Those tree whirlybirds can show up in unexpected locations. They start falling in the spring, and next thing you know, they’re several rooms into your house, having transported on your shoes. They’re still pretty cool, being whirlybirds and all. Unexpected location, pretty cool: that also describes Whirlybird Coffee Co. It’s a place where I found…

I was perusing Facebook one recent morning, and somehow I came across a post for Wild Flour Bakery in Chippewa Falls. I quick figured out that I had a midday window to make the drive over there — the options were looking good. And, were they ever — behold, the glazed donut I picked up…

Among the candy bars I grew up eating — the usual, like Snickers & Kit Kat & Twix, and the long-lost Summit bar — was Skor. My mom had a thing for the thin toffee-style candy bar, so those would occasionally find their way home. So, I have long had a taste for toffee. On…

Ever made a candy bar? Of all desserts, the candy bar seems among the most-challenging to re-create at home. You would think, given its ubiquity, that recipes should abound — and they do, but this is surely not the easiest thing to whip up for a post dinner treat this afternoon. So when, on a…