Living - Nov. 5, 2009
Butter that isn't butter
Prompted by co-workers hoping to try something sweet, I made an apple pumpkin butter the other night and am pleasantly surprised to report the result was delicious without any arduous milking or churning.
Tags: pumpkin apple butter, apple butter, fruit butters, pumpkin, fall season, baking, cooking, canning, preserves

Dining - Oct. 28, 2009
From Oma's kitchen: Kipfels
For my great-grandmother's 96th birthday, I wanted to give her something special. So I tried my hand at one of her specialties: Salzkipfel.
Tags: kipfels, baking

Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 24, 2009
Cooking up community through cupcakes
One part culinary creativity, one part an introduction and tribute to great local businesses, Iron Cupcake: Milwaukee presents attendees with a world of flavor and a sense of community.
Tags: iron cupcake milwaukee, sandy ploy, jeff reinke, moct bar, cupcakes, sex and the city, baking, bakers, nobody puts cupcakes in the corner, milwaukee cupcake queen

Living - Nov. 18, 2008
It's cold. Now what?
I've brought in the last of my plants and herbs from the yard; I've dug out my ugly fleece blankets that keep me warm while watching TV; I'm considering that janky plastic wrap stuff for my ancient and far-from-air-tight windows. It's cold out. And it's going to stay that way for longer than I'd prefer to calculate right now.
Tags: polish falcon, bowling, bingo, comet cafe, mixtape club, book club, baking

Dining - March 23, 2008
Straight talk on how to best bake your Palermo’s pizza
To coincide with our report on Palermo's pizza today, here is some talk on how to best bake a frozen pizza and remove some of its grease.
Tags: Palermo's, frozen pizza, Primo Thin, grease, baking