My husband and my relationship is based on love. But I think one of the best things we love and share together is food. I was raised by a mother and grandmother that cooked dinner every single night as a way of showing love for their families. I embraced this mentality and imagine how thrilled Kevin was to marry a feisty tempered Italian woman who knew her way around a kitchen! Before having our daughter we loved going out to eat every night and finding new hidden gems in Milwaukee. On the weekends we would go to our local specialty grocery store and buy ingredients for a themed gourmet feast.
Our daughter Sawyer was born almost two years ago and this seriously curtailed the amount of eating out we were able to do. But it did encourage us to cook at home more and focus on healthy foods for a growing infant. We both didn't want to have a "picky" eater and delighted in her newest food expeditions. "She eats edamame!" "How many other kids her age have had dry aged beef?"
This year Kevin and I made the commitment to eat more local, sustainable food. I made this decision for environmental reasons while Kevin made it based on the one thing that has yet to lead him wrong... his stomach. We joined a CSA and it has been like Christmas every week when Kevin comes home with our share. "What did we get?" "How do you prepare that?" I've equated it to Iron Chef... without Alton Brown's bad jokes. The three of us have enjoyed eating as sustainable, organic and local as possible.
All three of us are Sconnies (born and raised!) and take incredible pride in being from Wisconsin (for the most part). Kevin is an avid brewer and loves all the microbreweries Wisconsin has to offer. We also LOVE all the artisan cheese and meat companies in our great state.
But at the end of the day, Kevin and I are both busy parents with jobs outside our homes and it's all well and good that food is organic and local but if it's not easy to prepare and if it doesn't taste good... well then there's a good chance Jimmy John's is going to be making a delivery to our house that night.
So this blog is the culmination of all things Wisconsin (recipes, information on restaurants and food vendors) and delicious, healthy things mamas everywhere can make for dinner in an hour or less. I hope you enjoy this blog, I hope you post recipes you and your families love and I hope it encourages you to go out there and eat something local and delicious.
Much love,
Mama Cucina
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