Have you ever been to Raising Cane’s? We accidentally discovered it when my sister was in the hospital a few years ago. I’d spent the night with her and once my mom came down from Ely to stay with her, Derek came down to pick me up. It was right around dinner time – we’d…
Copycat Chick-Fil-A Sauce
Chick-Fil-A first opened in Minnesota at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul airport, and I was so excited for my next work trip because I was totally grabbing lunch there before my flight. Then they opened up a location in Maple Grove which is about 20 minutes from my house. The line was SOOO long for at least…
Southern Style Fried Chicken Strips
I love my sister-in-law Dani. Especially when she blurts out stuff like this,“Everything Dana makes is good.” We were getting ready for our New Year’s Eve dinner and at that point all she had tasted were a some of the five sauces I made to go with our southern style chicken strips. We’ve developed a…
Smoked Salt
Flavored and infused salts are pretty trendy right now, and as with most trendy products they come with a hefty price tag. Could I make my own smoked salt? Why not give it a try! All you need is some kosher salt (or sea salt) and a way to smoke it. We used our Bradley…
Homemade Vanilla Powder
After making my homemade vanilla extract and vanilla sugar, I had one more thing I wanted to use the leftover beans to make. Homemade vanilla powder. This is a great way to add vanilla flavor to something when you want to be careful adding a lot of extra liquid, and it gives you a those…
Homemade Vanilla Sugar
Homemade Vanilla Sugar After I finished making vanilla extract for Christmas gifts, I had some leftover partially used vanilla beans that I couldn’t bear to through away. So what did I do? I decided to use the beans as many ways as much as I could. I turned to my trusty source, Google, and soon…
Homemade Vanilla Extract
My sister has made it quite clear that she has a small addiction to vanilla extract. Pair that with me seeing a few posts on Pinterest about making your own vanilla and I had the recipe for the perfect Christmas present…which would also be a little selfish because of course I was keeping some for…
Peanut Blossoms
I can’t believe it’s only a few days before Christmas and I haven’t posted a Christmas cookie yet! Aunt ‘Thann probably can’t believe it! After all she’s known in our family as the Cookie Queen and it’s from her that I got my love of baking. Every December when I was growing up Aunt ‘Thann…
Perfect Roast Beef
Are you looking for something to make for the Holidays this year, but don’t want to break the bank for a prime rib? Try my perfect roast beef. It’s tender, meaty, flavorful, melt-in-your-mouth tender and best of all – its SUPER easy, I mean you cannot screw it up. The only thing you need to…
Cranberry Salsa and Cream Cheese Dip
I’ve made this appetizer a few times for holiday parties now, each time people comment on it and ask for the recipe. Up until now, I’ve given them the link to the blog where I found it on Pinterest all those years ago, but now I can give them my own version! I love making…
