Me being me, doing what I do. Cooking, growing, canning, travel, books–whatever floats my boat that day!
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 …
Is this a Midwest thing? Please comment with your thoughts on that. I thought it was an everywhere thing. A few months ago I made it and mentioned it to by Oregon Bestie, and she had never heard of it. I sent her the recipe and she loved it! So maybe it is just a …
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 …
Quick and easy granola bars with melt in your mouth flavor profiles
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 …