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Naughty Bars

How can you resist a name like Naughty Bars? I found these a few months ago in the Penzey’s Spices catalog. I ripped it out and stuffed it in a cupboard  and came across it during some New Year’s cleaning. The organizing resolution soon became the downfall of the ‘eat less sugar’ resolution, as I […]

Posted 12 January 2013 | baked goods   comfort food   cookies   dessert   Uncategorized | Comments (5) Tagged: , , ,

Blood Orange and Vanilla Bean Soda

Think of it as sophisticated orange cream soda. The vivid sunset of blood orange juice paired with the intoxicating aroma of vanilla beans in a simple syrup that is as beautiful as it is delicious. Add it to seltzer for soda, or bubbly for a showstopping champagne cocktail. Blood oranges are in season for a […]

Posted 07 January 2013 | beverage   citrus   seasonal | Comments (2) Tagged: , , , , , , ,

Local Specialty: Rush Creek Reserve

  Uplands Cheese Company, out of Dodgeville, WI is the result of two families and farms harmonizing–coming together to do something unique and special amid today’s giant factory farms. The Gingrich’s and the Patenaude’s house a dairy farm and creamery on Pleasant Ridge in the striking, undulating driftless region of Wisconsin. The two types of […]

Posted 04 January 2013 | appetizers   snacks   winter holiday | Comments Off on Local Specialty: Rush Creek Reserve Tagged: , , , , , ,

Oat Bran Muffins

Before the barrage of holiday cookie recipes envelope me in a flurry of flour and a shower of sugar, I thought I’d sneak in one full-of-fiber snack. A good bran muffin can be hard to find. Whole wheat flour and bran in the wrong muffin, can be dense, dry and tasteless. In the right hands, […]

Posted 08 December 2012 | baked goods   bread   breakfast   kid snacks | Comments Off on Oat Bran Muffins Tagged: , , , , , ,

Thanksgiving Dinner: Cornbread Sausage Dressing

Are you ready? Either you have a menu planned and are gearing up for a huge grocery store trip, or you have your bags packed with elastic-waist pants to go visit relatives. Either way, a case of wine is definitely in order. I’m still browsing magazines, cookbooks and Leite’s Culinaria for some knock-out recipes. My […]

Posted 18 November 2012 | chicken   comfort food   winter holiday | Comments (1) Tagged: , , ,