Driftless Appetite

Here’s Sunday morning breakfast: Nothing too exciting here, but tasty all the same.  The eggs are from Alisha, as in Alisha’s Best of Friends Pet Care.  They taste great, they’re cheap, and  I didn’t even know dogs laid eggs*!   The bacon is from Lois Federman.  If you live in the Midwest you have NO [...]

RECIPE 1 c. frozen strawberries (I use berries from Bures Berry Patch) 2 T. sugar a dash of salt 1/4 c. water 1 T. lime juice sparkling lime flavored water (I use Klarbrunn) Blend the ingredients above EXCEPT for the sparkling water then pour about 2-3 T. in each glass.  Pour sparkling over the strawberry [...]

I have been having a recurring dream in which I am all alone in the middle of a field of strawberries.  I eat and I eat and I swell up and turn red (like Violet in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory).  Then I wake up.  You might call it a nightmare, but I don’t.  I [...]

RECIPE Preheat oven to 350° 8 c. rhubarb 2 c. sugar Mix the above ingredients and spread evenly in a 9 x 13 inch pan. batter: 1/2  c. shortening 1 c. sugar 2 eggs 1 c. milk 1 tsp. vanilla 2 1/2 c flour 1/2 t. salt 2 tsp. baking powder Pour batter over macerated [...]

Something we should mention right from the beginning.  We live about an hour outside of Madison (the state capital and college town).  We love Madison and spend a good deal of our time there.  Madison is bound to come up on occasion when we talk about the Dane County Farmer’s Market, or L’Etoile, or the [...]

We (Leslie, Keith) love our new home in southwest Wisconsin.  We may not be on the cutting edge of any culinary tends, but we honestly believe there is not a better place to live on earth if you want fresh, diverse, locally produced food.  We wanted to create a place where we could discuss food [...]

Driftless Appetite The Blog name comes form the geological name for the region in which we live (The Driftless Area). Paleozoic Palate just didn’t sound right… Leslie I came to Wisconsin via Illinois via the Philippines.  Growing up on my grandparent’s farm I was spoiled with tropical fruits, indigenous vegetables, and freshly caught fish from [...]