It’s a quintessential Minnesota spring, the weather is teasing us. 70 degrees one day and 30 the next day with snow. But those sparse warm days are enough to have us watching the forecast and planning when we break out the smoker! Although we grill throughout the winter, it’s a lot harder to do a…
High Protein Mac-n-Cheese
Since about mid-December we’ve been focusing on eating more protein. I wouldn’t say we’re dieting per say, at least it certainly doesn’t seem like we’re dieting when I eat the food that we’re eating. But we’re being more intentional about eating more protein and less carbs. Not “no” carbs, I don’t do well when things…
Orange Chicken
I’ve been meaning to post this recipe for a number of years. It’s been a favorite of ours since I downloaded it from some random website – evidenced by the splashes of sauce over my printed version along with my notes on how I’ve tweaked it. In fact, I’ve tried to take pictures for the…
The Ultimate Smoked Turkey
We’ve now made this smoked turkey two years in a row for Thanksgiving to rave reviews both times and this year my friends from Bald Man Brewing in Eagan tested this recipe for their Thanksgiving. For all of my local Minnesota readers, we recommend their Tupelo Honey Brown Ale, the smoke from the turkey…
Baja Style Carne Asada Burritos
I’m BAAAACK! Man, that has been almost my longest hiatus from the blog so far. We’ll see if I can get back into the swing of things this spring or not. Lots going on in the yard with spring getting started, getting the yard cleaned up and getting the garden ready to be planted. And…
Tomatillo Chicken Tostadas
I’ve been in a bit of a rut for new and exciting dinner ideas, mainly due to time. It’s the middle of spring, I’ve been spending a lot of time in my garden planting, in the yard weeding, clearly branches that fell in the winter, and taking a weekend trip to Ely to put out…
