Cuba Travel
Page 2
Rock and Mineral Cookies
So when my daughter comes home from school, says she has a science project to do, and they can make cookies, guess who got excited?…
Five Great Uses for Apple Cider
It’s apple season. I love me some apple cider, and aside from drinking it, you can use it in lots of great fall recipes. Here…
DAIS Kitchen serves up hope and support
Originally published in Madison Magazine, August 2015 Domestic Abuse Intervention Services opened the doors of its new Fordem Avenue facility in August 2014, and the enormous…
Summer Ratatouille
I play favorites. Not with my kids, but with our chickens. The blond one is sooooo cute! And, like most blonds, smart. She follows me…
Recipe: Garlic Dill Pickles
I just came back from market. For $9.50 I bought a bucket full of pickling cucumbers, a large bunch of dill, and some garlic. Yep,…
Recipe: Lemon chicken en papillote
I love getting mail the old fashioned way—in envelopes. And I’m not referring to the bills and advertisements that fill my mailbox daily. I’m talking…
Canederli–Tyrolean Bread Dumplings
Greetings bakery fans! As some of you know Susan has generously hosted Madison Eats’ walking and B-cycle food tours over the past few years. Batch…
The Joy of Winging It: Chocolate Layer Cake
After a particularly stressful week of arguments with my pre-teen son, I asked a friend, who raised two amazing kids with her husband, how she…
Jordandal Farms Cookhouse in Verona Expands
Farm-to-table fare is almost an expectation among diners these days, but farmer-to-table isn’t quite as common. After all, farmers have enough to do just growing…
Hook’s 15-year Cheddar
First published in Madison Magazine, Nov 2014 Americans are hooked on cheddar—it was the most popular type of cheese sold in the U.S. up until a…
Maple Almond Granola
I LOVE this granola recipe and make it at least once a month. Ingredients: ⅓ cup pure maple syrup ⅓ cup light brown sugar…
Chef at the Market: Chef Patrick DePula from Salvatore’s Tomato Pies
Chef Patrick tell us what great finds he’ll be taking home from the farmers’ market and how we’ll enjoy it at his restaurant, Salvatore’s Tomato…
Farm to Feast Dinner Re-Cap
On Sunday, June 8, I woke up to rain, gray skies and dark clouds. It didn’t last long; during the mid-morning drive west on 151…
Featured Farmer: Jaime Ortega, Natalie’s Garden and Greenhouse
For many farmers, working the land keeps them close to their family, even if that family lives thousands of miles away. Jaime Ortega moved to…
Tyrolean Sausage Links Old and New (recipe included)
Originally published in Madison Magazine, April 2014 One bittersweet aspect of writing is that I don’t know who, if anyone, reads what I write. I…
African & American Store Brings a Taste of Africa to Madison
The African & American Store on Madison’s east side exists almost by accident. “I wanted to leave New York City to raise my family, but…