The Gifts of Gathering
The food at family gatherings is at once staple and symbol. It communicates both diversity and unity. It reminds us who we are and that we belong.
Terese Allen
June 15, 2012
The food at family gatherings is at once staple and symbol. It communicates both diversity and unity. It reminds us who we are and that we belong.
It’s been said that we eat with our eyes. Particularly in spring, I would venture to add. As the snow melts, the world goes flat and drab. That’s when we
Maple syrup: It’s a deeply beloved indigenous ingredient that permeates our history, seasons our cooking and shapes our cultural psyche.
Long live the book! Terese Allen gives us a run-down of the food-related books by Wisconsin writers published in 2011.
We may be closed-off during the long northern winter, but in the kitchen, our taste buds roam free.
Taste and smell are intricately related. When something smells good, it makes us hungry, and it adds to the pleasure of eating. Some aromas whet our appetites like no others;
What’s in season this month? What should I do with that fennel I bought at the farmers market? Who are the people who grow my food? If you’ve ever wished
Have you ever wondered how cream puffs gained fame in Wisconsin? Do you think to yourself, “What’s huitlacoche and where did it come from?” Are you curious about such topics
Shopping at the farmers market can be a contact sport. I don’t mean with the jostling crowds; I mean with the fruits and vegetables themselves. All that color and heft
I keep trying to like winter. As a Wisconsin native, I’m supposed to laugh in the face of bitter temperatures and dagger-like winds. I’m supposed to delight in cross-country skiing,
Is there anyone who appreciates spring more than a Northerner? Not likely. Who could possibly feel any giddier about the fact that winter is over? Gone, finally, is the huddle-before-the-hearth
If you think Wisconsin cooks have a get-it-while-you-can attitude in summer, you should see us in fall. As the mercury sinks, appetites rise—and so does the compulsion to roast, braise