How was your weekend? We spent ours mostly at home, doing nothing in particular but enjoying some football, baking, and catching up with some good friends we don’t see nearly enough. In other words, what’s not to love? Some of my favorite snaps from the weekend: Friday morning sunrise –…
The time has come, people, and I’m so excited! If you are a farm/ag blogger who would like to join the 2015 Christmas in the Country Gift Exchange, you can do so beginning today. Okay, so there are some instructions/rules to read and follow – all for the good of…
I have a tiny little confession to make. As much as I love the turkey at Thanksgiving, I absolutely crave Grandma’s Old-Fashioned Stuffing. Mostly I’m sure this has to do with the fact that I cook with turkey all year long while I rarely make homemade stuffing more than once…
I’ve worked a good long time for Minnesota’s turkey farmers (20 years!), and over those years I’ve learned about roasting a whole turkey from some of the best. I’ve brined, I’ve deep fried, I’ve basted. It seems I’ve tried most methods except for smoking, and I really don’t think I’ve…
I have no idea why I am so completely tired tonight. Like collapse on the couch, barely-keeping-my-eyelids open tired. (Although Earl the pug did wake me up at 5:57 a.m. when he started roaming around our bedroom, making his usual pug snorting and heavy breathing sounds, apparently believing – and…
As I sit here tonight, it’s about 39 degrees and super windy … but it’s not snowing, so for that I lift my Thursday night wine glass in cheers! Now just to be clear, I love this time of year – and of course, my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, is in just…
I am officially obsessed with soup. Sometimes there is just nothing better than a flavorful bowl of hearty soup at the end of a chilly, winterish day. Am I right? Let me tell you, this Minestrone with Sweet Italian Turkey Sausage fits that bill perfectly. Of course, with Thanksgiving just…
I’m not really playing hooky today, but there is something about taking a day off on Monday that feels like I’m cheating just a little. I went for a run in my neighborhood this morning, marveling at the blue sky and crisp morning air. When I got back, I walked…