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Cuisine - Desserts, Recipes

My First Cheesecake

Caramel Apple CheesecakeFall is my absolutely, positively favorite time of the year. I love the crispness in the air. Wearing chunky sweaters and corduroy pants. And, the taste of apples.

Red delicious. Granny Smith. Macintosh. I love them all.

I hope to conquer my fear of baking my first apple pie later this fall (with the help of my buddy Stacey from Boston Sweetie), but this week I tackled my first cheesecake recipe – a caramel apple cheesecake with candied pecans from a recipe in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. A few weeks ago I purchased my first 9-inch springform pan so I knew I must make this recipe as soon as possible. Continue reading →

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Cuisine - Desserts, Recipes

Uber-Simple Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

I’ve been cooking a lot more now that we are getting a little bit more settled in the new digs. It also helps that I’ve been finding so many great recipes online and in books to try. So, when this super simple – almost too simple – recipe for homemade peanut butter cups popped in my Twitter feed (thanks to Alison Sherwood of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and her blog “Post-College Kitchen”), I HAD to try it.

Homemade peanut butter cupsSeriously, this recipe is SO easy. You need just a few ingredients. No need to bake anything. Just mix it together and chill in the freezer. Within about 30 minutes, you have an awesome dessert or snack!

Here’s what you need:

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Cuisine - Mexican, Places - Milwaukee

New La Fuente location opens today

Carol Deptolla, restaurant critic from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, reports that the new Tosa location of La Fuente will open today at 10 a.m.

La Fuente on Blue Mound will have a menu identical to the south side restaurant’s, an employee said. Look for items such as shrimp soup ($4.10 a cup), fajitas ($14.95) and a selection of vegetarian dishes, including mushroom chimichangas ($11.35).

Learn more about the new location – read the full post on JSOnline or visit ILoveLaFuente.com.

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La Fuente Coming to Tosa – BizTimes Milwaukee previews the new location.
El Beso Mexican Restaurante moves into old Champp’s location – All’s Fare Food Blog takes a look at another new Mexican restaurant coming to the area.

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