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Staying home is easier with the right recipes

Staying home is easier with the right recipes

By Bill Milligan, For the Call May 2, 2020

We’re all staying home, and the bright side of this new reality is that we can spend more time cooking. Here’s the perfect dinner for a spring or summer night in. For more recipes, visit the Around...

Celebrate St. Patricks Day with Irish soccer victory-inspired Donegal Chicken

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Irish soccer victory-inspired ‘Donegal Chicken’

February 27, 2019

When I was growing up my family was so Irish that my grandfather even spoke with a Northern Irish brogue. Consequently, I learned about Ireland, Irish customs and Irish recipes from the tales he would...

Puff pastry puts this Greek salad on a roll

Puff pastry puts this Greek salad on a roll

September 26, 2018

This Greek-inspired sandwich elevates salad into a meal.  By Bill Milligan For the Call Since I’m the laziest guy in town, I rejoiced over puff pastry and have invented numerous ways to enjoy this...

Delicious, though complicated, vegetarian meals can be a nice change.

Vegetarian meals worth the time to prepare

August 19, 2018

By Bill Milligan For the Call  My son married a girl who turned vegetarian while she was pregnant. I know that seems like a trifling thing, but when you’re cooking for a family it can become a major...

Pasta e fagioli a recipe worth singing about

July 29, 2018

By Bill Milligan For the Call A few weeks ago, I got into a conversation with a woman in my office in which she mentioned a dish her father was going to teach one of her family members how to cook. She...

Simple apple syrup adds flavors to fruit

Simple apple syrup adds flavors to fruit

April 2, 2018

By Bill Milligan For the Call Making up appetizing desserts is so easy it’s a wonder everyone isn’t vegetarian. This recipe came about one day after sitting down to create a vegetarian recipe and...

This Chicken Wing Sauce will help spice up any event.

Still trying to perfect Chicken Wing Sauce

December 30, 2017

By Bill Milligan For the Call I never ate chicken wings as a child. My mom just never made them. I never even heard of them. I was introduced to them one evening at a bar in Cahokia, Ill., where...

Chili tastes even better when topped with tortilla chips and some grated cheddar cheese.

Don’t skimp on kidney beans with chili

October 29, 2017

By Bill Milligan For the Call Even if a guy doesn’t know the difference between boiling or braising, he believes he can cook because he makes delicious chili. It’s a guy thing, just as sure as...

Enchilada Sauce adds zest to Mexican food

August 29, 2017

I like Mexican food because you can put so many fresh items on top of it to cover what otherwise would be a rather bland combination of meats, chiles, tortillas and mashed beans. The combination may not...

Compound butter adds zest to steak

April 25, 2017

By Bill Milligan For the Call Compound butter is a quick, easy way to add a new taste dimension to any dish. I don’t know what someone like esteemed French chef André Soltner would call it,...

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