Posts by Luc
Sour Cream Raisin Pie/Norske Nook
This post is for Ï€ Day — March 14th. So, of course, I have to write about Ï€– er, I mean, pie. And, if I’m gonna write about pie, let’s go…
Read MoreCoffee Cake/Cabin Coffee
Guest blog time! For this edition of Dessert Valley, Wisconsin, I decided to lead with a few words from my fellow on-air personality, Dan Kasper, who you may know from…
Read MoreCinnamon Roll/Mom’s Kitchen
The first image you see when you go to the menu at the Mom’s Kitchen menu page on their website is a cinnamon roll. Having never made my way up…
Read MoreCheesecake Egg Rolls/Egg Rolls And More
One of my fellow DJs here at the Mid-West Family Eau Claire group of radio stations — Teri Ryan — told me a couple years ago about a friend of…
Read MoreConcha/La Norteñita
If you know where to look, there are little bakeries all over the Eau Claire area. By these, I refer to the ones that churn out muffins and loaves of…
Read MoreShakes/Chippewa Family Restaurant
Good ol’ comfort food. It’s something practically everyone likes, yet, the best type in a restaurant is often found in local establishments. You can probably think of several in the…
Read MoreCranberry Bar/Cottage Forged Baking
The wildly colored building on Cameron just easy of Clairemont has an interesting history. My first time there was in the summer of 2008 — not to eat or drink,…
Read MorePeanut Clusters/Star Line Candy Shoppe
There are a good number of local confectionaries; some have storefronts, some are online, and some…show up where they show up. Take my recent discovery while perusing The Local Store…
Read MoreFruitcake/Augusta Bakery
I had to have it. It’s the holiday season, after all. What dessert truly defines the lead-up to Christmas? Not necessarily in the realm of popularity, but in terms of…
Read MoreFiggy Tart/The Nostalgic Bean
We’re squarely in the 2023 holiday season; this meant that I wanted to see what was on the December Monthly Menu at The Nostalgic Bean in Altoona. The Christmas season…
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