Smoked Brisket
It’s a quintessential Minnesota spring, the weather is teasing us. 70 degrees one day and 30 the next day with snow. But those sparse warm days are enough to have us watching the forecast and planning when we break out the smoker! Although we grill throughout the winter, it’s a lot harder to do a…
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. …
Strawberry Balsamic Sherbet
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…
