It’s blueberry season in Minnesota. The end of July brings many families out to the blueberry patches to pick enough blueberries to last until next season. I remember being forced to do this as a child. My mom would give us Kemp’s ice cream buckets with a round hole cut in the top, we would…
Cherry-Key Lime Pie
The receptionist at my work likes to celebrate holidays, usually with“misery loves company” lunches- on days such as the day before Thanksgiving or Christmas Eve. These are the days that most people at the office take off, and she is still stuck answering the phones, thus “misery loves company.” For Valentine’s Day she does a pie…
German Potato Salad
Summer is the season of BBQs and picnics, neither of which is complete with out a pasta or potato salad. This is just one more reason why I love summer, it presents a fun way to dress up your carbs. Seriously, if I had my way, I would live on carbs: bagels and pasta. In…
Apricot Ice Cream
Dana bought me the best grad school graduation gift ever- a lemon-yellow Cuisinart ice cream maker (#EarnsCommission)! The Cuisinart and I have made some delicious ice creams together in the past year, and this is the latest one. We were having a party at work for one of my coworker’s birthdays, it was going to…
Grilled Salmon with Nectarine Salsa
It was the opening weekend of summer (aka Memorial weekend), so naturally I wanted to grill something for dinner. I just had amazing burgers the night before (with the sister), so I wanted something a little lighter this night. I couldn’t decide what I wanted; all I could describe was something “fresh.” I finally settled on grilled…
Swedish Blueberry Pancakes (Dad’s Pancakes)
What I am about to say is not likely to be popular- I don’t really like pancakes. What?! Who doesn’t like pancakes? Also, I don’t really like syrup. What’s wrong with me? I don’t know, I just don’t really like the whole fluffiness or cake-y-ness of pancakes, and syrup is basically just liquid sugar (exaaaactly,…
