Ribbit....

Yes, you guessed it from the title... the menu tonight is Frog Legs. No, I'm not crazy, I'm from northwest Indiana!

When I was a kid, every Friday night my Nana, Grandpa, and Uncle would head to the local golf course restaurant for lake perch, frog legs, & french fries. It was all-you-can-eat and a favorite of northwest Indiana Catholics who weren't eating meat on Fridays (apparently frog legs are considered seafood).

My Nana, being the sweet grandmother that she was, would carry a plastic baggie in her purse and, much to the restaurant's dismay, fill it to the brim for little old me. She'd stop by our house on their way home, and that was my dinner. I never thought the fact I was eating the little critters' legs was strange, it was just delicious!

When I moved to Chicago and was out with my now-husband, we went to a restaurant called Hugo's Frog Bar. It was not actually named for the frog legs on the menu, but for the owner's grandfather whose nickname was "Frog". I was thrilled to be able to order frog legs, though, and my husband (to my surprise) and I became instant fans.

Instead of deep frying the little buggers, they sauteed them in garlic-buttery goodness.

Which brings me to tonight's menu. I've tried 2 recipes for frog legs (which I buy frozen from a grocery store in northwest Indiana), but have yet to have them taste exactly like Hugo's. So tonight, I'm going to wing it and try my own recipe which I've put to much thought.

I'll soon be posting what I did along with pictures! I'm serving it with a good ol' prepackaged light ceasar salad.

~M