The Little Blue Apron

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Halloween

The dying lawn has received its annual farewell with a confetti of fallen red and gold leaves. Our quiet street outside my kitchen window is slick with intermittent drizzle. The sky is a muted white, a complete cloud covering above–the underpainting for stark brown lines of trees. A skeleton sits in a shallow grave on our front lawn. Fun-sized chocolate candies are scattered among the house. It…

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All the little (dolce) things

All the little (dolce) things

Things are different now. The kids are getting older and don’t need me to remind them to shower, eat or even when to go to bed. The husband and I are still running them each to his and her activities: sports, music, a friend’s house. He and I see each other some days only in passing through this house, to drop off a bass, a baseball bag, soccer gear before making the next practice or game.

I…

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Good Dish: Flourless Matcha Tea Cake

Good Dish: Flourless Matcha Tea Cake

Until this month, I was new to matcha, that gloriously green powder from tea leaves grown in Japan. I had viewed the ceremony of it many times, in food magazines and in documentaries on TV—the bowl, the whisk, the warm, frothy healthful drink it becomes.

To make this tea, the flavor of which can best be described as a freshly picked young blade of grass, the star ingredient in a flourless cake, I…

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Get out of Bed! Meet Madison's Newest Coffee Shops

Get out of Bed! Meet Madison’s Newest Coffee Shops

Madison is a highly caffeinated city. There are no shortages of cafes and coffee shops in every direction. For those of us who couldn’t (believe me, you wouldn’t want us to) go a day without imbibing the elixir of the roasted bean, we need look no further than to our own neighborhood to grab a latte, espresso and pour-over. Fellow java friends rejoice, for not one, but threenew coffee shops have…

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Lunch Squad Slurps at Morris Ramen

Lunch Squad Slurps at Morris Ramen

Lunch Squad. That’s the name this group came up with when we first met back in September over lunch at the new West Washington Avenue location of Madison’s Red sushi restaurant. We’ve gathered at a different location every month since, usually on the last Thursday and have sampled some of the city’s new and solid standbys.

This month I put out the call again on Facebook: I have a reservation for…

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So this is what work day looks like @revelmadison! Listen up, fellow Freelance Divas, to get out of your jammie pants, take that scrunchie out of your hair and pack up your tools once a month and come here...is worth it. Especially when @todiforbaking chocolate cupcakes are waiting for you. 😋

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Why you'll love pizza in Madison

Why you’ll love pizza in Madison

There’s no better way to say I Love You then with flour, yeast, salt and fire. Here are 13 Madison locales that are masters of the elements.

http://www.channel3000.com/madison-magazine/dining-and-drink/the-perfect-slice-13-pizza-places-in-madison-we-love/281311411

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Put a little love in these sugar cookies

Put a little love in these sugar cookies

They’re naked. I know. These sugar cookies went fast. And smelled so good (vanilla with a touch of fresh lemon) right out of the oven that they didn’t last long around here. And now I get to make more.

I don’t know about you, but growing up, sugar cookies came once a year in the shape of Santas, Christmas trees and bells and were covered in red and green sprinkles. It wasn’t until a friend of…

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It's either feast or famine around here, rarely in-between and always for the story. #bbq #madisonwi #madisonmagazine #wistatejournal #chicagofood #foodporn #foodstagram #dinner #huffposttaste #texasfood

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Checking out Milwaukee-based @stonecreekcoffee now in Madison. Cardamom spiced latte kept things warm inside...while outside was all a flurry. So did a @madisonsourdough blueberry scone. Photo of me in my happy place by @sunny.frantz 😌☕️❄️#villagesociety #thehappynow #makeithappen #midwestmakers #makersvillage #coffee #coffeeshop #scones #huffposttaste #sweetpaul #delicious #foodstagram #food52 #madisonwi #madisonmagazine #chicagotribune #milwaukeefood #milwaukeemag #chicagofood #nytimesfood #brooklyn #thelittleblueapron

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Finding your passion is a matter of intense curiosity and trial and error.--@irisapfel @humblesweetandsavorypies salted honey pie is what passion tastes like 😉#huffpostetaste #nytimesfood #chicagofood #risingtidesociety #delicious #pie #foodrepublic #butterisbetter #bakeandshare #thelittleblueapron #madisonwi #madisonmagazine #wistatejournal #sweet #snack #food52 #sweetpaul #marthastewart #tastingtable #sweetmagazine

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Madison's Miko Poke's Cali Bowl is this month's #wishlistdish--it is that good. See my review @madisonmagazine. Click on link in profile. Ponzu sauce is 1 of 10 sauces offered on their menu. Check out this month's issue of Bon Appetit and make your own citrusy-delicious ponzu sauce. #delicious #poke #ponzu #bonappetit #madisonwi #foodstagram #chicagotribune #chicagofood #nytimesfood #huffpostetaste #gloobyfood

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Fig & Walnut Biscotti inspired by the late Gina DePalma is now on the blog! Follow link in profile 🤗☕️"I feel very strongly and quite personally that desserts should not be an object of whimsy or nonsense." #delicious #butterisbetter #biscotti #cookies #bakeandshare #homebaking #fromscratch #thelittleblueapron #sweet #snacks #myhappydish #figs #coffee #coffeetime #madisonwi #madisonmagazine #wistatejournal #sweetpaulmagazine #marthastewart #huffpostetaste #chicagofood #chicagotribune #milwaukeefood #nytimesfood #luckypeach #eater

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Fig & Walnut Biscotti

Fig & Walnut Biscotti

I didn’t know she’d died. But then again, I did. I just hadn’t remembered until I began researching the creator of these delicious biscotti. Gina DePalma, a James Beard Award-winning Pastry Chef at Babbo in New York City (Chef Mario Battali’s place) and cookbook author, died of ovarian cancer at 49–a year ago this past December. These are hers.

I recently found her on the Smitten Kitchenwebsite…

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It is all a question of weeding out what you yourself like best to do, so that you can live most agreeably in a world full of an increasing number of disagreeable surprises. MFK Fisher In anticipation of #nationalpieday this Monday will you be baking a pie or heading to your favorite pie shop? #foodstory #midwestmakers #makersgonnamake #delicious #todayfood #nytimesfood #tastingtable #madisonmagazine #wistatejournal #chicagotribune #chicagofood #pie #handmade #eater #luckypeach #sweetpaul #marthastewart #huffpostetaste #foodrepublic

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Tom Kha at Madison's Ha Long Bay is on my #wishlistdish. Warm, fragrant with citrus, chili, coconut milk and cilantro, I can't stop thinking about it. #foodporn #foodstagram #madisonwi #wisconsinstatejournal #madisonmagazine #foodphoto #foodinsta #huffpostetaste #nytimesfood #sweetpaul #delicious #todayfood

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"Cooking is a practice, a kind of devotion, a form of mindfulness." Did you see food editor @samsifton's article in this week's @nytimes magazine? Find the link in my latest post (click on link in profile). #nytimesfood #samsifton #recipes #clamchowder #pizza #foodporn #foodstagram #thehappynow #livefullyalive #flashesofdelight #writersofinstagram #flourish #madisonwi #onmytable