My Madison Bistro

A couple of years ago I saw a thread on a message board about slow cookers. A number of women didn’t feel comfortable with leaving a slow cooker on all day unless they were at home. They felt a heated appliance that was turned on all day was a fire hazard. I have to admit, […]

This is perhaps a different way of eating leftover stir-fry for most of you – it certainly was for me. And you know what? It was really, really good. Though the main flavors of the original dish are kept intact, adding the cheese and flour tortilla changes it just enough that it feels like you’re […]

My freezer and I have a special relationship. Just yesterday I made a trip to the grocery store to pick up two items: half and half (I was almost out) and butter that was on sale. Since butter prices are now through the roof, it was worth the trip to that store to get butter […]

I love eggs, but I tend to appreciate them for what they can do, rather than for how they taste. They are just so darn versatile! In baking, eggs are used as a binder, they are used to provide structure, they are used to make sauces and custards, they are used as a thickening agent…the […]