Food

American Cheese Revolution

Wisconsin is probably best known around the world for its dairy. Though few people know it, back in the mid 1800s Wisconsin farmers were not thinking much about cows. Most farms had a cow or two, most cheese was made on the farm as a way to help feed the family. If you want the […]

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Food

Cosmic Cakes

As I was writing this I was about to head home from the Bakehouse when a family pulled up next to my car. I was loading up to leave and they were arriving but for a minute or two we were basically sharing the same space. As they gathered up their whole group (three generations […]

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Food

The Creamery’s Cream Cheese

Our cream cheese, I know, is hardly anything new any more. We’ve been making it at the Creamery for over ten years now. But every time I taste it, I’m reminded how lucky I am to have it. While great cheese has become readily available all over the country, for whatever reasons, old style, hand-ladled, […]

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Food

Rozendal Wine Vinegars: 12-Year-Old Biodynamic Masterpieces from South Africa

These are truly one of the best new things I’ve tasted in a long time. I think that I first tried the Rozendal vinegars three years ago at a food show. Their exceptional flavor caught my attention right off, but I think the fact they’re flavored made me doubt myself. I tried them again the […]

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