
I have a special fondness for trout. They are a beautiful jewel of a fish, found in some of nature's most pristine and precious settings. On a mountain lake at Colorado twilight, nearly silent but for the light ripple of the lure hitting the mirrored surface of the water, anticipating, feeling for the pull, completely [...]
Trout Almandine, coated in almonds and served with a brown butter sauce, is traditionally French but has been transplanted and rooted for generations now into New Orleans creole cuisine. This would not be a representative dish of Great Lakes cuisine, but I love the flavor and texture of fresh trout and prepared almandine (also spelled [...]
Curing Meats & Other DIY Food Projects
Celebrating the culinary traditions of the Great Lakes
Celebrating the culinary traditions of the Great Lakes
Celebrating the culinary traditions of the Great Lakes
Great Lakes Cuisine 