I’m going to do something most people cannot fathom doing, something I did not realize I was doing when I did it: eat and write about a pumpkin-related food outside…

I was sitting with some friends having lunch the other day after we had just taken part in a choir event (yes, I was the choir geek in high school…and…

Bananas go well in numerous contexts. They go good on cereal, you can do a peanut butter-and-banana sandwich, you can eat them solo — really, bananas can be eaten at…

Have you ever seen a straw in a cupcake? No? I’m not surprised — neither have I, at least until I went to Chic Sweets. And, there it was: a…

I don’t think I expected that one of my first desserts involved in multiple posts would be the kolache, yet here we are. If you regularly read this blog, you…

Cookies and croissants: both types of baked goods, but of a decidedly different texture. The former can be soft or hard, but is always dense; the latter is flaky and…

OK, I know the actual National PIE Day is January 23rd. But National PI Day is March 14th (obviously) and well, they sound the same, so that occasion leads to…

Every so often, you find a dessert in an unexpected spot. For example, in Festival Foods the other day, I’m entering the store on my way to the produce, then…

Happy Fat Tuesday! Or, I hope you had a happy Fat Tuesday — it all depends on when you’re reading this edition of “Dessert Valley, Wisconsin.” For the occasion, I…