One of my favorite things to do when I visit a new area, whether it be another city or country, is check out the grocery store. There is always so much to learn! This passion really came to fruition when a friend of mine, David A. Williams, came to town for a photography conference, and
Whether you call them Cuke-a-Pickles, or Half-Sours, my favorite word for them is “NUMMY.” Heralding from a Polish/German background, it was inevitable that I was going to be a “pickler” at some stage in my life. My Dad makes the finest baby dills around, and HIS Mom would pickle anything that stood still long enough.
No holiday party seemed complete without slipping a crockpot of these lovely little things in the door. As a child, I preferred anything barbecue-flavored over anything in gravy, but as I got older, I grew to appreciate the Swedish meatball heritage a little more. They definitely are popular in the midwest, and while I
Sometimes life gets in the way of things like writing a family cookbook. It’s been awhile since I’ve written to my Sojourns page, but it was time. The whole reason I wanted a page like this was to have a place where I share my offbeat comedy, maybe a goobery poem, a strange thought or
