Last year for Christmas I got the most amazing Secret Santa gift from one of my foodie friends who obviously knows me pretty well. The gift was a Himalayan salt block (#EarnsCommission) that is used a cooking vessel. Cook on salt? Huh? At first I was just as confused until my good friend google came…
Chilaquiles
Sometimes I see a recipe in a cookbook or cooking magazine and I have to make it right away. This was one of those recipes. I found it in the September 2014 issue of Cooking Light, ripped it out, made it a few days later and it’s become one of my favorite quick and easy…
Spaghetti Squash with Bacon and Spinach
The spaghetti squash is really sort of magical. On the outside, it just looks like a plain yellow squash, not even textured or patterned like its other squash relatives, but once you cut open the spaghetti squash you will realize how special this one is. The meat inside is not like the other squashes, it…
Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings
The North Dakota duck hunting season opens to non-residents this Saturday and I have hunting on the brain. I’d been thinking of some of my early hunting adventures. Before my Uncle Jake bought his farm in North Dakota, which in the fall becomes the Whitten family hunting shack, my Dad and I used to hunt…
Grilled Caprese Chicken
I love fresh mozzarella in any way shape or form I can get it. I love how ooey, gooey it gets when it’s melted on top of pizza or pasta, but I also love it’s creamy, slightly chewy texture when it’s served in a cold caprese salad or let’s face it when I snag a…
Chipotle Flank Steak Tacos with Pineapple Salsa
My husband isn’t really a fan of pineapple, so when he suggested this recipe for flank steak tacos with a grilled pineapple salsa from Eating Well, I wasn’t going to argue. In fact, I put it on the menu and bought all the ingredients before he could change his mind! We’ve made this a few…
