Well here I am with a freezer full of blueberries and a new ice-cream cookbook Tory gave me for my birthday. It only makes sense that I tried an ice-cream? Or rather a sherbet. The cool thing about Hello, My Name Is Ice Cream (#CommissionsEarned) if you’re a food geek like me is that the…
Mini Blueberry Hand Pies
Last year was a bumper crop for wild Minnesota blueberries. I think we picked about 7 buckets in a weekend, maybe more. We picked almost 4 Saturday and were going to head home Sunday after checking game cameras at the land, when we stopped to check out a tip from my mother-in-law to give to…
Copycat Butcher’s Bistro Fry Sauce
Back when Derek was traveling to Denver two weeks a month, he and the crew he traveled with became regulars every Wednesday night at small restaurant called Butcher’s Bistro. I was lucky enough to join them a few times and absolutely fell in love with their steak frites. The steak was a ‘steak de jour’…
Sriracha Chicken Lettuce Wraps
That day when your husband walks up to you and says, “Let’s make lettuce wraps for lunch.” And you are almost too stunned to stay something because you had thought of making lettuce wraps before but didn’t think the idea would fly. So of course you immediately jump on board and the two of you…
Strawberries & Cream Popsicles
It’s one of my favorite times of year again – strawberry picking time. And since we’re starting to see some warm days or hot days [Minnesota hot, not Southern hot], a popsicle is the perfect way to use some fresh strawberries. Last year I made Strawberry Mojito Popsicles that were full of fresh strawberries and…
Rhubarb Orange Crumble Frozen Yogurt
It’s been a while since I last posted a recipe. In fact, this has been the longest break between recipes since we started Gravel & Dine back in 2014. And it’s not for lack of having recipes to share – I have so many fun recipes to share that I’ve been working on. One of…
Asian Marinated Chicken Salad with Lemon Ginger & Garlic Vinaigrette
This may be one of my favorite salads that I created last summer. That disclaimer makes me feel like my Uncle when I would try to get him to admit I was his favorite niece. He would always say “you’re my favorite niece who is working here tonight.” Back to the salad, it uses the…
Asian Marinated Grilled Chicken Thighs
Like the Lemon Ginger & Garlic Vinaigrette, I first made this chicken as part of a salad. It turned out to be pretty amazing on it’s own. I still often serve it on various salads but I also serve it as a stand alone main dish. To me this is slightly reminiscent of the flavors…
Lemon Ginger & Garlic Vinaigrette
I normally don’t post salad dressing recipes independently, usually it’s a part of the flavor profile of whatever salad I am making and I like to keep them together. But this Lemon Ginger & Garlic Vinaigrette quickly became a versatile new favorite of ours. I first made it last summer when I spent a week…
Instant Pot Chicken Udon Noodle Soup
Over the winter, Tory & I got together when we both had a Monday off and planned to look through a box of Nana’s recipes we’d received when she moved I had only recently received my Instant Pot and I was just itching to make some kind of soup with it. Via text conversations we…
