Me being me, doing what I do. Cooking, growing, canning, travel, books–whatever floats my boat that day!
Happy Fall! What do you do when it’s rainy and gloomy outside, and you have a bunch of delicious butternut squash? Make soup! This is going to be a fall tradition in my house. My garden was a bust this year, but a friend had an excess amount of squash and gifted me a bunch! …
I have been asked several times recently “Can you teach me to can.” I don’t have a lot of time to can right now, much less teach anyone else. I look forward to being able to do that hand’s on at the end of summer when I make my pasta sauce. For now, here is …
Heeey! How YOU doin’? I hope this blog post finds all you crazy cats doing well and enjoying beautiful weather. It’s been more than a minute since I posted. Taking a full load of summer session classes was not the best idea, but it was necessary. I am shoulder deep in homework. By the end …
Heeey! Real short post. I am bogged down with papers right now. It really isn’t bad, I am staying above water and still enjoying school. But real quick, I want to share a slight twist (with big impact) on Tuna Hotdish I made last night. I brought together two of our favorites, one from Minnesota …
Good morning Peeps, and happy belated Easter! See what I did there? I am at work, I have just over an hour left before I can go home and get a few winks in. I am done with all the schoolwork I am able to do for the moment. I have a quiz left to …
This afternoon I had the pleasure of spending time with my grandmother. I really enjoy our conversations. We have always been close and able to easily just chat away. I am very fortunate to have spent as much time as I have with my grandparents. They have been very present throughout my whole life. My …
While I am typing away, my husband is contently laying on the couch with a full, satisfied belly. We are both still enjoying the savory aroma from tonight’s dinner. My tastebuds are thanking me. This is one you need to try. I think it might be my new favorite soup. Well, it started as soup …
Guess what?! Guess what?! I feel like a kid in a candy store, jumping around with excitement and anticipation. I started my gardening planning tonight. Yippee for Me! I have been a little busy lately. Besides just being a mom and wife and working, you all know I recently went back to college fulltime to …
Title a little confusing? Let me explain. I went back to school this week. Almost 4 years ago I walked away from a successful career in Human Resources. To put it bluntly, it just wasn’t doing it for me anymore. It’s taken me a while to find my new path. It’s taken life, death, and …
What a crazy, chaotic time of year! Holy crapola, I feel like I haven’t had a minute to blog, much less relax. But here I am! Doing both! This blog is a relaxation mechanism for me. I enjoy what I do, and I enjoy sharing it with others. In the spirit of the holidays, I …
I know I am behind on posting recipes. But I really wanted to talk about this little hole-in-the-wall BBQ joint my husband and I recently visited. We had to run a couple errands in “the cities.” That means heading towards Minneapolis, for those that are not familiar with Minnesota Lingo. We were just going to …
3rd and (maybe) final in the Pork Loin series. I really do make them often. For one, they are decently priced. You get a lot of bang for your buck. And I have boys. The eat. A lot. That is just the way boys are in general. I am always looking at ways I can …
I hadn’t planned on a pork loin series. But then I made it 3 different nights in the last week. 3 different ways. 3 different flavors. 3 different yummy meals. Why not share all 3? The other night I didn’t have much time to think about prepping dinner before I had to run out the …
I didn’t intend on this being a 3 part series. But here I am, updating this to be the first of 3 pork loin recipes. Stay tuned for more! In my last blog entry I tried out the new recipe format. I really like it! Only one problem. I don’t always use measurements. The sauce …
Warning: I am using a copycat recipe. If you have ever tasted Marge’s Chicken and Mushroom Wild Rice soup at Grand Casino, you understand. It is simply the best wild rice soup. I could not make it better if I tried, other than I used chicken thighs I cooked myself to get fresh stock, instead …
Part two of the Asparagus Saga is a copy cat recipe from our local grocery store. At the meat counter they have asparagus stuffed chicken. These have been a favorite of our 21 year old for most of his life. With all this asparagus on hand, this was a MUST MAKE. The plate licker had …