We were getting ready to head up North for Memorial Weekend this year and my rhubarb plant was going crazy! Growing up my mom had 2 rhubarb plants, one and home and one at their business. And they were both relatively small. We’d make a couple desserts with the rhubarb each year but were never…
Barbecue Chicken Thighs
I just posted the recipe for my favorite barbecue sauce a couple days ago, so I figured I should show you how I like to make one of my go-to recipes with the sauce. Bone-in chicken thighs – well any form of chicken is really a go-to for us – but I really like these…
Barbecue Sauce
My Dad’s family used to have a cabin in the Brainerd Lakes area. Growing up at least one weekend in the summer my grandparents, and all four of my dad’s siblings and my cousins used to try to get together there. We’d swim, waterski, jump off the rope swing, play badminton, enjoy cocktail hour and …
Campfire Pizza
Dana and I have been going camping in the Boundary Waters since we were literally babies. It was one of the perks of living in Ely and one of the things I am most grateful for today. Our whole lives our parents were teaching us to love camping. At least once every summer, we would…
Slow Cooker Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork
It’s Memorial weekend this coming weekend. In Minnesota, it’s also the first big weekend of the summer to head ‘Up North’ to your cabin. We’re lucky to be able to head up to my parent’s house on a lake near Ely. They almost always have informal gatherings at the lake on summer holidays like this. …
Creamy Greek Yogurt Slaw
There is this little barbecue joint in Anoka called Q Fanatic that was featured on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives a while ago. We stumbled on it looking for local restaurants that were featured on Food Network. Their barbecue is out of this world – especially their baby back ribs. I need to figure out who…
Slow Cooker Jamaican Jerk Pork Tacos
Derek and I both really like Mexican flavors. So one day as we were trying to plan meals for the week we started talking about needing a slow cooker meal for one night and talking about enjoying Mexican flavors, Derek comes upon this list of 20 Slow Cooker Mexican Favorites on Better Home and Gardens…
Naked Jalapeno Turkey Burgers with Guacamole
It’s finally grilling season in Minnesota again! This past weekend was the first weekend that was warm enough to want to sit out side and the wind had finally died down so we could dust off the ole Weber charcoal grill. Many of you may not know that Minnesota is the #1 turkey producing state in…
Perfect Fillet Mignon with Glazed Pears and Bacon
Happy Cinco de Mayo! And Happy Birthday to me! Yep – today’s my birthday, and it’s a milestone too. Mom can you believe your oldest daughter is 30 today? Even though I love, love, love Mexican food, I often don’t eat it on my birthday. I can’t stand going out for Mexican on my birthday…
Strawberry Oatmeal Bars
I have a reputation for showing up to our hunting camps loaded down with cookies and bars. Now we have our old favorites but I have so many new recipes to try, I try to limit repeats. However, after making these strawberry oatmeal bars from the Pioneer Woman once, I knew they were going to…
