Category Archives: Food

Of dovecotes and pigeonholes and ortolans and extinction

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

In reading a novel set in England around 1815 this past week, I followed two characters into a “dovecote” that had fallen into disrepair. I’d heard that term before and vaguely associated it with some kind of architectural feature similar … Continue reading →

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Condiment Innovation

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

This is really small in the grand scheme of things, but still I’m super impressed with Heinz’s new ketchup packet. My younger daughter had a doctor’s appointment the other day, and on the way home we stopped at Culver’s. This … Continue reading →

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Remo’s Footlong Hotdogs

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

A visit home is not complete without a stop “in town” (because my parents live somewhat “out”) at Remo’s for a footlong hotdog with sauce. They keep frozen pint containers in back, so it’s easy to take some home to … Continue reading →

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The French Quarter

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

Well, a very busy day at the actual conference yesterday, so the “French Quarter” post isn’t going up till today. My co-author Cindy and I presented our paper, and I think we have a great topic that I hope to … Continue reading →

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12 Days of Christmas Songs (#2) – “Have a Merry Merry Merry Merry Christmas”

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Katherine Wikoff

During my childhood in Ohio in the 1960s, my mom (and grandmother and great-grandmother, for that matter) were fans of Ruth Lyons, a pioneering Cincinnati radio and television personality who began her career in the earliest days of commercial radio in the 1920s. … Continue reading →

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Better Than Brownies (#tbt)

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Katherine Wikoff

In the “First Course” column of yesterday’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel food section, editor Nancy Stohs ran a story about a brownie recipe from “Miss Petey” that was so popular with readers that it was published several times over the years, its first … Continue reading →

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Mr. Bennet’s Gooseberry Fool

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Katherine Wikoff

This is not Mr. Bennet.  It’s Mr. Darcy, as portrayed by Colin Firth. You’re welcome 😄 About 17 years ago I had to read Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice for a Great Books event I facilitated at Milwaukee School of Engineering. … Continue reading →

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Thankful for Libby Gaughan’s Pecan Pie

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Katherine Wikoff

For a quick Thanksgiving Day post, I want to share a recipe that we love and that has special meaning for me.  Plus, it’s pretty easy to make 🙂 Libby Gaughan was a friend of my grandmother’s many years ago … Continue reading →

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