Moss Hollow Lake

Moss Hollow Lake A little place in the woods. A north woods hideaway for our family and friends.

My expert taste-testers voted these refrigerator bread-and-butter pickles their favorite. Let me know what you think!
08/24/2023

My expert taste-testers voted these refrigerator bread-and-butter pickles their favorite. Let me know what you think!

My expert taste-testers voted these refrigerator bread-and-butter pickles their favorite. Let me know what you think!

After a long dry spell, it finally rained at Moss Hollow Lake. The moisture brought a flush of mushrooms and I've enjoye...
08/03/2023

After a long dry spell, it finally rained at Moss Hollow Lake. The moisture brought a flush of mushrooms and I've enjoyed foraging the hills for edible deliciousness. This week I found my first chanterelles, in addition to a bunch of golden oyster mushrooms. While morels in the spring are my favorite, these are pretty special. I fry the chanterelles and the golden oysters in a dry cast iron pan to draw out the moisture, then toss in some butter and sauté until they're a beautiful brown. If you want to kick it up a notch, add a bit of minced garlic. Perfecto!

After a long dry spell, it finally rained at Moss Hollow Lake. The moisture brought a flush of mushrooms and I’ve enjoyed foraging the hills for edible deliciousness. This week I found my fir…

My garden is starting to turn on, so it's time to start pickling!
07/15/2023

My garden is starting to turn on, so it's time to start pickling!

Our garden is starting to produce. While I love all the fresh vegetables, I like to capture the season to savor a little later too. My banana peppers are coming on strong, so I pickled up a batch o…

This is a super easy thing to try!
06/19/2023

This is a super easy thing to try!

Two weeks ago, I filled a Mason jar with chive blossoms from my garden and added plain white vinegar. I have to admit, the jar looked pretty and I was pleased with myself. It has now turned the mos…

It's the magical time of year in the Driftless Region and that means morel mushrooms. I look forward to mushroom hunting...
05/25/2023

It's the magical time of year in the Driftless Region and that means morel mushrooms. I look forward to mushroom hunting every spring because it reminds me of my mom. She LOVED walking the woods, foraging for morels. She also loved dredging them in flour and frying them in butter until just crisp. First morel of the season. I didn't find many my first outing this spring, but there were enough for my dinner....

It’s the magical time of year in the Driftless Region and that means morel mushrooms. I look forward to mushroom hunting every spring because it reminds me of my mom. She LOVED walking the wo…

Rhubarb Shortbread Rhubarb is my current seasonal obsession. I love the tart, tangy, distinctive flavor. I adore the col...
06/07/2021

Rhubarb Shortbread Rhubarb is my current seasonal obsession. I love the tart, tangy, distinctive flavor. I adore the colors - the ruby reds and pale greens. For me, it signals spring turning to summer in Lone Rock, Wisconsin. While we don't have a rhubarb patch (yet), our neighbors John and Marina Rosenberg have a robust crop which they kindly share. The first thing I made was rhubarb shortbread....

Rhubarb Shortbread Rhubarb is my current seasonal obsession. I love the tart, tangy, distinctive flavor. I adore the colors – the ruby reds and pale greens. For me, it signals spring turning …

In our house, soup was not for supper. The evening meal was about meat, potatoes, a vegetable of some kind and, usually,...
02/21/2021

In our house, soup was not for supper. The evening meal was about meat, potatoes, a vegetable of some kind and, usually, dessert. Soup was for lunch and a mainstay on snowy winter Saturdays. My mom made the best chicken soup with homemade noodles and her potato soup with egg-drop dumplings was one of my favorites. Of course, chili was regularly in the rotation; so was bean soup....

Soup may be what gets me through winter in Wisconsin.

In our house, Sunday night meant pizza. It meant the treat of eating on a blanket (to protect the fabulous green s**g ca...
01/26/2021

In our house, Sunday night meant pizza. It meant the treat of eating on a blanket (to protect the fabulous green s**g carpet) in front of the television, watching Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom and The Wonderful World of Disney. Sometimes the pizza was homemade. Sometimes it was frozen (usually Tombstone). It always had a super crispy crust and just a few basic toppings....

In our house, Sunday night meant pizza. It meant the treat of eating on a blanket (to protect the fabulous green s**g carpet) in front of the television, watching Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingd…

One of the things I love about fall is the opportunity to harvest heirloom apples from the orchard my Grandpa Martin pla...
09/28/2020

One of the things I love about fall is the opportunity to harvest heirloom apples from the orchard my Grandpa Martin planted up on our far ridge more than 60 years ago. The trees are old and broken down but Steve mows around them, creating a funky labyrinth so we can watch the fruit ripen and pick it without too much trouble. [ 232 more words ]

One of the things I love about fall is the opportunity to harvest heirloom apples from the orchard my Grandpa Martin planted up on our far ridge more than 60 years ago. The trees are old and broken…

Our garden produced plenty of peppers and cucumbers this summer, so I experimented with a variety of small-batch picklin...
09/21/2020

Our garden produced plenty of peppers and cucumbers this summer, so I experimented with a variety of small-batch pickling projects . I tried my hand at bread & butter pickles (a couple of different ways), sweet & sour shish*to peppers (two versions), tangy peppers (three methods) and even fermented pickles in an open crock. My taste testers (Pete, Gab, Grace, Nate, Caroline, Tim, Lu, Mason and Robert) were kind and said they liked them all...even the too tangy peppers. [ 271 more words ]

Thanks to my taste testers for helping with my 2020 pickle experiment.

Summer means sweet corn. I procure mine -- literally fresh from the field -- at Peck's Farm Market near Spring Green. I ...
08/20/2020

Summer means sweet corn. I procure mine -- literally fresh from the field -- at Peck's Farm Market near Spring Green. I love corn on the cob -- grilled or boiled -- slathered in butter. Leftovers (if there are any) make a great corn salad or an awesome corn salsa. The other day, I had a few extra ears so I decided to try corn soup. [ 236 more words ]

Summer means sweet corn. I procure mine — literally fresh from the field — at Peck’s Farm Market near Spring Green. I love corn on the cob — grilled or boiled — slathe…

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