Japanese BBQ Glazed Duck over Mashed Sweet Potatoes
We recently got back from our annual duck hunting trip to North Dakota. It wasn’t exactly our most successful hunting trip up there, we had multiple days of 80 degree beautiful sunny, cloudless, no wind days – which while gorgeous and somewhat unseasonably warm, isn’t exactly great duck hunting weather. We had not one but…
Pork Chops with Drunken Apples & Pears
Pork chops and applesauce is a natural combination. But what if I added chunky apples instead of apple sauce? Let’s add some pears to those apples too. And why not flambé those apples and pears in a little bourbon? The result was pretty darn tasty. Seared, perfectly medium pork chops that are still nice and…
Spaghetti Pizza
It’s April and that means here in Minnesota we’re entering spring and the weather is warming up. It’s the perfect time to enjoy one last casserole before grilling and summer meal season is upon us. This recipe is simple but nostalgic for me. I first had spaghetti pizza at my [then future] mother-in-law’s house when…
Strawberry Pretzel Jello
This one comes sort of as a special request, by one of my most favoritest cousins, Taryn. I guess she asked Dana for the recipe the other day, since it wasn’t on the blog yet (gasp!). Dana knew I was hosting Easter brunch at my house this year with our Mom and Dad (Dana abandoned…
Sate Roasted Shrimp & Parmesan Risotto
I was looking for new recipes to try for Lent when I saw this Parmesan Risotto with Roasted Shrimp recipe from The Kitchn pop up on my Pinterest feed. It immediately went on my brainstorming list and when Tory approved it for our Lent recipes, it went on my menu. The risotto is creamy and…
Strawberry Brownie Individual Trifles
Last year we celebrated Easter with my in-laws and one of the things I made was dessert. My husband suggested that I make a trifle which one would think would be an easy suggestion but as I searched for ideas and tried to figure out what kind I wanted to make, I couldn’t make up…
Imitation Lobster (aka Poor Man’s Lobster)
And today we have: imitation lobster, also known as poor man’s lobster. I don’t like calling it poor man’s lobster though, it makes it sound cheap, and you don’t have to be poor to enjoy this. And let’s be honest, sometimes eating lobster is too much work for the reward, you won’t have to fight…
