You scream, I scream, we all scream for…juice!
My partner is embarking on a health-inspired juice fast. (I am not. Who has ever heard of bacon juice? Yeah, my point exactly.) We watched a documentary called Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead which tells the story of a fat, sick (and very rich) Australian guy who basically cures a chronic...
Greek-out at Plaka Taverna
Remember Cleveland’s? Well, it’s still here in spirit, and its menu (and owner) is still at the same place in what is now Plaka Taverna. Plaka offers Cleveland’s hearty egg breakfasts plus a selection of Greek favorites from owner Telly Fatsis’ mother’s arsenal. The “Rock the Casbah” scramble with fragrant...
Goat to it
Goat’s-milk-ice-cream-with-Scharffen-Berger, where have you been all my life? It ain’t pretty, but tonight I unbuttoned my pants, warmed up a place on the couch and dug into this: a Laloo’s Deep Chocolate ice cream sundae topped with raspberry jam (made from scratch with fresh raspberries by a fellow MATC ACF...
Cottage Cafe does greasy spoon right.
I love diners where the food is greasy-good and the waitresses are good-bad. You know what I mean. Those gruff, smoker-voiced servers that give you a little lip with your service, godblessum. Look no further than Cottage Cafe. Tucked off of Cottage Grove Road near an unassuming laundry mat you’ll...
Sorta Sorrel Spanakopita
I love cool weather and I love cool-weather loving greens. Lemony sorrel is such a delight — do get your hands on some if you ever have the opportunity. I incorporated it into a traditional-style spanakopita, a Greek spinach pie with feta, along with some peppery arugula for a slightly...
WisconSINISTER Poutine
I belly flop between trying to cook healthy, seasonal dishes (often of the vegetarian or vegan persuasion) and my other half that loves good old meat and potatoes. Anything in a natural casing gets bonus points. It was no surprise then, when I moved to Wisconsin several years ago from...
Gimme Mo’ Faux Sho
I went to the Willy Street Co-Op today to shop for jambalaya ingredients and I stumbled across three new wonderful meat substitutes! My trip to the freezer aisle was rather productive, where ran across a new faux meat (endorsed by Orprah, for what it’s worth) called Gardein, which I heard...
Flash in the pan becomes household staple
I was reading my horoscope the other day, and credible or not, I’ve decided that I’m about as Sagittarian as they come – volatile, routine-phobic, hot in…the kitchen. And then there’s my dear Taurus, who knows a good thing when she sees it and sticks with it. This is something...
Buffalo Mac n’ Cheese
This is “buffalo” in two senses — I use buffalo mozzarella and buffalo sauce. I’ve always liked the combination of blue cheese and hot wings, so I decided to make a mac n’ cheese heavily studded with gorgonzola and bathed in the kicky goodness of homemade buffalo sauce, cooled by...
My new favorite comfort food
With the exception of last Tuesday, I’ve been hitting up the Eastside Madison farmer’s market off of Ingersoll and Willy every week. It’s great to browse and select what grabs you in the moment. (By the way, if you go, you MUST come home with some tomatoes from Young Earth...