Mixed Nut Bars Crust: 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup butter 3/4 cup brown sugar Filling: 1 (12 oz.) package butterscotch chips 1/2 cup white corn syrup 2 tablespoons …

Hello friends, You know that you may have some grey hairs on your head, if any hairs, if you are returning for an annual duck hunt that you first did 52 duck seasons ago. This year there would …

The classroom was so quiet, I looked up and scanned the room to see what everyone was doing. It was towards the end of the day and most of the students had their work finished.  Some were …

Everything But the Kitchen Sink Brownies Brownies: 1/2 cup sugar 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons water 1 1/2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips 2 eggs 1/2 teaspoon …

Hello friends, For several years I have been enjoying myself immensely while hunting ducks for the northern Wisconsin opener on the backwaters of the Flambeau Flowage and living out of my boat …

My daughter combined a few recipes to come up with this great apple cake.  Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.   Apple Cake 1 yellow cake mix 2 eggs 1 cup water …

Hello friends, This week’s column is all over the map and good stuff, I hope that you had a great week. Friday, September 15th High 72, low 52 Here is the plan, drive to …

This week's recipe was found in the "allrecipes" Dec./Jan. 2023 magazine. King Ranch Chicken Casserole 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 white onion, diced 1 red bell pepper, diced …

Hello friends, This week I have lots to write about and it's all good as I officially hit the trail that has me scheduled until the last day of Wisconsin's deer gun season. First, the experience …

Dairy Bars 1 cup butter 1/2 cup sugar 6 tablespoons cocoa powder 1 egg 2 cups crushed graham crackers 1 cup coconut 1/2 cup chopped nuts 1 1/2 cups powdered …

Hello all,   Thursday May 18 th, I had my last final of my senior year at UWSP, headed home to say goodbye to my family, and by the morning of the 19 th I was headed down to Whiteriver, …

  Chicken Dinner in a Pot 1 (4 pound) roasting chicken 2 cloves of garlic, chopped 3/4 lb. carrots, peeled and cut in half 1 large onion, sliced 4 medium potatoes, …

From 1981 to 1987 I did an enlistment for the Wisconsin Air National Guard at Truax Field, and I was a weapons loader on the A-10 aircraft. Back in 2000, I participated in a for fun musky outing with …

Meatballs in Onion Soup 1 pound ground beef 3/4 cup oatmeal 1 egg 1/2 cup milk Salt and pepper to taste 1/3 cup flour 2 tablespoons butter 1 envelope dry onion …

Hello friends, This week's column is a bit different but something that the people of any community could do. I was going to write this column this winter but my truck The Chevy Hotel has passed …

I was in the Twilight Zone.  It was a time period in which a sleeper is about to wake and cannot decide if what is going on is real life or a dream.  Millie was stirring beside me and she …

Chocolate Zucchini Cake 1 box chocolate cake mix 4 cups grated zucchini 3 eggs Stir all ingredients together. Pour into a greased 9x13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for …

Hello friends, This week's column includes a lot of what I might call plans that simply do not work out. Read on and I think you will understand. Monday, August 14th High 72, low 50 …

Freezer Pickles 7 cups cucumbers, sliced 2 tablespoons chopped onion 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup white vinegar 1 teaspoon celery seed 2 cups sugar Combine cucumbers, …

Hello friends, I am guessing that it was probably exactly 40 years ago that 2 high school buddies and I paddled our canoes from near Wisconsin Dells to Lake Wisconsin near Lodi.  Over the …