Miller Time

It is Miller time when you eat Prudhomme's cajun meatloaf w/ his spicy cajun meat sauce. It is a meatloaf w/ plenty of onions, celery, and sweet and hot peppers, which are sauteed first into sweetness before adding to the meat mixture. And it does cry for beer rather than the Burgundy or Pinot of my previous more traditional meatloaf. Check out the big guys first cookbook, Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen. Nobody talks about him these days, but it was/is an authentic regional cuisine based on what is all the current rage - local and sustainable ingredients. That's all they had back then. It is not a new thing.
Use the last of the season's zucchini to make zucchini bread. Recipes abound - use last wks Startrib recipe or get one from a local church lady( LakeView Community Church in Hillman), do a third or a half wholewheat flour instead of all white, add some pumpkin pulp, and ground hazelnuts or walnuts, to make it as good for you as it tastes.
If you use pancake mix at home, do your body and mind a favor by adding whole wheat flour by a third or half, and some dry oatmeal( 1/3 cup). They taste like the buckwheat cakes of your childhood and are really good for you.

High Noon on a Nice October Day

High noon in the hardwoods is probably not the best time or place to hunt grouse, but I paid my 20 bucks and did it anyway because it was a beautiful October day. We jumped 1 chickadee and 5 robins. Ross got loon scat gumbo on his boots and I got a paper cut from the elephant grass. It was ok for a walk in the park and it reminded me of why I usually hunt near Floodwood ( Gowan) because when there are no birds there is still the history of all the gots and got nots.
I hear on the radio that Morrie's Seafood Market( of the original Fish House fame) is now open on # 371 N of Brainerd next to Famous Dave's. Wallah! Good luck to Steve and Ellen. Gotta get up there soon to check it out . They really know fresh fish and how to take care of it and have( had) the best assortment of cheeses anywhere in this lakes country. No restaurant, just a market and Deli - according to the ad on the radio - which was their strong point anyway. I can almost taste it - and will report back on it.
The Spot lite Cafe in Garrison remains the best pancakes in the area - been doing it right for so long w/ their homemade buttermilk batter that no where else even comes close to it. Most, if not all other places use the Krusteaz add water only mix. I do wish someone would do Mexican eggs( huevos rancheros) in this area. I do like to know that I am eating when I am eating.