Edible Antics - Having Fun With Food
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Located Madison, Wisconsin USA
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Cooking up the good life with gourmet food, kids, and fun things to do in Wisconsin.
Latest Blog Posts
- A Wisconsin Gourmet Thanksgiving Dessert: Apple Mincemeat Pie on Nov 25, 2009 in Desserts Holidays Party Foods
One camp wants mincemeat pie and the other cries, "No, not mincemeat, apple!" But you the chef wants to bake only one extra pie, (you've alreaady got a pumpkin in the oven). Going beyond compromise, this pie recipe goes a step further in luxurious fl...
- Wisconsin Woman Ignores Holiday Decorations And Hunting Season To Play In Woods And Cook Acorn Squash Bisque on Nov 23, 2009 in Holidays Vegetable Side-dishes
I stumbled upon a recipe for acorn squash bisque in the Wisconsin Country Gourmet cookbook. Thinking someone besides myself may have an excess of squash or perhaps want to serve soup on Thanksgiving I decided to give it my all and sweat leeks. Read m...
- Wisconsin Bed And Breakfast Turns The Old Into Elegant And I Make An Elegant Dessert From An Old Squash on Nov 21, 2009 in Breakfast Food Desserts Healthy Foods
The Westby House Victorian Inn is a re-touched picture of what life used to be. And if the Westby House can make something old look so appealing, then I can too. I borrowed the Westby House's recipe for Pumpkin Walnut Crisp, substituted that old hubb...
- Celebrate Thanksgiving With Cheap Entertainment: Silly Party Games With Squash on Nov 18, 2009
Today, I celebrate Thanksgiving in a more relaxed style. The dress-code is casual, the table child-proofed, and if the kids are well-washed, well, that's good enough. The meal is thoroughly enjoyed, but it is hardly the day's entertainment. I need ch...
- Pie Dough Pleasures And Passions: Passing Down Holiday Traditions To Children on Nov 16, 2009 in Desserts Food Fun With Kids Food Philosophy Holidays
My aunt's daughter-in-law gave me a recipe called "Fool-proof pie dough", and it is fool-proof, -always easy to work with, always bakes up flaky and light. I've since tried other pie dough recipes and can understand why pie dough has a bad reputation...
- Home-spun, Wisconsin Tips About Cooking and Baking Pumpkin Pies on Nov 13, 2009 in Cooking Tips Desserts Food Fun With Kids Holidays Party Foods
These cooking tips introduce Helen's recipe for pumpkin pie in her cookbook: Farm Recipes and Food Secretes from the Norske Nook: The Midwest's #1 Roadside Cafe. I prepared Helen's recipe for pumpkin pie filling when my daughter and I embarked on a c...
- Recipe For Tuna Casserole - A Classic American Food Made In Classic American-Diner Style on Nov 11, 2009 in Comfort Foods Food Fun With Kids
Last night I made The Blue Plate Diner's recipe for tuna casserole. Because it was different, my children were initially skeptical, but after the first bite they showed such happy enthusiasm, that I felt a little sad for my mother's tuna casserole re...
