Is anyone else literally shocked that we’re heading into Labor Day weekend? Weird! And somewhat sad (good-bye summer) … although I must admit I think I may be getting to the point now that I’m ready to get back to a normal schedule. It’s State Fair time in Minnesota right now, so Joe and I […] Read more…
Egg Labels, Demystified
Happy Friday, everyone! I just had to write up a quick post to tell you that my blogger friend, Sara, over at It’s Mom Sense is writing an entire series on “Breaking Down the Labels” for food and this week she focuses on eggs! Sara is a Midwestern girl who currently lives in Portland, Oregon with her […] Read more…
Pool Party!
I often write and share scores of photos of my own family, but I’ve also got some pretty great in-laws. This past weekend, we enjoyed a mini-road trip to Iowa City to visit Teacher Man’s sister and her husband along with several other family members for what’s become an annual rite of summer – the Durben […] Read more…
5 Things I've Learned from Working for an Agricultural Organization
Happy Sunday night, everyone! I’m going to make this pretty short and sweet right now, mainly because I want to share a blog post I wrote for my “Women in Ag” series over on Agriculture.com. This week marks my 20th year working for the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association and in honor of that, I came […] Read more…
It’s Almost State Fair Time: Where Turkeys, Hotdish & #Felfies Collide
I just realized that this year will mark my 20th straight year of working at the Minnesota State Fair. I’m not even sure what to say to that except … yikes! And since it’s Thursday (otherwise known as #ThrowbackThursday or #TBT), this is what I looked like. Again, yikes! 🙂 Twenty years ago my first […] Read more…
Wordless Wednesday: A Little Hydrangea Heaven
Flowers always make people better, happier and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul. – Luther Burbank Aren’t these ‘Annabelle’ Hydrangea blooms crazy gorgeous? The blooms have now officially changed from white to green and they are absolutely enormous. I’m holding three blooms here and couldn’t even get my iPhone camera […] Read more…
Sriracha Turkey Burgers
I’ve been meaning to blog this recipe for Sriracha Turkey Burgers for a while now – I’ve made it a few times and everyone loves it. Even Joe. Yes, you read that correctly. I just said my completely-picky-eater-of-a-son likes these turkey burgers with spicy sriracha sauce. I know. I couldn’t believe it when he first […] Read more…
Turkey Pepperoni Pizza Dip
Happy Friday, everyone! Before I get to today’s recipe – Turkey Pepperoni Pizza Dip – I just have to mention my week, which has been fabulous. I’ve had the week off and the weather has been perfect – warm, not too humid, low wind and summery! (If you can’t tell, I love summer and […] Read more…