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Meet State Fair’s competitive bakers, recipe makers

August 13, 2016 Mary Bergin 0

In the world of competitive cooking, baking and recipe making, Patti Flaker of Wausau is a bit atypical. She had never attended the Wisconsin State […]

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Biggest holiday cookie sale? Try St. Peter’s in little Lebanon

December 5, 2015 Mary Bergin 0

I saw a Lutheran school cafeteria with dozens of church mice a few days ago, but all will disappear by the time many of you […]

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Kentucky bourbon trails big on distillery diversity

April 26, 2015 Mary Bergin 0

During a much younger life, I was introduced to horse race wagering, earthy bluegrass music and long-simmering stews called burgoo while living in western Kentucky. […]

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National pie champs have rural roots

April 18, 2015 Mary Bergin 0

Twenty years ago, Caroline Imig’s world started crashing. Her husband was killed in a farm equipment accident, leaving her as a single mother with five […]

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New Midwest cookbooks with wassail, apple, locavore recipes

November 15, 2014 Mary Bergin 0

With colder weather comes the inclination to cook more, if for no other reason than to add warmth to the kitchen. This new trio of […]

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New cooking contest for Native American cuisine

June 14, 2014 Mary Bergin 0

Wild rice and cranberry dishes show up on many restaurant menus, especially in autumn, but rare is the restaurant that regularly serves fry bread or […]

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Maple sap tapping: open houses, recipes

March 29, 2014 Mary Bergin 0

The quaint notion of sap dripping from tree to bucket is a quickly fading snapshot for some maple syrup producers, and this is the time […]

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Mennonite Relief Sale: quilts, bakery, ‘Menno food’

March 1, 2014 Mary Bergin 0

Less than 200 miles separate Wisconsin from Bloomington, Ill., but what a potential difference in buffet lines: Red beet eggs. Ham loaf. Vareniky (stuffed dumplings). […]

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Dream Dance chef wins pork recipe contest

February 15, 2014 Mary Bergin 0

Meat lovers crave thick and juicy steaks, right? Let’s say “part right,” because pork during the past two years has been the food-service industry’s fastest-growing […]

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Germany at Christmas: marzipan, stollen, gingerbread go global

December 14, 2013 Mary Bergin 0

The world’s courts protect foods and beverages that are unique because of where they are produced. True Parmesan cheese comes from Parma, Italy. Champagne, a […]

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Soup to nuts: recipes to ward off autumn’s chill

October 26, 2013 Mary Bergin 0

Chilly outdoor temps motivate me to turn on the oven or experiment in the kitchen through other means. A spa’s new recipe book, an event’s […]

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Cranberries: winning recipes for all courses

November 17, 2012 Mary Bergin 1

Wisconsin farmers harvested about 4.5 million barrels of cranberries this year, which makes us the nation’s leading producer of the berry for 18 consecutive years. […]

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