Meet State Fair’s competitive bakers, recipe makers
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 […]
Recipes
Biggest holiday cookie sale? Try St. Peter’s in little Lebanon
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 […]
Kentucky bourbon trails big on distillery diversity
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. […]
National pie champs have rural roots
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 […]
New Midwest cookbooks with wassail, apple, locavore recipes
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 […]
New cooking contest for Native American cuisine
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 […]
Maple sap tapping: open houses, recipes
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 […]
Mennonite Relief Sale: quilts, bakery, ‘Menno food’
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). […]
Dream Dance chef wins pork recipe contest
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 […]
Germany at Christmas: marzipan, stollen, gingerbread go global
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 […]
Soup to nuts: recipes to ward off autumn’s chill
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 […]
Cranberries: winning recipes for all courses
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. […]