Recipes

An impressive 1980s plastic bell charms collection, including the collector’s storage binder. Am I alone in thinking that the 1980s were the most highly regretted fashion decade? The era has seen its fair share of comebacks, from track jackets to shoulder pads to neon (as Gwen Stefani proved at this year’s Met Gala). Overall, though, it feels like memories of the age of acid-washed-denim and leg-warmers are usually met with a laugh. I only experienced the ’80s for three years, so there’s not much for me to remember. Sometimes I can’t tell if dancing to AC/DC in my parents’ living...

Warmer temps, flowers, and bears, oh my! Here is spot and stalk spring bear hunting in a nutshell. Right about now, winter is looking in the rearview mirror at spring riding its tail. Out with the old and in with the new, right? Snow is melting, green grass is emerging, and flowers are blooming. It’s a beautiful time to be out in the mountains. It’s one of my favorite times, but not just because of the new growth. It’s the awakening black bears that I fancy, both for the experience and the phenomenal meat. Bear hunting has been growing in...

  Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.    A friend and I took a week-long road trip last week to a couple of WIsconsin “hotspots.” (Oxymoron?) We stayed a few days in Bayfield, gateway to the Apostle Islands, and a few more days in Fish Creek, Door County. The scenery was stunning, the hiking trails were energizing (if often a little wet), and our weather cooperated. It was a most enjoyable trip. We counterbalanced the current high gas prices by driving Heidi’s Prius hybrid that gets 57 miles per gallon. We stayed...

Fresh, locally grown asparagus is one of the first, surefire signs of spring and these 30 asparagus recipes celebrate the season in the most delicious ways! With modern logistics and a global economy, it’s possible to get almost anything any time of year here in North America—including asparagus. And yet, there is nothing like fresh, locally grown spring asparagus. Whether it’s green or white asparagus, chefs and home cooks all over the continent look forward to the day they can get that first batch of tender spring shoots in their kitchen. Oh, what will they do with it? The possibilities...

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