Another weekend is almost in the books. And it’s June 1 tomorrow. Whaaaaat? Do you know what this means? It means that by Friday, I will officially have one husband and one son out of school for the summer. Both are fairly excited about this prospect. Me? Well, it’s all…
So the unofficial start to summer – Memorial Day weekend – is nearly over. The sun came out on Friday and tonight, but in between it was cloudy, cool, and rainy in Minnesota. (I give you Exhibit A above – a look at my brother’s shed on the farm from…
Sunday nights almost always mean two things to my family: 1) Dairy Queen Blizzards for the boys. Oreo for Joe and peanut butter cups for Teacher Man. Always. Sometimes a Blizzard for me, too, but sometimes not – depends totally on what I feel like. And if I do have…
It’s Friday and I’m feeling particularly energetic today because I took the day off. I clearly needed to mentally check out from work for a few hours – a “little” something called avian flu remains on everyone’s mind here in Minnesota so I think it’s fair to say our work…
I’m so old school when it comes to recipes. And comfort food. In May. Which is why I bring you Turkey A La King, one of my old school faves! I know this may seem like an odd recipe to post in May. It’s spring, after all, and this is…
Happy Mother’s Day! Since we had just seen my mom last weekend at the farm for a little pre-Mother’s Day get-together, we stayed a little closer to home the last couple of days. Well, kind of. Okay, not really. Friday night was cool but lovely – no wind! – so…
I’m cutting this close … it’s almost Wednesday, but I persevered and came through with another turkey recipe today – Turkey Tacos with Cilantro Lime Sauce. Typically I do try to plan ahead the weekend before and decide what recipe I’m going to feature and cook it up for my…
Given this week’s recipe – Cheddar Potato Chowder with Turkey Bacon – let’s talk about turkey bacon, shall we? I’ve found that folks, generally, land in one of three camps when it comes to turkey bacon: 1) The “Love-Turkey-Bacon Camp” because it’s a healthy switch; this group rarely, if ever, buys…