Wild Rice & Shitake Mushrooms
This wild rice side dish lends a Northwood flavor to any freshwater fish and is one of our all-time favorites. The original recipe used the word “stuffing” in it, as it was used to stuff Cornish Game Hens. (I prefer to just use it just as a side dish, and I think it works much […]
Spanish Rice Recipe
This is a superb recipe for Spanish rice that goes well with just about any fish dish. It’s easy and lends itself well to most of the Northwoods resorts or cabins that come equipped with only basic kitchen facilities. I guarantee you’ll get lots of positive comments on this one! Photo show Spanish rice with […]
Basic White Sauce Recipe
I used this basic recipe and added some inexpensive champagne and a slice of mango for flavor and… voila: a quick and easy champagne-mango white sauce for my grilled walleye fillet! With your newly acquired knowledge of fish velouté and simple white sauce, you’re ready to be as creative as you like. The featured photo […]
Tartar Sauce Recipe
A great tartar sauce is so easy to make. Yet there are so many restaurants that don’t make it fresh. They usually end up buying a whopping big jar from one of the food distributors. It is pretty blah, at best. (This page may contain affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission […]
Mango Hollandaise Sauce Recipe
Now here’s an easy, no-brainer recipe of mine for a sauce that will really add some pizzazz to what may have been a somewhat blah piece of fish using mango! It will work equally well on fried, broiled or even grilled fish like walleye, northern pike, perch or bass! In the photo shown, I also […]
Fish Stock & Velouté Recipe
Before I get into how to make fish stock, it’s interesting to note that there are really only five basic sauces – starting points – from which all other sauces begin. Referred to as “mother sauces”, each is literally the head, or mother, of its own unique family of sauces it can produce. Each has, […]
Eggs Benedict with Lake Perch Recipe
I must admit that I have always been a fan of a hearty breakfast. Let’s face it, breakfast is supposed to be the most important meal of the day! So why not go a bit crazy and create one that really starts you off right? No reason not to. Below is a suggested change to […]
Bass Veronique Recipe
Bass Veronique is a great recipe inspired by the chef who got me started, Joseph Insalago. I met Joseph at a restaurant in Marina del Rey, California in 1975. Joseph would buy fresh Pacific Red Snapper from local merchants and work magic with it. (This page may contain affiliate links, which means I may earn […]
Northern Pike Spaghetti Recipe
Here is another great recipe idea for you to try. It’s kind of like an Italian stir-fry but we call it Northern Pike Spaghetti. The preparation is quick and easy, and you’ll create big smiles of approval with the results. (This page may contain affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if […]
Hayward WI – Fishing Hall of Fame
On one of our road trips into Wisconsin, I collected a postcard with a picture of a two-story high musky at a place called the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in Hayward, WI. This page may contain affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase. […]