05/22/2013 - For Wisconsin-style BBQ,
Just Add Beer
As the spring rains subsided and temperatures warmed up this week, we finally got all our growing fields planted here on the farm. This weekend, we’ll celebrate by firing up the grill!

05/15/2013 - Warm Rhubarb Caramel Cake
What do you do when you crave spring flavors on a cold and damp spring night? Eat your rhubarb warm around the woodstove!

05/08/2013 - Celebrate the Multi-purpose Emu
Have you ever seen an emu? If so, a distinct image probably jumps to mind: a curious, flightless bird towering at 5 to 6 feet tall.

05/01/2013 - 3 Fresh Ways to Chop Your Food Budget
Clip coupons. Shop sales. Stock up. While everyone seeks ways to save on food costs, most "tips” sound like a stale rerun, repeating the same conventional knowledge over and over.

04/24/2013 - Step-by-step Pizza
Pizza. It’s one of America’s favorite dishes, served thin crust, deep dish, round, square and even all-out gourmet, topped with ingredients like sliced grilled pears and gorgonzola cheese.

04/17/2013 - 4 Tips for Tempering Chocolate
Despite Lisa’s love of baking and her perpetual sweet tooth, one sugary culinary mystery always perplexes her: melting chocolate.

04/10/2013 - Make Your Own Lumpia with Sweet-and-Sour Sauce
As Lisa brought out her first batch of lumpia, a Filipino appetizer, this week and placed them in front of our son, Liam, his mouth watered over the piping-hot delicacies and he made a rather astute observation about restaurant dining.

04/03/2013 - Crispy Fries: Use up Last Year's Potato Harvest
We thought we ate through last year's entire potato crop. We started fantasizing over those first new Red Norlands to come in early summer, but then we found another bag of last fall's Yukon Golds in the root cellar starting to sprout.

03/27/2013 - Capt'n Kevin's Fish Tacos
One of the highlights of our trip to the Florida Keys was our first-ever “catch-and-cook” experience with Captain Kevin Johnsen's Florida Keys Reel Adventures. As promised, we wanted to provide you with the opportunity to savor fresh catch of your own, and Capt'n Kevin's Fish Taco recipe below is just the ticket.

03/20/2013 - Ocean-to-Table Dining at Castaway
At some seafood restaurants, the “fresh catch” might come from hundreds of miles away or arrive frozen (or even mislabeled), but at Castaway Waterfront Restaurant and Sushi Bar in Marathon, Fla., avid spear fisherman John Mirabella serves up the catch he spears during his deep-sea dives.