I’m super excited for strawberry season next year. And the reason is that I planted a 4×12’ garden full of strawberries. A 4×4 section of that is June bearing and the remaining sections are planted in ever bearing strawberries. I’m hoping that this gives us some strawberries throughout the summer along with some big harvests…
Tomatillo Chicken Tostadas
I’ve been in a bit of a rut for new and exciting dinner ideas, mainly due to time. It’s the middle of spring, I’ve been spending a lot of time in my garden planting, in the yard weeding, clearly branches that fell in the winter, and taking a weekend trip to Ely to put out…
Hash Brown Crusted Halibut with Mango Salsa
I saw this halibut recipe on an episode of The Kitchen and knew that it was a great opportunity to try for Lent. I can’t count the number of times that hash browns, home fries, or American fried potatoes have been a part of our fish meals – so it was a natural for me…
Orange Dreamsicles
It’s just starting to warm up in Minnesota. We’re starting to see some grass in our yard among the piles of still melting snow where the wind or the plows pushed it into larger piles. And I’m making popsicles! No, this isn’t just me being a crazy Minnesotan and thinking that 50 degrees feels hot. …
Buffalo Chicken Salad with Buttermilk Ranch
I’m kind of over buffalo wings. Not chicken wings – still love those! But there are so many diverse sauces and dry rubs on menus today that there seems to be a much higher opportunity cost to choosing the classic buffalo variety. But buffalo flavor. Definitely not over that! Today, I am sharing a recipe…
Sriracha Honey Sauce
I remember as a young kid getting fast food chicken nuggets and honey to dip them in. What a sticky, sweet, finger-licking, delicious mess. I’m sure my parents loved making sure we cleaned the honey off Tory & my fingers, face, and wherever else it ended up. So it seemed only natural that I come…
Christmas Coconut Coolers
This year for our Christmas cocktail (which Tory & I made for Christmas 2017) we drew our inspiration from the December 2017 issue of Cooking Light. I think what really drew me to this cocktail when I saw it on the page was that it looked creamy but used coconut milk, which meant that my…
Swedish Kringler
Last year for Christmas, Tory & I both got one of those genetic ancestry tests. Beyond your heritage it also shows health data and even if you may have preferences for certain things. We know that genetics play a role in certain taste aversions, like if cilantro tastes like soap to you. I love the…
Christmas Tortellini Pizza Skewers
Several years ago, I went to my first cooking class through our local Community Ed program at a local high school. It was an appetizer class and when we got there the instructor has a simple appetizer ready and waiting for us. Skewers of, cheese, pepperoni chunks and French bread cubes with some pizza sauce…
Gumdrop Bread
At the annual cookie party my Aunt ‘Thann used to throw when we were kids, not only would each family get to take home a bucket of Christmas cookies but we would also get a loaf of bread – like this Gumdrop Bread. It’s kind of like a version of a fruitcake but made with…
