Everything Bagel

Leslie has been on a tagine cooking kick recently.  Lots of meat, lots of vegetables, not so many carbs.  It’s not really working for me though.  Keith without carbs is not someone you want to know.  At work yesterday the deprivation finally became too much and I was hit with a craving for bagels.  Bad.  But I [...]

A Fine Day in the Driftless Area

Hello all, let me tell you about our idea of a well spent Saturday in the Driftless Area.  Our first ”must do” was a walk over to Cafe Ellie to get a cup of latte (a pumpkin spice one for me) made with Kickapoo coffee.  Then we made quick stop at a Little Free Library to drop off a book [...]

Kusaka: Under the Sun

Great news there is now a Japanese restaurant in Mineral Point.  Hiroko and Chris Messer have recently opened Kusaka, meaning “under the sun”, named after Hiroko’s grandmother.  The couple made a big move from Sendai, Japan (where an earthquake triggered tsunami caused much devastation last year) to Dodgeville.  Now closer to Chris’ side of the family, [...]