Sunday, July 27, 2025
AtwoodFest 2025
Saturday, July 19, 2025
Monday, July 14, 2025
Fete De Marquette 2025
We've talked about coming to Fete de Marquette in years past, just have never made it until this year. McPike park is relatively new to Madison, established about 10 years ago, and creates a nice open space near downtown Madison. Initially, it was even called Central Park. There is a skate park and some facilities, but mostly it is open lawn (a very well-kept lawn compared to other parks) with few trees mostly on the border.
We went about mid-day on Saturday, early enough that it wasn't too crowded. The skies were mostly clouds and there was a good breeze. We spent a couple hours, then left as the clouds started to break up and the sun made it very hot. Atwoodfest is coming soon, and so is Eken Park Fest in August. There are more but we'll just have to see.
A few more pictures after the break.
Sunday, July 6, 2025
Cacio E Pepe Rolls
My wife's latest choice for me to make from King Arthur's Big Book Of Bread - Cacio E Pepe Rolls.
This appears to be a recipe reminiscent of a classic Roman pasta. It's a salty, peppery dough with pecorino Romano cheese. Once baked, they are also tossed in a topping of salt, freshly cracked black pepper, pecorino Romano cheese and olive oil. Big flavor in these rolls, half of which have been frozen for another day. They took about 4 hours to make, start to finish, and was a good baking exercise even if I never make them again. I can't wait to see what she chooses next.