Living in Minnesota, when Easter comes around it’s not exactly the pinnacle of fresh fruit or berry season. Yet, when I’m hosting Easter dinner – I like to have something fresh and fruity as part of the meal. You know some form of a fruit salad. That’s when I turn to pudding’d fruit. This recipe…
Holly Wreaths
I don’t know that I can call these cookies, but since they always made an appearance at Aunt ‘Thann’s cookie parties, I’m just going to go with it. Holly Wreaths are basically a rice krispy bar made with cornflakes, shaped into a wreath and garnished with red hot candies. I love how festive these look!…
Sawdust and Macaroni
First and foremost, today I’d like to start by saying THANK YOU to all the veterans out there who have served this country. I am the proud granddaughter of two Marines who fought for us in World War II and several members of my family have followed in their footsteps and served as well. Four…
Rosemary Potatoes
Have a mentioned before that my husband and I are high school sweethearts? The first year we were dating was my junior year and his senior year. Every year Ely’s seniors take a trip to Washington D.C. that typically falls over spring break. The year of my husband’s senior year spring break and DC trip…
Classic Tartar Sauce
My husband’s grandparents used to own a restaurant in our hometown that specialized in made from scratch comfort food. As a result my mother-in-law has a lot of great make from scratch recipes, from full meals to simple sauces like this tartar sauce. I’ll be posting walleye fingers tomorrow and before I could post those,…
7 Layer Bars
I think that every family has a recipe for 7 layer bars. I got this recipe from my husband’s Grandma Nan but the first time I made them for a hunting trip my cousin stated “these are my favorite bars.” And he was referring to bars he used to have in his own childhood. I…
