My Madison Bistro

This year, I’ve finally joined a Community Sponsored Agriculture (CSA). In the past, I usually started my search for one to join a bit too late, and they’d all be full. This year, on the other hand, I was ultra-prepared. In fact, I was the first person of the year to join my CSA. I’m […]

I never miss a chance to make croutons out of a stale baguette. In this case, the remaining wand of bread was so hard I could have used it as a baseball bat. Fought off an intruder. You get the idea. But, I was still able to cut slices of bread, which was all I […]

With the exception of the height of summer, I no longer have any excuse to not bake my own bread. I’ve baked this loaf a few times now, playing with the proportion of whole wheat to all purpose or bread flours, and I’ve found my own little nirvana when it comes to a regular loaf […]

Broccoli sprouts are my new favorite addition to my diet. I admit, I’ve been enjoying them regularly since last summer, when I learned about their extraordinary nutritional value. Well, and because I’ve always been a sprout person. Up to that point, my sprouts love affair was solely with alfalfa sprouts. These days, I’m more of […]