Although it’s fall and apple season, one thing I like about apples is that they are available all year long without a substantial difference in quality or sweetness – unlike trying to buy strawberries in MN in the winter. That means this doesn’t have to be a seasonal treat. That said, when I’m planning treats…
Carnitas Tamale Casserole
There is this Mexican restaurant my friend Dan took me to in Phoenix and the first time he told me to get the Green Corn Tamale’s with baja sauce which was his wife’s favorite. Wow – were they good. It was my first experience with tamales and I loved them. In fact, he and other…
Slow Cooker Carnitas
Carnitas were never top of my list of things to order at Mexican restaurants until a few years ago, when I was traveling to Charlotte to facilitate new hire training. My co-trainer and I took our new class of associates out to dinner at a Mexican restaurant one night. She had been to this particular…
Slow Cooker Mango Peach Goose Rice Bowls
We had a fun year hunting early goose this year up in North Dakota. Over the summer we made our own A-frame blinds where you can sit up on comfy chairs while hunting geese, it was fun anticipating how it would go and customizing the blinds to how we like to hunt and the number…
Almond Meltaways
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE almond flavored treats. Almond croissants, the almond frosting that my Nana makes on Yulekaag, Sand Bakkels, Swedish Sugar Toast, and Swedish Kringler. Do you see the trend here too? I think my Swedish-Norwegian heritage must have something to do with my love of almond flavor. I don’t know that almond is…
Pear and Fontina Grilled Cheese
This time of year you can find lugs of fresh pears ripe and ready for canning. I only know that term because we’ve purchased them in years past and brought them home for my mother-in-law to can when she wasn’t able to get them in our hometown. Although you can usually find them year round,…
Creamy Sweet Corn and Roasted Poblano Chowder
My sister in law got confirmed last year and after confirmation we went out to lunch at Barrio to celebrate. Most of us tried a variety of their street tacos but I also got a bowl of their Fresh Corn Chowder which they describe as “fresh corn soup is served with roasted corn and roasted…
Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette and Grilled Chicken Salad
I kept telling my husband that I was going to wait until fall to post this salad with maple balsamic salad until he asked me a really good question, “Why, isn’t maple season in the spring?” Point taken. So I realize it isn’t spring anymore, but it’s not fall yet either. So here it is,…
Grilled Shrimp Po’ Boy
A couple years ago we were searching for a recipe to use to make shrimp po’ boys, but we don’t deep fry a lot at home so we also wanted something a little bit healthier. Don’t get me wrong, I love the golden brown, crunchy, deep fried goodness as much as the next person, but…
Peanut Butter Cookies
It’s no secret that one of the big reasons I am so warmly welcomed at our hunting camp is because of the cookies and bars I bring. The fact that I’ve outshot the guys on more than one occasion makes me a valued member of our hunting party but they don’t exactly like when I…
