When my family takes a drive through southwestern Montana, we like to eat at Yesterday's Calf-A, located in an old schoolhouse in tiny Dell (population 7 to 19!).

Run by Linda and Richard Marxer, the cafe serves up good home cooking. It's known for its roast beef, but my favorite is the chicken-fried steak.

Old schoolbooks line the walls, and daily specials are listed on a blackboard. Don't miss the offbeat welded sculptures in the corral.

Dell is on I-15 (Exit 23) in far southwestern Montana, about 38 miles south of Dillon; Yesterday's Calf-A is right off the exit. It's open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily; it's open until 9 p.m. in summer, except on Sunday. To learn more, call 1-406/276-3308.