Chef-Boy-I-Be Illinois

about me

I live in the prairies of Central Illinois with my partner of 10 years. I work for the Army Corps of Engineers. For fun, we love to travel, flea market, antique, and attend auctions. My favorite cookbook is the one I bought at Biltmore Estate that features recipes from their restaurants. The focus is on fresh, in season ingredients.

Our latest travel plans are for Memorial Day weekend when we are taking my partner's Mom and Aunt to the Lucille Ball Festival in her hometown of Jamestown, NY http://www.lucy-desi.com/festival/festival_info.html

All of us are big Lucy fans and are looking forward to this trip!

Favorite Foods:

The only things I really don't care for are chocolate (weird, huh) and asian cuisine.

I absolutely love anything Mediterranean.

I'm famous for my country green beans, and my company potatoes (not posted because there are similar recipes).

My favorite dish to cook are my beef and mushroom stuffed pasta shells (I need to post this recipe).

My favorite restaurant (I really do not like chain restaurants) is a little steak house in Covington, IN called Maple Corner. They have steak, seafood, pork, catfish, and some Italian dishes. You will not believe their wine list! They cook all their steaks over real wood (cherry, sasafrass, pear, apple). Good stuff!

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