Anna uses a Cuisinart ice cream maker. She stores its freezer container in the freezer at all times so it’s kept extremely cold and ready to use at a moment’s notice.

Old Fashioned Polenta Pepper Torte… This is another of my recipes from the old days when I actually used to cook.

Wild cherries were plentiful as pioneers pushed their way into the upper Midwest. The Indians had been using them for years, pounding them into the pemmican (a kind of meat cake). Then the settlers cross-bred the cherries with European varieties.

This is a recipe that my friend and gallery partner, Anna, made up herself. These ribs are absolutely the very best you’ll ever have, I promise, and I recommend them to you all.