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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?…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…