We’ve now made this smoked turkey two years in a row for Thanksgiving to rave reviews both times and this year my friends from Bald Man Brewing in Eagan tested this recipe for their Thanksgiving. For all of my local Minnesota readers, we recommend their Tupelo Honey Brown Ale, the smoke from the turkey…
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…
Carrot Cake Cookies
So you know you’ve stumbled on a good cookie recipe when you bring it to duck camp and your sister arrives 5 days after you, tastes the cookie and mentions how great they – after 5 days. Carrot cake is such a classic Easter dessert to me, but our Easter celebrations are kind of casual…
Chocolate Mint Sandwich Cookies
Chocolate and mint are just a classic combination. And they seem to be a popular combination for the holidays –just like pumpkin spice seems to be the sign that fall has arrived. My absolute favorite Dove chocolate peppermint bark candies are only available this time of year, so are these Dove mint cookie candies that…
Brown Butter and Honey Pistachio Bars
“These are interesting.” Hmmm, what do you say to that? What does that mean? Is it good, is it bad? I certainly had my dad tripping over his words after he used it to describe these bars. But, I actually know what he means because they are really hard to describe. Are they are bar? …
Christmas Mules
Irish Mules are one of my favorite drinks, I love the spiciness of the ginger beer and Jameson Irish whiskey is my choice of hard liquor. So when Tory and I decided to make a signature Christmas cocktail, and were trading ideas on Pinterest this Holiday Mule immediately jumped out at me. But I had…
