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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 —…

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 pączki.…

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…