COCKTAILS ON THE MOVE
By Anna Thomas Bates MADISON’S COCKTAIL SCENE IS SIZZLING. Restaurants like Merchant, Heritage Tavern, Nostrano, Forequarter and Oliver’s Public House are putting as much…
CONFETTI ANGEL FOOD CAKE
Who didn’t grow up with some version of this cake? Susan Holding, Baraboo-area author of “The Little French Bakery Cookbook,” shares her favorite birthday…
THE CHILDREN ATE MY GRATITUDE
By Ann Imig “MOM? CAN I HAVE ONE?” I looked up from my computer, expecting to see Nine holding the pack of gum I…
MARGARET LEMAY
By Karin Wolf FROM ANCIENT ROME TO MAIN STREET USA, families have lived above their shops and businesses, supporting their local economies while also…
FROST-PROOF FOOD
By Megan Cain Mother’s Day is often the target date for planting vegetable gardens because it’s around the time of the last frost. But…
SOUTHWEST BY FAR EAST
By Marni McEntee THE EMPTY-NESTER OWNERS of this Eagle home wanted to carve out a corner of their lakeside retreat that reflected their…
CREATE CONNECT JEWELRY STUDIO
By Joyce Novacek “I THINK WOMEN HAVE AN INNATE NEED TO CREATE,” says Amy Dryer, founder and CEO of Create Connect Jewelry Studio. And…
STANDING STRONG
By Rachel Werner NEARLY 20 PERCENT OF WOMEN are victims of sexual violence in their lifetimes. But those rates rise precipitously among women of…
MY GREEK BLUE WEDDING
Here are some gift ideas for those who like to stray a bit from the confines of a gift registry—or if the wedding lacks…
CHOOSE HAPPINESS
By Kim Krueger IT DOESN’T MATTER WHETHER motivational speaker Christi Andringa is talking to a group of five or 500, her preparation ritual is…