My Madison Bistro

A couple of years ago, I had a craving for a hot fudge sundae. But not any old hot fudge sundae, you see, I had to have ice cream topped with my mom’s hot fudge. I *kind of* remembered the ingredients and amounts, but not really. What I definitely knew was that my mom’s recipe […]

I was flipping through old issues of Bon Appetit when I spied a colorful, playful looking green cupcake topped with a mound of icing. To say it looked delicious was a gross understatement. But would it really taste as good as it looked? Only one way to find out. . . Frankly, I think it’s […]

My grandma is quite proud of her pies. In fact, she probably makes the best pie in several area towns, if not more. She still makes her crust from scratch, though she did give up using lard. A shame, if you ask me, but it’s pretty difficult these days to track down lard. It’s certainly […]

Is there one kind of cookie that you’ll throw your diet out the window for? Or no matter how full you are, you simply cannot resist? For me, it’s white chocolate macadamia nut cookies. The funny thing is that for years, I didn’t care for them all that much. My mom, however, has always loved […]