Edible Wisconsin - gourmet articles

Wine And Tapas Party Is One More Fun Thing To Do In Wisconsin; Not Potluck - It's Gourmet Food!

Tagged with:

wine, wisconsin

Published May 25, 2010 at 7:06 a.m.

778981-wine-and-tapas-party-is-one-more-fun-thing-to-do-in-wisconsin--not-potluck---it-s-gourmet-food

Looking for more fun things to do in Wisconsin this summer? Here's something fun you can do anywhere, any time: hold a wine and tapas party. This past weekend, friends gathered at the roaming wine and tapas party held every few months in my neighborhood. Free a bunch of adults from the demands of young children for an evening, set out bottles of wine and a tapas selection of gourmet food and any hopes of seriousness go flying with the pigs. The adults were having fun! I also brought something my

Read

Post Talkback

Cranberries, Cranberries, Cranberries; Easy Chicken Recipe Goes Gourmet With Cranberry-Orange Sauce

Tagged with:

cranberries, wisconsin's

Published Feb. 4, 2010 at 6:46 p.m.

686351-cranberries--cranberries--cranberries--easy-chicken-recipe-goes-gourmet-with-cranberry-orange-sauce

The cranberry is Wisconsin's state fruit, and I've found a new way to devour them. Heat cranberry chutney with some orange juice and and a few seasonings and pour it over chicken or pork and that chicken or pork becomes a gourmet meal. Continue reading for the recipe and more ... Here's Cristie's intro to Edible Antics. Find the rest at http://food-fun.wisconsinfood.com/ ...

Read

Post Talkback

Wisconsinmade.com Post-Season Party Raises Spirits When Green Bay Packers Fumble

Tagged with:

green bay, spirits, wisconsin

Published Jan. 11, 2010 at 5:38 p.m.

674945-wisconsinmade-com-post-season-party-raises-spirits-when-green-bay-packers-fumble

How to find comfort when the Arizona Cardinals bump the Green Bay Packers out of the play-offs: gather with good friends to eat fine food. That's what we who are Wisconsinmade.com did last evening at the home of Linda Remeschatis, founder of our 10-year-old Internet company. The party was a celebration of the hard work we all did to get gourmet Wisconsin foods, books, art, music, crafts, and Wisconsin clothing to people across the country who value the high-quality products created by Wisconsin

Read

Post Talkback

Wisconsin Country Gourmet Gives German Stollen Recipe For Christmas

Tagged with:

chefs, wisconsin

Published Dec. 18, 2009 at 8:38 a.m.

647007-wisconsin-country-gourmet-gives-german-stollen-recipe-for-christmas

If anyone could take a stollen recipe and make edible bread out of it, it would be Marge Snyder and Suzanne Breckenridge, two Wisconsin gourmet chefs. If I followed their recipe for stollen, I reasoned, then I would find out if stollen is supposed to be dry, bland, and questionably tasteless. You see, over the years I've come to trust these two Wisconsin chefs. With guidance from their cookbook,The Wisconsin Country Gourmet, I can turn my ordinary food into impressive. These chefs take recipes

Read

Post Talkback

Recipe For Relaxation: Taking Time To Cook Gourmet Food And Saving Money Too

Tagged with:

dining, door county, wine, wisconsin

Published Nov. 4, 2009 at 7:49 a.m.

596297-recipe-for-relaxation--taking-time-to-cook-gourmet-food-and-saving-money-too

"The food you cook at home is better than the food you get a restaurant," asserted Kay ... The two of us were taking time to relax with my home-cooked gourmet meal. I'd bought the beef tenderloin on sale, so I was saving money too. With quiet music playing, candlelight on the dining room table, and a bottle of wine, Kay and I were pretending we were luxuriating at the White Gull Inn. The White Gull Inn is a famous Wisconsin restaurant on the Door County peninsula, and I'd prepared their recipe

Read

Post Talkback

Creative burgers, extras make Stack'd worth a stop

Published Oct. 26, 2009 at 9:09 a.m.

It seems that the culinary scene is undergoing a burger revolution of sorts, with media outlets pumping out articles on the hunt for the perfect burger, sliders cropping up on menus of restaurants large and small and a trend forming towards "gourmet" grass-fed beef. Stack'd, the burger bar at 170 S. 1st St., has found a winning combination of beef, beer and extras.

Read

Post Talkback

Take the Milwaukee Challenge: Butter burgers, Kopp's vs. Culver's

Published Oct. 25, 2009 at 4:10 p.m.

OnMilwaukee.com's ongoing "Take the Milwaukee Challenge" series takes on a plethora of locally-made products, everything from custard and coffee to wine and water (Milwaukee vs. Waukesha). This time 'round, we pit Milwaukee's beloved butter burger against the one offered by the Wisconsin-born Culver's fast food chain.

Read

Post Talkback

Milwaukee's best lunch buffet, 2009: Casablanca

Published Oct. 15, 2009 at 5:30 a.m.

This city is stuffed with hearty lunch buffets of many different ethnicities, but OnMilwaukee.com readers chose Casablanca, 728 E. Brady St., as their overall favorite.

Read

Post Talkback

Sanford still sets the standard for Milwaukee dining

Published Sept. 28, 2009 at 11:17 a.m.

After 20 years in business, Sanford -- the restaurant operated by Sanford D'Amato and his wife Angie at 1547 N. Jackson St. -- still offers a nearly flawless dining experience. The service, atmosphere and food are impeccable. There is no glory in being "seen" at Sanford; the payoff is getting to spend an evening eating, drinking, and enjoying the art of fine dining. People who dine at Sanford truly appreciate what the restaurant brings to the table.

Read

Post Talkback

Uncorked: How to throw a killer wine party

Published Sept. 26, 2009 at 2:54 p.m.

Hosting a group of people who really enjoy wine or want to learn more about wine can be an incredible time. There are, however, a lot of decisions that go into planning such an event. Will it be formal or casual? Will you cook yourself, hire a caterer or ask guests to pitch in by bringing dishes? Collaborating with your guests or keeping the menu smart and relatively easy are two strong options.