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What geeks eat... What geeks eat... Vanessa writes a food blog about foraging, cooking, eating, and thinking in Wisconsin. 
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demi-glace debacle?a tale of a broken heart
2008-02-17 22:42:00 I got nothing for you…actually nothing but a broken heart and a stock pot of burnt beef demi-glace. Oh yeh, I said burnt, charred beef demi-glace. If you read my post at Accidental Hedonist over the weekend you’ll know that I made an exquisite batch of beef stroganoff from oxtail. After I picked the ... More About: Heart , Broken , Tale , Demi , Broken Heart
Yes we can
2008-02-16 05:41:00 What does politics have to do with food? Everything. For instance, our agricultural policy impacts international trade, food and nutrition assistance programs for the poor and elderly, environmental preservation, food safety, and the well-being of rural communities. The Farm Bill includes billions of dollars of subsidies that often go to huge mega-farms, not farmers. Here ...
Snicker your doodle a muffin
2008-02-14 00:03:00 There are people who do not care for chocolate. I know, I know…it is hard to comprehend, but I’ve heard stories on the internets and I’ve been told that they’re for reals. Those people have suffered long enough and they too deserve special treats that scream love from their flavorful, buttery crumbles. So if you ... More About: Muffin , Doodle
Monday night blues buster?udon
2008-02-12 04:44:00 Another frigid evening with the forecast for more snow…today I saw dump trucks and end loaders all over town clearing out old snow to make room for new. What’s a girl to do? Hop a jet to a warmer climate…nah, that’s not my speed. I just head into the kitchen and crank out some kick-ass ... More About: Blues , Buster , Night , Monday
Pasta carbonara
2008-02-09 15:18:00 Thanks for all the get well wishes. This head-cold continues to kick my butt and make life miserable. It’s times like this that I truly appreciate simple food like pasta carbonara. Authentic carbonara should be made with guanciale, a pork cheek that is rubbed with salt and pepper and cured for three weeks. But since ... More About: Pasta
A big fat super tuesday burrito
2008-02-06 03:21:00 This is day 3 of my big fat head-cold. I’m embedded on the couch with all the crucial necessities at hand…tissues, a quart jar of fuzzy water on ice, remote, 2 telephones, laptop, and the penguin hat. What? You mean you don’t wear a penguin hat when you’re sick? Well you should…it really helps. Actually, ... More About: Super , Tuesday , Super Tuesday
End of the month round-up, part one?pastries, bread, and cookies
2008-01-30 03:53:00 The canolli came from Fraboni’s and it was a mid-afternoon snack that follwed a Fraboni’s crazy-tasty sandwich called The Otto…I swear that sandwich is so good it defies logic…of course it’s filled with porky products. The canolli, consumed with a double espresso was heavenly…sweet, creamy, crunchy…mmmm! Snickerdoodles have to be my all-time favorite cookie in ... More About: Round Up , Cookies , Pastries , Bread , Part
Ebony and ivory?a cheesy delight
2008-01-26 07:26:00 It’s all about juxtaposition…without it life would be such a drag, and we can’t have that, can we? I was browsing Dorie Greenspan’s book…thinking about cheesecake and how I love cheesecake filling but I find the crust to be nothing short of inspid. I also detest the springform pan…a special, hellish pan manufactured to ensure ... More About: Ivory , Ebony , Delight
More liquid love?black bean soup
2008-01-22 03:35:00 I don’t know if you’ve noticed but it’s been pretty damn cold here in Wisconsin. Top it off with a day of moderate snowfall and you’ve got an extreme Monday…it seemed to go on forever. Since I was out and about this afternoon I stopped by La Mestiza, a great little Mexican joint, and picked ... More About: Love , Black , Bean , Soup , Liquid
More tongue
2008-01-19 12:27:00 Check out my post over at Accidental Hedonist, it’s about beef tongue. That sandwich is a classic combination of beef and cheese. As I researched beef tongue I discovered that it’s used in cuisines all over the world, including asian cuisine. This sandwich wrap was supposed to be a riff on the classic Thai ... More About: Tongue
Buttermilk veggie soup
2008-01-16 05:08:00 January is such a long month. Snow is constantly falling from the sky, it’s cold and crunchy outside, and hot, dry, and stuffy, inside, and I have a slight case of the sniffles…nothing big, but really, I’m sure I’ll feel much better if I just sleep through the rest of the month. I’ve been serving ... More About: Soup
Try a little tenderness?pork roast with vinegar & bay leaves
2008-01-12 14:38:00 Otis Redding was 26 when he died on December 10, 1967. He was on his way to Madison with his band the Bar-Kays when his small plane crashed into the cold water of Lake Monona. Otis and 6 others died in the crash. It’s merely a sick twist of fate that his opening act for ... More About: Pork , Vinegar , Roast , Leaves , Tender
Obama dumplings
2008-01-09 03:08:00 Last year, around this time, I attempted to make soup dumplings…I’ve since dubbed them my “George Bush dumplings” because they were such a miserable failure. I was craving the porky/gingery delight so I figured I might as well try again. Since I’ve decided to follow recipes and I checked Barbara Tropp’s book, The Modern Art ... More About: Obama
Rollin? and tumblin?
2008-01-01 22:11:00 I’m a planner, I admit it. I like to write lists, think about the future and concoct ways to be more organized, live a lusher life, or just have more time to do what I want. I think its hard to admit that I don’t control absolutely everything in my realm. But of course I ...
Soup?liquid love
2007-12-30 03:35:00 Soup is all I want right now. I made a big batch of chicken noodle soup for the men and curried rice and vegetable soup for me and I’m content to eat it twice a day. Toast is also quite appealing, as is ginger ale over ice. Thank god we’re all on winter holiday and ... More About: Love , Soup , Liquid
Merry Christmas
2007-12-25 18:47:00 We’ve been sick with a dreadful bout of flu for the past 2 days. I went down first, followed 12 hours later by GH. Luckily, Christmas isn’t a big deal around here. We’ll pull ourselves together and go see a movie with the boys and then perhaps dinner at our favorite Indian restaurant. I’ve always ... More About: Merry Christmas , Merry
Fideo killed the radio star
2007-12-20 00:38:00 The food blogosphere seems to be totally about cookies right now. I get it because I’ve been busy baking my own but right now I don’t feel compelled to contribute to the glut of cookie recipes. Instead I’ll offer you something quick, easy, economical, and deeply satisfying. According to Wikipedia, fideo is the spanish word for ... More About: Radio , Star , Killed
When in doubt, stuff it
2007-12-18 02:18:00 When I ordered a leg of lamb from Eric and Carrie Johnson they asked me if I wanted it boneless and I said no; I always prefer my meat roasted with its bone in as it increases the flavor of the final product. But that’s just my stock answer, actually I had no idea how ... More About: Stuff , Wisconsin , Local , Doubt
French yogurt cake with apples and vanilla mascarpone
2007-12-14 23:35:00 It is that time of the year when darkness settles down around us so early in the afternoon that it seems like a cruel joke. 4:30 rolls around and I’m ready to snuggle into a spot on the couch with a glass of red wine, the fireplace on, and a good book to read. Can’t ... More About: French , Cake , Local , Apples , Yogurt
S?more me to my soul
2007-12-11 23:56:00 Lucky us, we got a snow day today. I guess if you grew up in the city or in a balmy part of the world you might not have experienced the pleasures of a snow day. But I’m sure you can imagine…a day just like every other day, filled with appointments, to-do lists, and obligations, ... More About: Soul , My Soul
Pork?s best friend: parsley and red cabbage citrus salad
2007-12-09 22:52:00 Pork is always a delight. It could easily be served with a side of pork and it would still retain it’s allure. But because it is necessary to eat a balanced meal now and again, I have devised a simple winter salad to accompany anything pork. In this case it’s keeping company with a perfect ... More About: Friend , Salad , Pork , Cabbage , Citrus
Better than store bought?marshmallows
2007-12-06 00:05:00 My favorite sweet from See’s Candies is a dark chocolate scotch mallow; a layer of caramel and a layer of marshmallow all enrobed in dark chocolate. It is divine. We’ve (Dexter and I) often wondered what it takes to make marshmallows. I knew it was possible but I just hadn’t gotten around to looking into ... More About: Store , Allo
Totally naked baby, totally nude
2007-12-02 18:52:00 Let me clarify my position on potatoes…I adore them! However, I do not love mashed potatoes. I know, I know, you’re shaking your head right now and muttering “what is not to love?”. I can understand that, I get that salt, butter, and cream are an admirable and compelling addition to the common potato. But, ... More About: Baby , Local
That?s Liza?with a Z
2007-11-25 23:27:00 There is a bar cookie called Hello Dolly…where did that name come from? One of my favorite food blogs is the Homesick Texan, and she makes a Hello Dolly bar that I used for inspiration here…anything the Homesick Texan makes is worthy of eating. However, I cannot abide by the graham cracker crumb crust…it’s just ...
Circles of heaven
2007-11-21 02:44:00 These toffees from Nilda’s Chocolates win the prize for absolute perfection in the category of chocolatey sweetness. Do you love toffee? I do so, so, so much. A perfect toffee resists, just ever so slightly, when your teeth crash into it. Then it crumbles into shards of buttery sweetness. Nilda’s toffee is just right…not too ... More About: Heaven
A love supreme?carnitas
2007-11-13 02:56:00 I’m convinced that a good carnitas burrito can’t be found anywhere in this state. Except, in my kitchen. Now settle down folks, no shoving…there just isn’t enough to go around and I’ve called dibs on the last, small little pile of carnitas that’s left. The good news is it’s not difficult to make yourself. In ... More About: Love , Supreme
Madeleine?deceptive and addictive
2007-11-06 23:43:00 I passed 46 years on this earth before I ate a madeleine. Oh, such a sorrowful waste of time. Since I purchased Dorie Greenspan’s Baking book this summer I make them often and I always double the recipe…they are that popular around here. The deceptive aspect of a madeleine is that it looks so chic, ... More About: Madeleine , Addict
Mushroom galette
2007-11-04 04:06:00 Yesterday as I drove the boys to school I noticed a thin scrim of ice on the pond across the road, and the hills and the fields were frosted white. Today, at the season’s last Westside Community Market, I picked up some gorgeous shitakes, cranberries, romanesco, and keepsake apples. Although I’ll miss the friendly faces ... More About: Mushroom , Local
End of the month round-up
2007-10-31 01:33:00 I’ll admit it, I’m happy to see this month recede. Don’t get me wrong, I usually adore October, brisk chilly mornings, sun drenched indian summer afternoons, leaves turning brilliant reds, blues, and oranges, and good food to eat. But my cooking hasn’t been that interesting and there was this, which seems to be lingering to ... More About: Round Up , Local , Round , Month , Mont
Apple upside down mistake
More articles from this author:2007-10-28 01:54:00 I’ve always been a pie person, and I still am. But now I get the cake thing. Its moist, fluffy yet dense crumb, its buttery and sweet notes play so well with coffee…and then there’s cake batter…oh food substance of the gods. I love, love, love cake batter. Is it possible to have a cake ... More About: Apple , Upside , Mista 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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