Dessert Valley, Wisconsin

Turtle Sundae/Ramone’s Ice Cream Parlor

By Luc | June 6, 2023

Happy June Dairy Month! This, I love. I mean, an extra reason to drink milk, eat cheese, have ice cream…well, that dovetails perfectly with “Dessert Valley, Wisconsin.” So, all this…

Chocolate Cherry Scone/The Coffee Grounds

By Luc | May 30, 2023

My family recently went to The Coffee Grounds for brunch. This, of course, brought the opportunity to try another of their baked goods (I’d wrote about them for the blog…

Trillionaire Bar/The French Press

By Luc | May 23, 2023

You’ve possibly heard of millionaire bars, and perhaps you’ve heard of billionaire bars. Can you get a bar more valuable? Of course you can! Presenting the trillionaire bar: I’d been…

Beignets/Sweet Driver Café

By Luc | May 9, 2023

I have previously written about Sweet Driver Chocolates. Recently, I was looking up some baked goods in the area, and once again came across Sweet Driver…in this case, their café.…

Knoke’s Chocolates and Nuts

By Luc | May 2, 2023

Near the western border of the 715 area code, my family found a local chocolates place. We were in Hudson, and decided to see what they have to offer dessert-wise.…

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread/The Raw Deal

By Luc | April 25, 2023

Organic is the best way to go. Now, that’s not always the cheapest or the most-efficient way to consume food and drink, but if you can do so, you should…

Salty Dog Cookie/Bridge Street Brew

By Luc | April 11, 2023

Ah, the sweet-vs.-savory debate. OK, this really is not a true debate, rather more a matter of preference and combination. At the proper rate of inclusion, sweet and savory ingredients…

Sweet Potato Pie/C&T’s Soul Food

By Luc | April 4, 2023

There is a difference between pumpkin pie and sweet potato pie. That may seem obvious, since, well, a pumpkin and a sweet potato are not the *same* thing — for…

Pistachio Brookie/Whirlybird Coffee Co.

By Luc | March 21, 2023

Those tree whirlybirds can show up in unexpected locations. They start falling in the spring, and next thing you know, they’re several rooms into your house, having transported on your…