Pączkis/Festival Foods
The day I’m typing this post is Fat Tuesday. And around Wisconsin, as you may well know, there is a culinary tradition in the crescendo to that day: the pączki. To be fair, this tradition has its statewide base outside the 715, rather in the heart of the 414: the Milwaukee area, where those of…
Read MoreValentine’s Day Makeup Challenge
Sweet Mango Rice/Thai Orchid
Fruity rice: perhaps not the first type of rice you would consider eating, but if you think about it, it makes a lot of sense. Oftentimes, you can order an Asian entrée with a sweet sauce of some sort; egg rolls will come with a sweet dipping sauce. Thus, combining rice with fruit can make…
Read MoreThe Disappearance of Sara Bushland
If you take some time and Google missing persons cases in your area or state, you might be blown away by the amount of unsolved missing person cases there actually is. We’re not talking about recent cases either. There are many cases years and decades old that are still unsolved to this day. And if…
Read MoreCheesecake Cones/Festival Foods
I was recently walking through Festival Foods, and passing the bakery, I gazed at the sweets, as I do pretty much every time. There was one thing that looked a little different among the usual items — a golden brown object, longer than wider. Instead of going on to the checkout, I stopped, turned back…
Read More2023 Nail Trends + Nail GIVEAWAY
Do you usually get the same nail color every time you go to the nail salon? Or have no idea what nail designs you should be asking for? This week we are discussing nail trends for 2023! I always love a good nail design and bonus points if its DIY. From the Hailey Bieber polish…
Read MoreLefse
Being the proud Norwegian-heritage Wisconsin that I am (for the record, 50% Norwegian), it’s about time that I review that staple of western Wisconsin Norse sweetness: lefse! If you happen to not be familiar with lefse — which means you likely recently moved to western Wisconsin from some place not in the Upper Midwest —…
Read More7 Ways To Stay Active This Winter
If you live where the temperature drops below 40 degrees, you know how difficult staying active in cold weather can be. It’s important to keep our bodies moving year-round. This week, I am sharing some fun activities you can try to out to stay active during these winter months. Snow Shoeing and Winter Hiking Snow…
Read MoreIs There a Bigfoot in These Woods?
It seems like everywhere you drive someone has a Bigfoot in their yard. Of course I’m talking about those metal or wood cutouts that make you do a double take every time you drive by. Or now there’s even Bigfoot swag and items you can purchase in stores. Posters, mini figurines, stuffed animals, golf club…
Read MoreSopapilla/Casa Margarita
On my tours of Mexican restaurants in the Eau Claire area, I have reviewed xangos and flan. Recently when ordering out from Casa Margarita on the account of my wife’s hankering for Mexican food, I decided to give the sopapilla a try. Simple, yet tasty, promised the description. Here it is: The toppings on the…
Read More