I spent an exhilarating Sunday morning communing with about 50 yogis and the world's calmest infant at Pure Vida Yoga's "Yoga in the Park." I arrived feigning confidence, yanked the price tag off my mat and rolled it out over the grass under a pine tree in an inconspicuous spot in City Park. As I [...]
Month: September 2012
Just Don’t Tell My Mom
On Sunday I was in a position that most teenagers dream about: parents gone for the whole day and the house completely to myself. What would any teenager do in this situation? Spend the day baking bread, of course. Keenly aware of my mother's lifelong fear of yeast, I knew a recipe for bread would not be welcome [...]
The sweet taste of victory
If you're looking for a place to take out-of-town guests that doesn't involve beer, brats or cheese, hustle on over to Wilmar's Chocolates. The corner candy store smells like a holiday and looks like a Christmas Village collectible. You don't even have to buy anything to taste the house specialties, hand dipped truffles in various flavors [...]
It’s game day in Wisconsin
It's game day in Wisconsin and that means all over the state tailgaters like me are up early making last-minute preparations before heading to Lambeau. From Kenosha to Marinette and all the little towns in between, gently bathed racks of ribs, beer soaked brats, seasoned ground beef and marinated steaks all help build the pre-dawn excitement of [...]
If you give a Molly a cookie…
With the kitchen temperature hovering around 90 degrees and a humidity level that curled my eye lashes, I did what any self-respecting food blogger would do to celebrate the first day of school, I baked cookies. Before my life sped up and my metabolism slowed down, I used to bake cookies all the time. I [...]