- January 14th, 2013
- lisa
- Comments Off on Pirro’s Pasta Sauces – Full-flavored Origins
At the end of a long drawn back boot, an island waits like Charley brown’s football. Sicily, where the land is pulled like taffy down through the ocean over a...
- July 20th, 2012
- lisa
- 3 Comments
Lately, is seems we cannot get enough of Salted Caramel. This time around we’ve picked up their Carousel Cookies. They are the cookie-answer to those who just can’t get enough...
- July 18th, 2012
- lisa
- Comments Off on Illinois Sparkling Co’s Stereo – Turned Up To 11
Illinois Sparkling Co is a pretty awesome winery, this we know. We know they make fantastic bubbly from the hearth of Illinois. We know their passion for getting things ‘right.’...
- May 16th, 2012
- lisa
- Comments Off on Our Cheesy Love – Prairie Pure Cheese
In our first edition of ‘Our Cheesy Love’ we are headed out toward Rockford where they hold the keys (and cows) to some of the best tasting Butterkäse we could find,...
- March 1st, 2012
- lisa
- 2 Comments
Every once and a while there comes along that thing that makes you want to tell the whole world. Something that makes you proud to be apart of what they...
- April 12th, 2011
- lisa
- Comments Off on Chicago Honey Co-op Honey mustard
A tiny inconspicuous glass jar sits on our shelf, next to it other jars loom over it’s low profile and portly looking glass. Inside there is a kolideascope of brown...
- December 2nd, 2010
- lisa
- Comments Off on Nice Cream – local tasty handmade ice cream
It’s a feat to find a great ice cream that sources local ingredients and is also locally made. There are a few out there, but few are doing as tasty a job...
- October 7th, 2010
- lisa
- Comments Off on Frontier Soups – Slurp the tradition of natural
There is a growing trend in the world of soup – it may be strange to those unfamiliar with it but it has been around for an uncountable number of years. Dry...
- June 25th, 2010
- lisa
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Bron’s Bees is an outstanding honey from the Illinois prairie land. What makes this honey special? Well, first it’s from our fantastic state of Illinois. This is real bee honey, not honey...