My Madison Bistro

Every summer, my family has what we like to call our “Jamaica Party.” Basically, we recreate the dishes and drinks we enjoyed during vacations in Jamaica. February-March is usually the time we would go on vacation, and because we don’t have Jamaica as a travel destination this year, we decided to just have another party […]

Can you call something an annual tradition if you’ve only done it twice? Well, I’m going to. Last year, my mom and I started a new tradition. The day after Thanksgiving, we would treat ourselves to a French toast breakfast made from brioche. After all of the hard work she puts into making the Thanksgiving […]

I’m always looking to put a spin on leftovers. When I was in college, I had a reputation in our apartment for packing up leftover food, putting it in the fridge, and promptly forgetting about it. On any given day, you could open our fridge and find my latest science experiment. I’m still not the […]

When I was in elementary school, we all looked forward to taco day for the school’s hot lunch program. The school tacos were not only edible, they were actually good. I still haven’t gotten over my love of tacos: they are easy to make, they are fast, just about everyone loves them, and the meat […]