I'm Back!

Friends (all two of you that read this)... It's been a LONG time, but I'm back! A lot has happened in the last year and 3 months. Here's a quick recap...

Chicken Fricassee

When I visited Wisconsin last fall, my dad made this delicious dish called Chicken Fricassee. Which is just a fancy way of saying to prepare poultry by cutting into pieces and stewing in gravy. I think Chicken Fricassee rolls off the tongue a little easier. 

My dad's recipe was adapted from The Classic Italian Cook Book by Marcella Hazan. When I returned home, I decided to give it a try and was very happy with the results. However, I will make one minor change next time: chicken breast instead of chicken legs. But you really could make this dish with any cut of chicken and in fact, I think the original recipe calls for using a whole chicken cut up. Hence the "by cutting into pieces" part of the description. 

Wisconsin: Poof, The Store Mascot

A little over a year ago, my dad opened a furniture consignment store in the Milwaukee area. While I was in Wisconsin, I would drive in with my dad every morning and was welcomed by this little guy...

Wisconsin: The Kettle Moraine State Forest

I've been visiting Wisconsin since I was a small child, but I rarely visit any of the touristy attractions. So this year, I wanted to visit at least one new place while I was there. I decided to visit the Kettle Moraine State Forest since it is just around the corner from Eagle, WI, where my folks live.

Wisconsin: The Cow Goes Moo

In 2010, my dad and stepmom decided to abandon beach life in Galveston, Texas in favor of snowy winters lasting 8 months and almost non-existent summers in Wisconsin. They now live in a little town, actually a village, called Eagle. It is kind of out in the country at the edge of the Kettle Moraine State Forest and surrounded by tons of farmland. I recently visited their sleepy little abode and experienced some of the joys of life in Wisconsin...