Dessert Valley, Wisconsin

Our unintended, yet tasty, journey through European desserts continues in our latest “Dessert Valley, Wisconsin” edition. We move west across the continent to Belgium, by way — once again —…

First, the name: kolache, kolach, kolace, and kolacky are all the same thing. It’s the pronunciation that is consistent: koh-LAH-chee (in simplistic form). The taste is consistent, as well. While…

For this edition, the 715 looks south to the 608. On a recent visit to Klinger Farm Market north of Chippewa Falls, my wife spotted an intriguing dessert: Caramel Apple…

A perfect autumn Saturday (cool, sunny, breezy, peak fall colors) was a good day to pay my inaugural visit to Klinger Farm Market north of Chippewa Falls. Getting a whole…

October 14th was National Dessert Day (yeah, I also didn’t know it was a thing until this year). Considering the subject of this series, I had to find a good…

Is it “macaron” or “macaroon?” You, like I, have probably been a bit disoriented by which confection is which. Same thing? Completely different? Same origin, different path? Both delicious? Describing…

You’ve heard of the resourcefulness of people and businesses when dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, how does a restaurant known for its pies safely — and efficiently —…

Almond Joy candy bars were among the few chocolate bars in my life that were an acquired taste. Those and Mounds — this was likely the culprit of the coconut…

Hi, I’m Luc Anthony. You may remember me from such radio programs as “Greatest Hits 98.1 Afternoon DJ” and “Guess Luc’s Beverage.” OK, enough with the Troy McClure reference (shout…