My Madison Bistro

There are two kinds of brownie lovers in the world: those who love edges, and those who don’t. I fall into the latter category. And because of that trait of mine, I should have known better than to take an edge piece for my first bite of these brownies. I admit, at first bite, I […]

Most people ring in the New Year with a fancy-pants dinner and dessert. I am not most people. Sure, I’ve cooked the fancier dinners in previous years, or baked the fancy dessert, but this year, that all changed. Remember the French onion soup bowls I posted about on Christmas? Well, I had a hankering to […]

It’s funny how random recipes we try around the holidays end up part of the regular rotation. There are the old favorites, like shrimp dip and cheese & crackers, as well as newer items, like cranberry orange spread, my sister-in-law’s apple dip, my peppermint white truffles, and now this year’s chocolate peppermint cookies have been […]

The first time I ever poached fruit was when I followed a recipe of Nigella’s for poached peaches. They were very, very good (of course, I adore peaches, so that probably helped), but peeling the peaches is always a bit of a pain. I froze my poaching liquid, intent on making them again…but never did. […]