10/3/2023 0 Comments Wisconsin foodie list![]() ![]() Peruse this photo-rich, artfully written profile of cheddar, havarti and muenster makers, in fact, and you will want to rise from your chair to give them a standing ovation. The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin (University of Wisconsin Press)Ĭheesemakers have for too long been undervalued in our culture, and I'm so glad to see a book that gives them their due. A portion of the book's proceeds is being donated to the Friends of the Dane County Farmers' Market and the Family Farm Disaster Fund of Farm Aid. You can tell there's a trained cook behind the recipes dishes like Madison Market Steak Cobb Salad and Pear, Leek and Gruyere Turnovers have a gourmet, celebratory feel. This is a culinary and pictorial salute to the Dane County Farmers' Market by Madisonians Pam and Michael Druhan. Someday, with Reich's help, I'll be lounging on my new porch watching currants, gooseberries and cherries ripen right outside the window. The photos are glorious and the coverage is thorough. (Naturally, as a cook, my favorite was the culinary usage sections). It includes everything from design basics and planting consideration to pruning and pest control. Wanting to plant fruit trees next year but knowing next to nothing about it, I put a call out into the universe-and the universe answered with this lush guide by UW alumnus Lee Reich. Landscaping with Fruit (Storey Publishing)ĭue to a porch remodel happening at my house, I've had landscaping on my mind this season. Indeed, Richardson skillfully packs a lot into a little space, making this a good choice, in these penny-pinching times, for gift-giving or personal revolution. She also tells her own story of discovery, struggle and transformation. She clarifies the hows and whys behind the America's broken food system explores the barriers to, and benefits of, sustainable agriculture and offers a raft of ideas for private and political change. Former Madisonian Jill Richardson adds her voice to the swelling song of local-foods advocates in this call-to-action paperback. You have to work to change the laws, too. If you want sustainable agriculture in this country, it's not enough to shop at the farmers' market or join a CSA. The book is cultural history, environmental success story and family album all rolled into one. Just as arresting as the whiskered, leather-skinned fish are the spearers, decoy makers, caviar briners and volunteer shore patrollers-that is, the devotees whose passion runs as deep as the sturgeon themselves. Binkowski, and with dozens of arresting photos by the late Bob Rashid, the book chronicles the roller-coaster history of these aquatic wonders from prehistoric to contemporary times. Co-authored by UW Sea Grant Institute science writer Kathleen Schmitt Kline, DNR sturgeon biologist Ron Bruch and UW-Milwaukee scientist Frederick P. No, it's not a fantasy or science fiction tale it's the story of sturgeon in the Lake Winnebago region. Giant mythological creatures, obsessive scientists and an epic, century-long battle for survival. People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish (Wisconsin Historical Society Press) These titles are all food-related and published in 2009, and all have a Wisconsin connection. Thank goodness my husband likes to drive, because the freeway was a drag, while the reading was a treat. Most of the following are from the stack of books I caught up with while on a Thanksgiving trip to the Lone Star State. There's nothing like a drive across Texas to help you get through a reading list. ![]()
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