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Sometimes known as the Wandering Foodie. Likes to study and prepare the classic recipes. Writes for At The Lake Magazine - Cuisine Section

• Another International Classic – Hungarian Goulash

  By William Turner on September 19, 2023 • ( 7 )

  

  When you think of Hungarian Goulash, just remember one thing: PAPRIKA!

• Ultimate Breakfast Casseroles – Part 3: The French Toast Casserole

  By William Turner on December 22, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  So, if you have tried the Big Breakfast Casserole or Shannon’s Quiche Cups and want a changeup, here is a good alternative – the French Toast Casserole. It is a little sweeter and less savory but has plenty of eggs… Read More ›

• Ultimate Breakfast Casseroles – Part 2 Shannon’s Quiche Cups

  By William Turner on December 16, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

    Shannon is a longtime friend and excellent cook.  She taught us how to make these incredible breakfast treats when we visited her in Colorado in 2017.  These little cups are extremely versatile.  If you are having a fancy breakfast,… Read More ›

• Ultimate Breakfast Casseroles – Part 1 The Big Breakfast

  By William Turner on December 11, 2020 • ( 2 )

      This is the beginning of a four part series on great breakfast casseroles, which we will release over the next two weeks to make your Christmas or Hanukkah season perfect. Make sure you sign up to Follow Blog… Read More ›

• Chicken Kiev

  By William Turner on November 8, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  This great recipe is 200 years old and is a true crowd pleaser.

• Indian Butter Chicken

  By William Turner on November 9, 2019 • ( 5 )

  

  Indian Butter Chicken Some of the world’s great cuisines are in Asia – Chinese, Thai, Indonesian and Indian.  Most of use spend too little time on these great cooking traditions.  In some cases, we have trouble finding and understanding the… Read More ›

• Blini with Caviar

  By William Turner on June 29, 2019 • ( 3 )

  

  We recently went to a friend’s house to have cocktails on his terrace overlooking a small lake. We were surprised to find champagne, ice cold vodka and homemade blini with caviar. Blini, which is the plural of blin, are small,… Read More ›

• Latvian Piragi

  By William Turner on February 8, 2019 • ( 6 )

  

  You’ll love this great Latvian treat

• Coconut Cake

  By William Turner on June 10, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

    This recipe comes from a good friend, Priscilla Nei.   I am not sure where she got it, but it is really great.  As you can see below, the condensed milk and coconut cream are “infused” into the cake.  This… Read More ›

• KISS Ribs

  By William Turner on June 3, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  An amazingly simple recipe for pork ribs.

• Rice Pilaf -You’ll go nuts for this ancient dish

  By William Turner on August 10, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

     Before we start today, we need to have a talk. I know that some of you are reading these great articles, but you are not actually trying some of the fantastic recipes.  This has got to stop.  Go no… Read More ›

• Homemade Corned Beef Hash

  By William Turner on May 23, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  If you want something special for breakfast, this is the dish.  I have always loved corned beef hash, even the canned varieties.  Recently, while staying at the Greenbriar Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, I had their famous homemade… Read More ›

• Hangtown Fries

  By William Turner on April 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  A friend of mine, who also happens to be a Federal Judge, invited me to breakfast last week and served Hangtown Fries.  This exceptional dish is basically bacon, eggs and fried oysters, and it has a very interesting history.

• The Green Smoothie Movement

  By William Turner on November 25, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  There are lot of things that confuse me – reality TV, presidential elections, why I always stuff myself at Thanksgiving, to mention a few. But now there is something new – Green Smoothies, and my daughter tells me it is… Read More ›

• Scones – We’ve Done Some Great Things with the British Classic

  By William Turner on October 18, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

    A friend suggested an article on scones.  She was thinking colder weather, the warm and cozy feeling of something baking in the oven, maybe something nice and hot to drink.  Whatever. Strangely, my thoughts drifted back to my high… Read More ›