Pickled onions might be one of my favorite secret weapons to add something a little different and surprising to sandwiches, burgers, tacos or even salads. They add a bright, vinegary, fresh pop of flavor, and crunch – without being super oniony. The onion flavor is there but the strong bite of onion is really mellowed…
Mom’s Chicken Dumpling Soup
We’re seeing lows in the single digits here in Minnesota and while that might seem mild to us, it’s also perfect weather for a nice warm soup. This chicken and dumpling soup was my favorite soup my mom made growing up – and as I put that in writing, I think it might have been…
Blueberry Bread
I’ve written before that I have a minor habit of hoarding the frozen wild blueberries we have picked in Ely because we don’t know when the next good year is going to be. And I have good reason for that! The last summer was a tough one. We did find some berries but it wasn’t…
Grandpa’s Christmas Fudge
Merry Christmas Eve! One of my favorite parts of the holidays is the food. Not only because I love food and love to eat but because of the memories, the history, the stories that comes along with food. Many of the foods we eat on various holidays have an element of a tradition. And I…
Big Batch Boulevardiers
Tory & I always post our Christmas Cocktail the year after we make it. Why? Because it allows us to take pictures when we are actually enjoying the cocktail instead of premaking and staging it. This year, with COVID19 changing the way many of us are able to celebrate the holidays, preparing this post and…
The Ultimate Smoked Turkey
We’ve now made this smoked turkey two years in a row for Thanksgiving to rave reviews both times and this year my friends from Bald Man Brewing in Eagan tested this recipe for their Thanksgiving. For all of my local Minnesota readers, we recommend their Tupelo Honey Brown Ale, the smoke from the turkey…
Baja Style Carne Asada Burritos
I’m BAAAACK! Man, that has been almost my longest hiatus from the blog so far. We’ll see if I can get back into the swing of things this spring or not. Lots going on in the yard with spring getting started, getting the yard cleaned up and getting the garden ready to be planted. And…
Figgy Old Fashioned
Oh bring us a figgy old fashioned; Oh, bring us a figgy old fashioned; Oh, bring us a figgy old fashioned; it’s a cup of good cheer! It’s been quiet here on the blog lately – life kind of got in the way – but since Tory & I started talking about planning the Christmas…
Grilled Lemonade Cocktails – Two Ways
Tory was probably so proud of me when I came up with these two grilled lemonade cocktail recipes. Derek was away for the weekend and I had just made some grilled lemonade. Somewhere along the line, I decided that I needed to spike them. Now, many people are sitting there and reading this thinking, “well,…
Grilled Lemonade
One of my favorite drinks to make in the summertime is fresh squeezed lemonade. And no, I actually don’t even mind squeezing the lemons for the lemon juice. It’s hard to explain but making a pitcher of lemonade means sitting down to enjoy it and somehow that makes the making of it relaxing to me. …
