My daughter tried a new soup recipe. She said it was awesome!   Dill Pickle Soup 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 garlic cloves (chopped) 2 …

Hello friends, This week's column is chalk full of interesting experiences, so I have to be vague, if you know what I mean. Carsyn and Conner Thiede are the 13- and 11-year-old children of Tyler …

It was a trip that we had been planning for a long time. Our annual trip to California is a trip we enjoy because our son lives there and we get to have quality time with his family. We used to go …

Chocolate Doughnuts Instant potatoes (enough for 2 servings) 3/4 cup sugar 3 eggs 3 tablespoons shortening 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 3/4 cup flour 1/3 cup cocoa …

Hello friends, Back in the late 80's and for several weeks each summer in the 90's I was a bushman/camp manager for Chimo Lodge and Outposts. I worked for Pete and Elisabeth Hagedorn at any and …

Cherry Dessert 2 cans cherry pie filling 1 package white or yellow cake mix 1 cup melted butter Whipped cream (optional) Grease a 9x13 inch cake pan. Spread 2 cans of …

Hello friends, This week’s column is a go for it, try to catch some walleye out of a canoe, freeze my butt off and make it home kind of a story. Tuesday, March 26 th High 36, low …

Western Dip 8 oz. cream cheese 1/3 to 1/2 cup Western - Style French Dressing 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1/2 teaspoon onion salt 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt Mix all …

Hello friends, Six months after I graduated from high school, I was a deckhand on board The Universal Trader on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. In 1987 I tried canoeing up the Mississippi, …

It was still pitch dark outside, but her day had already begun. Quietly, she checked on the children who were still fast asleep. The fire in the wood burning stove was still throwing out heat and …

Bundt Coffee Cake 1 package yellow cake mix 1 package instant vanilla pudding 3/4 cup vegetable oil 3/4 cup water 4 eggs 1 teaspoon butter extract 1 teaspoon …

Hello friends, My last trip was very physical, dangerous and an absolute blast. Every March, Jeff Moll, Doug Cibulka, (lifelong buddies) and myself camp on Chequamegon Bay on the ice at Ashland. …

Peanut Butter Blossoms 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup shortening 1 egg 2 tablespoons milk 1/2 cup peanut butter 1 3/4 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking …

Hello friends, This week's column is all over the map, good, bad, danger and sad! I have to be very vague to fit it all in! Saturday, February 24 th High 40, low 26 The pups and I …

Pumpkin Ice Cream Dessert Gingersnaps Melted butter Sugar 1 cup pumpkin 1 quart vanilla ice cream (softened) 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon …

Hello friends, Seventeen years ago this week, I woke up on a frozen lake near Mellen and drove to the Florence Resource Center where I had no idea how many people would attend a meeting about a …

Nut Bread 1 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup shortening 1 egg 1 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon baking soda Pinch of salt 1 cup chopped nuts 2 cups flour Cream …

Hello friends , Just when I think my job could not be any more fun, it is. This week's column is all over the map as there is a lot to say and not space to say it. On February 16th, I …

Banana Crush Party Punch 4 cups sugar 6 cups water 1 (46 oz.) can pineapple juice 2 (12 oz.) cans frozen orange juice concentrate, (thawed) 1 (12 oz.) can frozen lemonade …

Hello friends, Before I go any further with this week's column, I would like to thank all of the good people that sent me emails and texts after the column that my daughter Selina wrote as well …