My Madison Bistro

Cupcakes are a favorite sweet treat of mine, but I’ve often shied away from making them because all of my recipes yield at least a dozen little cakes, if not more. I’d find myself purchasing the bakery cupcakes from the grocery store and cringing when I looked at the ingredient list (partially hydrogenated shortening, anyone?). […]

This is another “old” picture taken from about a year ago (I’m still in the midst of my Sons of Anarchy Obsession). These cranberries are a fun little treat, and since you can only buy fresh cranberries for a short time each year, I figured now was the time to post about them. I love […]

Did you know there are only five states in the US that grow cranberries? Besides my homestate, Wisconsin, cranberries are grown in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and Oregon. Because cranberries are native to Wisconsin, I’m able to get local cranberries every year. For the holidays last year, I wanted to try something new in my […]

These cookies are a holiday staple in my family, though I always wish to have them more often. I generally refrain, however, from baking them more than once a year, so they retain their holiday magic. They are so darn tasty that my aunt had to hide them in the trunk of her car to […]