Dessert Valley, Wisconsin
Maple Glazed Donut/Wild Flour Bakery
I was perusing Facebook one recent morning, and somehow I came across a post for Wild Flour Bakery in Chippewa Falls. I quick figured out that I had a midday…
English Toffee/Just A Taste Toffee
Among the candy bars I grew up eating — the usual, like Snickers & Kit Kat & Twix, and the long-lost Summit bar — was Skor. My mom had a…
Homemade Candy Bar/Maple Lawn Bakery
Ever made a candy bar? Of all desserts, the candy bar seems among the most-challenging to re-create at home. You would think, given its ubiquity, that recipes should abound —…
PÄ…czkis/Festival Foods
The day I’m typing this post is Fat Tuesday. And around Wisconsin, as you may well know, there is a culinary tradition in the crescendo to that day: the pÄ…czki.…
Sweet Mango Rice/Thai Orchid
Fruity rice: perhaps not the first type of rice you would consider eating, but if you think about it, it makes a lot of sense. Oftentimes, you can order an…
Cheesecake Cones/Festival Foods
I was recently walking through Festival Foods, and passing the bakery, I gazed at the sweets, as I do pretty much every time. There was one thing that looked a…
Lefse
Being the proud Norwegian-heritage Wisconsin that I am (for the record, 50% Norwegian), it’s about time that I review that staple of western Wisconsin Norse sweetness: lefse! If you happen…
Sopapilla/Casa Margarita
On my tours of Mexican restaurants in the Eau Claire area, I have reviewed xangos and flan. Recently when ordering out from Casa Margarita on the account of my wife’s…
Milk Chocolate Dried Blueberries/Jacobson’s Market
Ever seen dried blueberries in a grocery store? Intriguing, but usually on the pricey side, so I tend to skip them. I was in Jacobson’s Market in the Putnam Heights…