Driftless Appetite

A few weeks ago, we wrote an article for the Wisconsin Cheese Talk blog.  We’re posting it here in case you missed it, and so we have a record of it on our site.  Enjoy:

Many people know Joe Burns as the cheesemaker behind the Fayette Creamery line of artisanal cheeses from Brunkow Cheese (a 111 year old dairy cooperative near Darlington).

At first, we knew him only as our new neighbor whose van smells deliciously of cheese, but we recently had the chance to try one of his new creations and we were bowled over!

Continue reading Brunkow Pavé Henri

Hi, remember me?   I used to have something to do with this blog too…

I’ve been traveling quite a bit for work and just been so busy that I haven’t been pulling my weight around here.  That doesn’t mean I haven’t been eating though.  A few weeks ago, Leslie wrote about a trip to the Mineral Point Farmers Market.  We bought an exquisite pork shoulder roast from Marr’s Valley View Farm and the next night we slow cooked it and served it with asparagus (from Bures Berry Patch). 

Doesn’t that pork look good enough to eat raw?  The asparagus too! (I actually did eat some of that raw.)  By the way, how great is Leslie’s new Sigma 50mm macro lens? 

  Continue reading Oven BBQ Pork

Last Saturday, Keith and I went to the first Mineral Point Market of the season.  The air was slightly cool and perfumed with lilacs and apple blossoms, the sun was shining, and everyone was glad to be  out of hibernation.  Our first stop was the Bures Berry Patch stand for their asparagus because they usually run out pretty fast.  Next was a nice challah bread from Bob and Mike.  I’ve never noticed before but they also carry cheesecakes and chocolate truffles (something I’ll have to try next time).  The BBQ sauce at Marr’s Valley View Farm caught my eye, Big Butz BBQ Sauce with cranberry so we bought a pint sized jar along with some pork shoulder.  I stopped by to chat with Claire of Lacey’s Lathers  and to smell some of her goats milk soaps and lotion bars while Keith made a beeline towards Mark’s table to get himself a cinnamon roll and a cherry croissant for me.  After that we admired some of Mike’s prize winning photos of Magic Light Photography.  Of course, one cannot miss the Shooting Star Farms  booth.  Rink and Jenny have the best vegetables.  We purchased some yu choy (on the far left of the pic), parsley, and ramps.  Rink informed me that he will have about 10 varieties of eggplant (my favorite fruit/vegetable) coming up this summer.  Our last stop was at the King’s Hill Farm table.  We bought some onions and an herb that was new to me called lovage.  It smelled a lot like celery.  Because of its name it has been used in many “love tonics” though it actually refers to the Latin name of where the herb first thrived (in Liguria, Italy).  Anyway, I’m going to use it when I make matzo ball soup later in the week.  Maybe Keith will finally fall in love with me!  Hey, anything can happen right?