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…
If you follow my blog (and my Facebook page), then you probably couldn’t miss the fact that it was Girls Weekend 2015! I met up with my sister, sister-in-law, cousin and mom and we all descended upon picturesque Red Wing, Minnesota for our annual litany of shopping, wine drinking, eating, and…
Happy Friday, friends! Let us all pour a glass of wine and give homage to the phenomenon known simply as Girls Weekend. Ladies, I know you’re with me on this. Mine is starting tomorrow and I am fairly excited about this. I’ve been sharing previous Girls Weekend posts all week…
Instead of a recipe today (I know, sorry!), I want to share a key piece of information heading into the Thanksgiving season: there is no turkey shortage for Thanksgiving this year. Seriously. Yes, it’s true there was a terrible outbreak of avian flu that caused the death of millions of turkeys,…
Is it really November 1? It just doesn’t seem possible that we’ve got two months left of 2015 and we’re heading smack dab into holiday season. But alas, let us first review the highlights from Halloween weekend, which was spent in part on the farm with my family. 1) Cousins…
How is everyone doing? It’s turned a little chilly this week in Minnesota (not surprising by any means), but the weekend is looking decent and we’ll be heading to my brother’s on the farm to celebrate the end of a safe and successful harvest, Halloween, and some serious duck hunting…
I’m fairly sure the Internet doesn’t really need another post with the world-famous Special K Bars recipe. I mean, seriously. We could all search a thousand recipe posts on Pinterest for these sinful delights. But I’m defying the blogging gods and posting this anyway because these bars are just too…
I have said this before and it bears repeating: I am the queen of comfort food. (This is why Turkey Ham and Cheesy Potato Hotdish is calling my name.) I love bread, pasta, cheese, potatoes, creamy soups, chili, and the venerable hotdish (also known as casserole if you live outside…