What’s For Dinner

05/14/2026

Spaghetti Carbonara with slab of homemade bacon

05/14/2026

Italian Dinner with homemade bacon

04/13/2026

10 Foods Invented In Maine:

Boston Baked Beans
Chowder Cracker (Oyster Cracker)
Cream Of Wheat
Fiddleheads
Lobster Rolls
Lumberjack Donuts
Moxie
Red Hot Dogs *
Wild Blueberry Jam
Whoopie Pie

* The credit for the red hotdog actually need to go to Johann Georg Lahner:

A master butcher (sausage maker) working in Vienna in the early 1800s
Originally from the Frankfurt region of Germany
Lived 1772–1845

He’s widely credited with creating the original form of what became the Vienna sausage and ultimately the ancestor of the modern hot dog, including dying the sausages red.

Around 1805, Lahner took the traditional Frankfurter (pork sausage) from Germany, added beef to the recipe, which was unusual at the time.
Produced it in Vienna, where it became hugely popular
In Vienna, his product was (and still is) called a “Frankfurter”, but outside Austria it became known as a “Wiener” (Viennese sausage).

His recipes also traveled to Denmark and the red hotdogs became the reason for the many hotdog stands in Copenhagen spreading throughout the country.

The idea of red hotdogs most likely travelled to Maine with sausage making immigrants from Europe.

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04/13/2026

Why do people think rice is so difficult to cook, that they need a rice cooker?

All that’s needed is 1 part rice and 1½ parts water and a pot with a lid. You may add salt to your preference.

Rinse your rice to remove the starch.
Bring the rice to a boil under lid, cook EXACTLY 12 minutes (DO NOT TOUCH THE LID), remove from heat and let sit for 10 minutes (DO NOT TOUCH THE LID).

Done, not a burned rice and cooked to perfection - EVERY time.

04/10/2026

The Sicilian Pizza - Sfincione What’s For Dinner

04/05/2026

Easter Lunch 2026

04/02/2026

Tapenade-Stuffed Chicken Thighs, Garlic Rice, Pita & Hummus What’s For Dinner

03/30/2026

Great way to use leftovers - yesterdays pork tenderloin with home fries, eggs and Camembert What’s For Dinner

03/29/2026

Clean, simple and full of flavors What’s For Dinner

03/27/2026

Easy, breezy - chicken, onions, salad & bread rolls Irene Turski Sally Campe Zachary Campe What’s For Dinner