My husband’s favorite comfort food is mashed potatoes. It’s like chicken soup to him when he gets sick. I’m always trying to find new ways to dress up mashed potatoes to get a little variety into our life and one day the morning show we were listening to on our way to work was talking…
Roasted Balsamic Asparagus
I never ate asparagus growing up. It wasn’t because I refused to eat it, it was because my parents just didn’t serve it. I’m pretty sure it had something to do with my aunt traumatizing my dad when he was growing up. You see my Aunt Barb is the oldest of a family of five…
Chicken Caesar Wraps
These chicken Caesar wraps are one of our go-to meals when we are looking for something quick and light. It’s the perfect break from all the rich food we are currently enjoying during the holiday season but also tastes great on a hot summer day. While Tory & I have an awesome recipe for a…
Homemade Parmesan Croutons
With only the two of us in our household, my husband and I have a tough time finishing a loaf of bread before it goes stale. One of my solutions to this problem in lieu of just throwing it away is to make homemade croutons. They are insanely easy and great for throwing on salads…
Lemon Meringue Pie
Lemon meringue pie is a Forsman family favorite. So it was a no brainer to bring this pie to Thanksgiving dinner last week. One of my uncles even loves this pie so much that growing up he used to request lemon meringue pie as his birthday cake! This is the same recipe that my grandma…
Cinnamon Ice Cream
Some of the most loyal followers of this blog are our aunts and uncles, so when Thanksgiving rolled around this year, they expected Dana and I to contribute to the spread. Normally I piggyback on my mom’s contribution, but this year apparently I was not getting away so easily. Dana offered to bring pumpkin pies,…
Pumpkin Pie
The first time I was going to make pies for Thanksgiving, of course I had to make pumpkin pie. Upon hearing that my husband informs me that “You have to make them with real pumpkin, you know.” Real pumpkin? I thought the canned pumpkin was 100% pumpkin. Oh no, he was talking about me breaking…
Grandma’s Pie Crust
My parents own and operate a weekly advertising paper called The Ely Shopper. When I was little the paper would come off the press and need to be folded in half before it was delivered. We didn’t do this mechanically, we had a group of 6 Slovenian ladies, who were all in their 80s, who…
Salted Nut Roll Bars
I made these bars for a bake sale fundraiser during our annual community support campaign at work. It was a two day bake sale, but I don’t think these bars made it past lunch time on day one. I got this recipe from my Auntie Moni. I don’t remember the first time I had it,…
Roasted Veggie Bowl
I figured it’s probably time to share this recipe with the world since it’s one of my favorites and one that I make at least once a week. I love it because 1) it’s supremely easy- perfect for when you just get home from work and are the unfortunate combination of starving and lazy 2) healthy-…
