Category: Home Cooking

Winstons Irish Bacon Review

When you request bacon in the US, you know what you are going to get. Smoked/cured thin slices of pork belly, with streaks of fat parallel to streaks of delicious meat. Unless you request “Canadian Bacon” which is neither Canadian nor bacon, but very lean sliced pork loin,  cured and smoked. Outside of the US,… Continue reading Winstons Irish Bacon Review

Corky’s BBQ Frozen Pork Meal Review

While there are a multitude of styles of “BBQ” in the US, it’s generally thought that the top three are Texas, Memphis, and Carolina. As a result, many BBQ restaurant chains have been spawned in those areas, including the mini-chain of Corky’s, born in Memphis, five minutes from Elvis’s house. Corky’s opened the doors in… Continue reading Corky’s BBQ Frozen Pork Meal Review

Billy Goat Frozen Burger Review – from Devanco Foods

The restaurant part of the legend of the Billy Goat Tavern began on Chicago’s South Side in 1934. Greek immigrant William Sianas paid $205 for the Lincoln Tavern. In 1964, Sianas moved the bar to its current subterranean location, and it’s here, underneath Chicago’s Wrigley Building on Michigan Avenue, that the modern part of the… Continue reading Billy Goat Frozen Burger Review – from Devanco Foods

Hooters Wing Breading Review – Grocery Item

I read labels meticulously in grocery stores.  Not out of some health concern, real or imagined, just curiousity. I occasionally DO NOT read them when I grab something by impulse on the way out the door, and such was the case with Hooters Wing Breading “We Fix the Mix So You Don’t Have To!” I… Continue reading Hooters Wing Breading Review – Grocery Item

Krusteaz No Knead Bread Mix Review

“No Knead Bread” was all the rage of the NY restaurant scene for awhile, and the NY Times subsequently offered a recipe for a home version. It required no real ability for the home baker, other than patience, as it requires nearly 24 hours of rising/resting. After that, follow the instructions, and you (most times)… Continue reading Krusteaz No Knead Bread Mix Review

White Castle Frozen Fries Review – Nationwide Grocery Product

Some years ago, an “expert” told me in the future, half the products in a grocery store will be branded restaurant foods.  I scoffed. Shouldn’t have, he was right.  No matter your favorite fast food or casual dining choice, it’s very likely you’ll find products with their names on them in the frozen food section… Continue reading White Castle Frozen Fries Review – Nationwide Grocery Product

LEMS Backwoods Seasoning Jerky Mix Review

LEMS Backwoods Seasoning Jerky Mix Review I like jerky. And as I have the diabetes, if I can find one without added sugar, it’s a great low-carb snack. Friends of mine had been bragging about this fancy brand out of the Napa area, Krave, and I finally got around to trying it and wasn’t impressed. I… Continue reading LEMS Backwoods Seasoning Jerky Mix Review

Olive Oil Stores Review, Lake Geneva, WI

It was late in life before I “took to” mushrooms, probably because there really wasn’t that much exposure to them when I was growing up, though my mother was fond of using cream of mushroom soup for too many things. Not the same with olives, however, even though they were another scarcity in my home… Continue reading Olive Oil Stores Review, Lake Geneva, WI

Chicken Fried Steak Recipe – Weekend Breakfasts At My House

When I was growing up, it was etched in stone  that the family had a big Saturday breakfast together; often my dad cooked the elaborate set-up, which might have been steak and eggs, pancakes or waffles, fruit turnovers, sausage or bacon. It got so that friends of me and my siblings wanted to do sleepovers on Friday nites just for the… Continue reading Chicken Fried Steak Recipe – Weekend Breakfasts At My House