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September 10, 2008

It is one of the great debates of our time that has never been fully settled: On that uniquely Midwestern concoction of starch and a thick binding gravy, do you call it hotdish or casserole? This issue flared up today in the comment thread at packergeeks with dissenting opinion falling along regional, ethnic and religious […]

August 28, 2008

One thing about us Iowans: we love us some chain restaurants.

August 22, 2008

No, it’s not a clever spin-off of this site, but it is a genius idea from the blog The Agitator. Bartender and man among men Jacob Grier posts on a method for infusing smokey bacon flavor into bourbon. And yes, this is now at the top of my to-do list.

According to a new study, Wisconsin continues to rank in the upper half of the country for adult obesity, but the good news is the rate of increase has slowed to less than a percent. From the Business Journal of Milwaukee:
More Wisconsin adults are obese now than a year ago, but residents of America’s Dairyland […]

March 2, 2008

The latest issue of Esquire magazine has a section on sandwiches featuring their picks for the best in the country. For me this is a little like a Playboy pictorial. (Sad but true.)
The leading contender for Most Worth the Risk of Heart Failure is this Italian breakfast sandwich created by Michael Symon, made with slices […]

November 2, 2006

Our latest shipment of summer sausage arrived this week from Kewaskum Frozen Foods, and it should be enough to last us through most of the remaining football season. Man, I loves me some summer sausage.
There are more than a few benefits to living in central Texas, namely the lack of winter; the whole place might […]