With a large egg recall being announced the past couple of days, it’s a good time to remind you of the details of that plus a few tips on making sure you are being food safe when it comes to eggs. From the Washington Post: Federal officials say nearly 207 million eggs have been recalled […] Read more…
Snowed In: April Blizzard 2018
Well, friends … much of Minnesota got hit pretty hard by a blizzard and major winter storm this weekend. Yep, in mid-April. We had a least a foot of snow at my house as of this morning — and it continued to snow all day long. Seriously … All. Day. Long. School is two hours […] Read more…
Turkey Tuesday: Parmesan Turkey Roll-Ups
I am so in a funk with this weather here in Minnesota. Cold. Gray. Dreary. Snow. Repeat. The only redeeming quality (if there is such a thing) about April weather like this is that it makes me want to stay inside and cook. My friend, Teresa, turned me on to a recipe for Parmesan Chicken […] Read more…
Weekend Recap
Well, the weekend is winding down with snow. Again. I’m pretty sure spring has decided not to show up at all this year. But regardless, I have no other complaints, except that weekends always go way too fast. Joe had his last winter drumline competition of the season – crazy since he’s been practicing and […] Read more…
Rigatoni with Turkey Sausage and Fennel
We now have a new favorite pasta dish in our house – made with a turkey twist, of course – rigatoni with turkey sausage & fennel. Ina uses pork sausage but I switched it up with sweet Italian turkey sausage and it is absolutely amazing. If you follow me on Facebook, then you probably already […] Read more…
Easter 2018
Happy Easter! You guys. I just finished watching Jesus Christ Superstar (live on NBC tonight) and it was amazing. AMAZING. Like, seriously legit – in such a way that I can’t stop thinking about it and all the music is in my head right now. I am still in awe of all the talent on […] Read more…
Music and Family
Tonight was Joe’s last 8th grade jazz band concert … there will be many more concerts, I’m sure, but suddenly we will find our son in high school and we will wonder how that exactly happened so quickly. My parents, sister, and niece came to the concert and we had the most fun time enjoying […] Read more…
Turkey Tuesday – Instant Pot Turkey Enchilada Soup
First things first: I’ve spent approximately 3.75 hours over the past 2 nights working on an email issue at home that wasn’t Spectrum’s fault or Microsoft’s fault or Apple’s fault. Tonight, I tried deleting and adding back in our email account to Apple Mail ONE MORE TIME and suddenly, it works. I don’t get it. […] Read more…