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Hotdish Or Casserole?

It is one of the great debates of our time that has never been fully settled: On that uniquely Midwestern concoction of starch and a thick binding gravy, do you call it hotdish or casserole? This issue flared up today in the comment thread at packergeeks with dissenting opinion falling along regional, ethnic and religious [...]

Best Restaurant Review You Won’t Read In The New York Times

One thing about us Iowans: we love us some chain restaurants.

Bacon & Bourbon

No, it’s not a clever spin-off of this site, but it is a genius idea from the blog The Agitator. Bartender and man among men Jacob Grier posts on a method for infusing smokey bacon flavor into bourbon. And yes, this is now at the top of my to-do list.

Getting Fatter But Not As Fast

According to a new study, Wisconsin continues to rank in the upper half of the country for adult obesity, but the good news is the rate of increase has slowed to less than a percent. From the Business Journal of Milwaukee:
More Wisconsin adults are obese now than a year ago, but residents of America’s Dairyland [...]

Food Porn: Michael Symon’s Italian Breakfast Sandwich

The latest issue of Esquire magazine has a section on sandwiches featuring their picks for the best in the country. For me this is a little like a Playboy pictorial. (Sad but true.)
The leading contender for Most Worth the Risk of Heart Failure is this Italian breakfast sandwich created by Michael Symon, made with slices [...]

Sausage!

Our latest shipment of summer sausage arrived this week from Kewaskum Frozen Foods, and it should be enough to last us through most of the remaining football season. Man, I loves me some summer sausage.
There are more than a few benefits to living in central Texas, namely the lack of winter; the whole place might [...]