Me being me, doing what I do. Cooking, growing, canning, travel, books–whatever floats my boat that day!
Once again, it’s been a while since I have posted. I am starting to feel back to normal on writing. The trick now, is finding time to write. I have truly missed it. We are finally home for a while. I also started another part time job. It’s not much, but I do like the …
Hey all. Sorry, it’s been a long minute since I posted a blog. Things have been…tough, to say the least. Two weeks after I returned from Oregon, we headed back to care for my mother-in-law during hospice. We are home now, and not quite the same, that is for sure. Losing a loved one is …
Yes, Oregon! I am currently blogging to you from the deck outside, on the mountain. I did some laundry this morning and am watching my clothes dry out here as I type. I am soaking in as much as this fresh air as possible while I enjoy my time on the mountain. Earlier I watched …
I got my plants rooted in the ground last week. I am feeling good about my garden this year. It’s not huge. But it does yield quite a bit. My husband built me some raised beds a few years ago, and fenced them in to keep out critters and our dogs. Since then, I have …
I know, I have more to do for the Onion Saga. And I will get those posts out soon. But first I wanted to share my new herb garden. I am excited. Why am I excited over this? Because it is on F**king WHEELS! I have done several different types of herb gardens. You can …
I know I can always chop and freeze onions. And I will with the rest. But I wanted to do something else, make the onions the star of the show somehow. I was talking to an older gentleman, Vern, at work about this. Vern is a regular customer and has become a good friend to …
Holy onions batman! We were LUCKY enough to get ahold of about 30 pounds of whole, fresh, onions. By get a hold of, I mean the Plate Licker dropped off another haul for us. In addition to the mound of onions he also brought a flat of tomatoes. You guessed it, that means another Saga. …
As promised, and only a day late, here is the result of our latest Chopped Challenge at home. Basket ingredients, as you know, we Cactus Paddles, Mango and Walleye. Disclaimer—this was only semi-successful. We found out none of us enjoy cactus. At all. If you like cactus, then you’d probably really like the entire dish. …
I know, easy. Kabobs are something anyone can make. This is true. But I wanna take a hot minute to talk about how versatile kabobs can be. After such long winters, we need to spend every minute we can outdoors when nice in Minnesota. And right now, it is about as perfect as it gets. …
Duh. The first thing most people think of when they hear Minnesota eats is good ‘ol Tater Tot Hotdish. Another one, that might be a bit further down the list, is Rotel dip. We sure love our dips here in the Upper Midwest. Rotel dip is a fan favorite. Several weeks ago, I had the …