Take a Leek, Leek and Mushroom with Tarrgaon

I can’t think of a more inappropriate word for a vegetable than the word, “leek.”  It brings forth images of anything but good food, which is what a leek is.  For those of you who have never used leeks in cooking, permit me to describe what it is.  It looks like a green onion on [...]

Food With Funny and Interesting Names

When I worked for the WIC (Women’s Infants and Children) in Rapid City, part of my job was to analyze the food inventory for each family that came into our office.  I would list everything the children of the family was eating in order to be able to tell the family what was missing in [...]