Worth the Journey: Italian Sausage Risotto with Brown Rice
It's all true, those rumors that you've heard. I really am one of those people who will try anything once -- I figure that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. So, why not? I'm particularly adventurous when it comes to food.   Differently colored vegetables? I'm in. Strange seafood I've never heard of? ALL over it. Funny smelling cheese?  Oh, yeah. Gotta get me some of that. Needless to say, when the opportunity arises to make something healthier, I generally find myself unable to resist. This time around, it started with a bit of ordinary brown short-grain rice.   

Ward's House of Prime: How would you like YOUR steakhouse?
Sometimes food blogging has its perks.  One of the benefits is being given the opportunity to check out some of the new restaurants on the block.  And that makes for some pretty delicious field trips. This weekend, we had the pleasure of attending the soft opening for a new Milwaukee steakhouse. And, despite the fact that we're not your typical meat and potatoes folks, we were pretty curious about

Daring Cooks November: Sushi
We. Love. Sushi.  And we've eaten (probably literally) tons of it in our two short lives. But, we'd never made it before.  So, we were pretty excited about this month's challenge. The challenge had four parts: Part 1: Making proper sushi rice – you will wash, rinse, drain, soak, cook, dress, and cool short grain rice until each grain is sticky enough to hold toppings or bind ingredients. Th

Indian Summer Eggplant Lasagnette with Cherry Tomato Sauce
Autumn this year sucked.  It was cold, dreary. Prematurely grey. But, I was being a good sport. I turned the heat on in the house. I wore my winter jacket outside (sometimes with a scarf).  And I had myself all geared up for cold weather comfort food. And then, something strange happened. The frosty 36ºF days suddenly became balmy 69ºF days. The sun came out. Woodland creatures crept out of their premature hibernation and began to frolick once again. And a day lily in my garden burst into spontaneous autumn bloom (seriously, folks -- I wish I had taken a picture). For some reason, it seemed wrong to blog about risotto when I could pull out the st

Cold Comfort: Root Veggie Stew with Beef
This weekend, we both were able to breathe a sigh of relief. Sure, there were leaves to rake... and a house to clean... but after all was said and done, we finally found ourselves back in the kitchen. And craving a bit of good old fashioned comfort food. I have fond memories of coming home from elementary school and being greeted by a warm bowl of succulent stew -- tender beef and chunks of potato and carrots surrou