It’s a brand new year…and SIMPLE is good. First of all, I hope your holidays were filled with family, food and FUN! When folks hear the word Gratin they immediately think French. And DIFFICULT! But I’m here to tell you my version of this potato side dish is as easy as it could be! I […]
Cilino’s – A True Taste Of Italy In Small Town Iowa
Cilino’s. The restaurant name was the first clue. We had stumbled upon a real Italian restaurant on the main street of tiny Wellman, Iowa. IMPORTANT INFO: At the time of this posting Cilino’s in Wellman is CLOSED on Mondays and Tuesdays! Be sure to check their Facebook page for any further updates. Let Me Set […]
Harvest Those Grapes! It’s WINEMAKING TIME!
Some year I hope to make a visit to Oregon during the harvest season. Watching some of our favorite winemakers in action is on my Bucket List for sure! In the past we have always visited the McMinnville, Oregon area during the summer. The grapes are ripening and the impending harvest is still just a […]
Tart Cherry Door County Upside Down Cake
Tart cherries have always been a favorite of mine. We had two tart cherry trees on the Iowa farm where I grew up. That’s Mom on the right and my big brother Tom near the tree. It looks like they’re sharing a sample of our cherries with a visiting relative. I’m guessing a big pot […]
Aunt Carol’s Banana Nut Cake – Easy And Delish
My Aunt Carol was truly one of a kind. She always seemed flustered and she talked a mile a minute, and I swear she never finished a sentence in her entire life. Just picture the conversations of “Floyd The Barber” on the Andy Griffith Show. (I think she even looked a little bit like Floyd!) […]
TAILGATING 101 – Download Meemaw Eats eBook Today!
Autumn and football go hand in hand at our house. And around here football games mean TAILGATING. Tailgating 101 – It’s Party Time! I’ve been cooking and entertaining at our tailgating parties for more than forty years. You can bet I’ve learned a thing or two about throwing an awesome party. Click HERE to see […]
The Reality Of Life In Havana
The Reality of Life in Cuba… Reality? There seems to be no middle class in Cuba. You are rich…or you are poor. Our walking tour of Havana (read about it HERE) ended with a bus ride along the beautiful Malecon. (That’s the wide esplanade and seawall you see in so many Havana photos.) The buildings […]
American Cars In Cuba…The Amazing Story
Vintage American cars. Mention Cuba and those old cars are probably one of the first images that come to mind. It seems like every article written about Havana or Cuba ALWAYS shows vintage American cars. So we weren’t surprised to see a near-parade of them cruising past our ship as soon as we docked in […]
Old Colonial “Habana” – A Beautifully Sad City
“Habana”…500 Years In The Making The best way to see the 500 year old city of “Old Habana” (as the locals call it) is on foot. That is if you’ve got stamina. Be ready to manage the uneven cobblestone streets and crowds of vendors and locals and tourists. So a walking tour is exactly what […]
Making Spaetzle And Geschnetzeltes – Say What?
When I walked into the Salvation Army thrift store I had no idea I would be learning a new cooking technique by dinnertime. But I found a brand new, still in the wrapper, Spaetzle making tool for $1.95 I just had to give it a whirl. The “official” name for that tool was a Spatzlehobel […]