My Madison Bistro

I’m sore. On Saturday, my mom and I planted the majority of my garden and container pots. I had done the raspberry bushes a few weeks prior, and my mom gave me a potted blueberry plant earlier in the month, but the majority of the work remained: flowers and herbs. The weather was iffy for […]

I’m more than ready for warmer weather, but Mother Nature doesn’t seem quite ready to fulfill that wish. Needing to find a way to bridge the gap between using my oven and enjoying more summer-like fare, I nearly jumped for joy when I spotted this recipe duo. I could handle baking breaded chicken in the […]

This week, I decided to start things off with a simple dessert designed to last all week. This recipe is simple, easy, and inexpensive to make as it utilizes ingredients that many of us already have on hand. Perfect. I’ve made simple cakes like this before and I remembered their penchant for drying out if […]

I adore these little cakes. The original recipe built on lemon curd by turning it into individual-sized cakes, perfect for a dinner party. But this time, I wanted a dessert that hinted of the magic of summer. I wanted the same freshness that citrus always seems to impart, but I also wanted an explosion of […]