When Life Gives Us Lemons………. We Make Lemon Fudge! I truly hope this post finds all of you safe and healthy on this, the day after Easter! Here in Wisconsin, we were treated to a White Easter. 🙁 I do remember a few Easter Sundays over the years that have been more wintery than summery, but none […]
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If you have ever been involved in the dairy farming business, you have probably heard about World Dairy Expo which is held in Madison, Wisconsin every year. It’s where elite dairy cows bring their farm families to compete for tops in their breed and even top cow over ALL breeds! (This year’s Supreme Champion, Delilah, is a […]
One of my favorite avenues of fudge sales is craft shows- not a big surprise, right? In fact, the main reason I started making fudge was so that I could participate in craft shows! I love talking to people, and we had just moved back home to be closer to family. Everyone was talking about an upcoming craft […]
I was listening to talk radio today while driving home from a long weekend of fun with kids and grandkids in family heaven, a/k/a Wisconsin Dells. The topic of the radio program was marketing, and an expert asked the question, “Why Do We Do What We Do”? Hmmm……… You know, our days are so busy […]
As I write this post, it is finally a beautiful Spring day in Western Wisconsin (Coon Valley to be exact). Everyone is smiling- it’s been a VERY long winter! So…. our thoughts are turning to all things summer, and for me, to summer candy things, especially! One candy that just screams summer to me is […]
After hundreds and hundreds of hours of fudge-making over the past couple of years, I decided maybe it was time to try my hand at another yummy, old-fashioned treat- marshmallows! Most of us have eaten plenty of boughten marshmallows, but I never really gave much thought to how they are made, or what they really […]
There are folks who stop in our store and want only chocolate fudge. Fudge, in their opinion can only BE chocolate! Anything else is, well, something else! And then there are those of us, including myself, who are attracted to all the non-chocolate possibilities! Maybe that’s why I started experimenting with fudge in the first […]
My husband, the baker, always says that cooking is an art, while baking is a science. And, many times it seems that people either love to cook OR they love to bake, for that very reason. The art of cooking is many times, a pinch of this with a dash of something else. Sometimes, we […]
SO…. you’ve been asked to bring a dessert to the family Thanksgiving Day gathering. This is a BIG DEAL! Are you up to the challenge? Pumpkin says Thanksgiving, right? But, what if we update the good old pumpkin pie a little? Surprise the family with your imaginative contribution to the festivities by presenting Pumpkin Cream […]