Last month I was chatting with Chef Joe Trama at The Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Munster, where he has been the executive chef for three decades. Over morning coffee, we often swap ...

Heat a couple tablespoons oil in a pan. Sauté onions and garlic in oil until softened. Add ground beef and cook until nearly done (should still be a little pink) Add liver and cook until browned. Add ...

Bring to a boil water, butter, salt, pepper, spice mix and garlic. Whisk in cornmeal until thickened, 3 minutes. Reduce heat immediately or it will spatter dangerously. When cornmeal is porridge thick ...

The first mention I ever heard of scrapple was when I was reading a 19th century cookbook. It had other fun recipes like Turtle Soup and “how to get the fish smell off a knife.” Good stuff. Scrapple ...

Holy scrapple, Batman! Thank you to everyone who submitted a scrapple recipe for Lois Mattson. The first recipe in today's column comes from Linda Pugliese, whose current home is Duluth but her ...

Life lessons from my Appalachian hillbilly grandparents, my links back to Ireland and how to make a hillbilly staple. My grandparents, Rosa Dell Curry Hughes and Robert Lincoln Hughes, Sr., MoMo and ...

What is your favorite Pennsylvania Dutch recipe? That’s a big question to ask because many of us have favorites we make, steeped in tradition and family memories. Whether it’s recipes highlighting ...