Let other Oktoberfests celebrate with fancy steins and thick pretzels. Here in Wisconsin, nothing says Oktoberfest like deep-fried cheese curds. In Appleton, where more than 100,000 people jammed College Avenue for the annual Oktoberfest, (celebrated with good ole Midwestern German stubbornness in September) almost every food stand listed cheese curds on its menu. Unique to [...]
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Partied in Morocco, woke up with a tattoo
We walked five blocks north Saturday night and disappeared into a Moroccan themed party that encouraged us to taste the elegance of saffron and to send bright wishes into the sky. When you're toasting lasting friendship, we've found it's best to lean in. Our Gourmet Club gets a together a couple of times a year [...]
Tips from a not-so-starving artist (A guest post from Katherine)
I first started budgeting when I was five-years-old, courtesy of a heavy metal lockbox hidden under my bed -- a tad dramatic perhaps, since the safe held 12 two dollar bills and a Barnes and Noble gift card, but it was my start. I have always loved math and budgeting, possibly because I knew early on I wanted [...]
Sweet teeth, hot treats and the grateful mother of invention
A couple of throbbing sweet teeth and a house that hasn't seen a proper bowl of ice cream all summer gave rise to a delicious battle Saturday night and the winners and still the champs turned out to be two innocent spectators, Katherine and me.If Plato did say that necessity is the mother of invention, [...]
Rhubarb Torte and a perennial friendship
Rhubarb grows like a genuine friendship, perennially, wildly and occasionally untended. I made this discovery this weekend when I popped in to see my friend Jeannie, the obedient girl assigned to welcome me to the St. Therese second grade classroom more than 40 years ago. Though chunks of time sometimes pass between our visits, we still [...]