Driftless Appetite

The contest is over and we have our winners.  And remember, even if you’re not one of the lucky winners, the Kickapoo Country Fair is a great event and I hope you all attend.

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(In honor of the return of Futurama to the airwaves) Good news, everyone!

Coming up on the 24th-25th of July is the 7th annual Kickapoo Country Fair.  The KCF is an organic food festival in LaFagre, WI .  We’ve not been before, but they have music, food, farm tours, Michael Perry, and more.

The festival is put together by Organic Valley, a dairy cooperative that started way back in 1988 (when you’re talking organic agriculture, that’s practically paleolithic).  I’m a fan of Organic Valley, they are a perfect example of how you can be big and sustainable.  And big they are; Organic Valley is the largest organic coop in the country.

Our favorite Organic Valley product (2% milk), Kickapoo Country Fair tickets, & our favorite companion to Organic Valley milk (strawberry-rhubarb pie)   

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Thank you everyone for entering.  It was entertaining to read everyone’s choices for their last meal.  I cannot believe we forgot to add desserts!  So it would have to be 2 servings of crepes with fresh strawberries and dulce de leche (see column 1, row 8 of the Tuscany food collage) for me.  Keith’s dessert and his probable cause of death would be a 55 gallon drum of Organic Valley chocolate milk (Keith says “But what a way to go!”).

Ok, I know I need to get to the winner.  Using a random drawing, a winner was selected from the comment pool and the proud new owner of a 2010 Cooks’ Woods maple syrup is…..Jenny.  Congratulations!

Stay tuned.  We will have more contests coming up soon.

 Thank you to our maybe 10 readers out there!  We have had a lot of fun blogging and obsessing about food in Wisconsin so far.  There is one more year on our bluehost account so I guess we will have to keep on going!  As a special thanks we will be giving away one pint of Cooks’ Woods Maple syrup, one of the last ones this year, to a special reader (US only).  All you have to do is let us know  (1) what your last meal would be or (2) your favorite way to enjoy maple syrup.  The lucky winner will be randomly chosen. 

(1)  My last meal would have to be a bowl of hot, perfectly steamed jasmine rice with a fried egg on top (a little crunchy around the edges and the yolk just barely oozing out), a teaspoonful of bagoong (fermented anchovy paste), and a side of sliced tomatoes (no seeds).

(2)  I love a thick challah french toast drowned in maple syrup!

(1)  Keith: My last meal, margherita con salame pizza from Cafe Porta Alba.

(2)  I think pancakes, especially Leslie’s red velvet pancakes, are the best accompaniment to maple syrup.

We can’t wait to hear yours.  I’m expecting at least 10 comments