Earlier this summer we had quite the adventure in Ely. Derek & I were caught in a fast moving storm that produced straight-line winds. The portage to the lake we had been fishing on was covered with over twenty trees – all in a just a few minutes. The next day after the storm, we…
Grilled Corn & Zucchini Salad
The fourth of July is coming up this weekend and my favorite part about the fourth is hanging around at the lake and grilling out. My parents host an annual open house party for friends and family to stop by. Usually it turns out into a giant pot luck with everything bringing something. This grilled…
Grilled New Potatoes with Herb Dressing
This year for Easter, we decided we wanted to do some grilling. A little bit of a risky thing to do in Minnesota that time of year – yes you can always grill (provided your grill isn’t buried under the snow), but would it be a nice day to be standing out over the grill? …
Grilled Mango Chicken Tortillas
I often find that I’m not extremely hungry on a lot of summer nights, especially when it’s hot out or when we’ve been doing a lot of work in the yard. You’d think that I would work up an appetite but I think the heat knocks it back down. So I look for nice, light…
Mac ‘n Cheese Dogs
There is this restaurant/bar in downtown Minneapolis called Sneaky Pete’s. I’m not sure why it’s called Sneaky Pete’s. It might have something to do with the fact that it’s next door to a strip club and there is a ‘sneaky’ entrance from Sneaky Pete’s into the strip club. I could probably google the restaurant to…
Lemon Pepper Charcoal Rotisserie Chicken
A few years ago, I bought Derek a really cool attachment for his Weber grill – a rotisserie attachment (#EarnsCommission). It turns the Weber into a charcoal rotisserie and makes some of the best chicken I’ve ever had. This attachment has even made it to North Dakota with us a few times. We’ve used it…
