Lohmanns Steak House Restaurant Champagne Salad

Champagne Salad served at Lohmann’s Steak House in Menomonee Falls, WI, contains no champagne but has lots of fruit. The molded salad is made with cream cheese and gelatin. 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 Read More …

Highbush Cranberry Jelly

Highbush cranberries are a fruit of the honeysuckle, and completely different fruit than the lowbush or commercial cranberry. Highbush cranberries grow on a shrub with pointed leaves whereas cranberries grow on a vine with oval leaves. Highbush cranberries have a Read More …

Wishna (Sour Black Cherry Jam)

A magnificent jam and a great Middle Eastern favorite. Serve as a dessert with thick cream, or plunge a tablespoonful into a glass of iced water, then drink the syrupy water and eat the fruit left at the bottom. 2 Read More …

Finnish Strawberry Snow (Mansikkalumi)

No fruit symbolizes more the arrival of summer to Finns than Strawberries. The open air markets begin in early June with imported berries from mainland Europe. However, it is the arrival of the superior Finnish strawberries, in the end of Read More …

Homemade Creole Cream Cheese

Creole Cream Cheese is an old New Orleans treat which is, unfortunately, not usually available outside of South Louisiana. It is eaten for breakfast or dessert topped with fresh fruit. Making cheese at home is a lengthy procedure, But it Read More …

Desmond Hotel Shaker Muffins

These muffins, which are are chock-full of fruit and nuts, would make a hearty start to any morning. The staff at The Desmond serves them in the restaurants, coffee shops, at banquets and for room service. Since they could be Read More …