When life gets stressful for me, I always find the farm a very helpful place to get away. Is it the sense of calm that descends as we drive down the very familiar driveway, lined with decades-old trees and farm fields near and far to the eye? Is it because no…
Let’s hear it for breakfast for dinner! (And this Egg Bake with Turkey Sausage.) That’s what happened at our house tonight because I wanted to make today’s turkey recipe and get some good photos of it. Ah, that’s life living with a blogger. Teacher Man and Joe didn’t even blink. I…
We spent time with our niece, Miss Morgan, on Saturday and Sunday morning. She’s just over 15 months and quite the little toddler now. Tonight, as I was going through all the photos I took, I realized I had captured quite a few different looks. So tonight, I bring you…
Honestly. Sometimes I just want to watch House Hunters on HGTV and not worry about the demise of critical thinking in this world. But no, invariably something happens to mess up the best of plans. Like this USA Today opinion piece that was posted last night: “Know how that chicken…
It’s time for another Turkey Tuesday recipe, folks! And this one for Turkey Enchiladas is a sure-fire winner because 1) I taste-tested it on our good friends, Teresa and Scot, who came over for dinner last Saturday; and 2) it’s a version of a Pioneer Woman recipe. If you know…
I figure it was 16 hours tops. That’s how much sleep I got total on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Some people don’t need 7-8 hours of sleep a night, but I happen to not be one of those people. This is why it would be more than a slight understatement…
When I leave the house on Monday morning, I will be heading into Saint Paul for what is easily my busiest week of the year. It’s almost time for the 2015 Midwest Poultry Federation Convention, an event our office spends months planning for and the thing that accounts for probably…
You guys. It’s supposed to hit 55 degrees tomorrow. 55 degrees! That makes Monday seem almost … celebratory. But first, a quick recap of the past week: My post on Wednesday – Food Shaming – went fairly ballistic for me and I was excited to see it shared by so…