Dessert Valley, Wisconsin

I see them every time I’m in Mother Nature’s Food, which is fairly frequently: those rainbow-colored candies in a clear bag. All these colors, and I know there’s chocolate inside…

I love how the Chippewa Valley-area Mexican restaurants oftentimes feature homemade desserts. The classic items include, of course, flan, so I gave that a go when my family was recently…

When you first walk into Josef’s Cheesecake, you see an array of cupcakes. Tasty, all, but you might be thinking, “Hmm, this is Josef’s Cheesecakes…and these are cupcakes…” — and…

Honestly, they had me at the October Cadbury Eggs. Driving around downtown Eau Claire on a recent Saturday, I wanted to find another local dessert place I had not yet…

Welcome to that time of year: pumpkin time. I’ve gotta wait until we’re in *both* astronomical and meteorological autumn — late September gets me there. Now, it’s time to dive…

Ever gotten ice cream from that cheese place on Harding in Eau Claire? The former Nelson Cheese-now Eau Claire Cheese & Deli-place? Yeah, it’s good. Well, so are the sandwiches.…

My wife and I have gotten drinks and such from The Goat Coffee House over the years, but when the pandemic hit, she highlighted them for finding a way to…

When you go to the Mayana Chocolate website, the phrase that appears in the middle of the page is “The best chocolate you’ve never heard of.” Fair point: I had…

Mmmm, donuts. It’s what you think when you see this delectable baked/fried good. So, how about a bunch of them at once — but not so many that your stomach…

Pancake-y. That’s how my wife described the taste of the maple pecan scone I got the other day from the Five & Two Cafe in Eau Claire. That’s a good…