Happy Friday, everyone! It’s been a busy and productive week leading up to Christmas and I’d say I have just a few small things to cross off my to do list and I’ll be ready. Apparently I’ve been a little lax at documenting my week in photos, so I’m just going to write five random […] Read more…
Brown Sugar Pound Cake
Finally. I did a little baking tonight. And I can feel the stress roll right off me. Is that weird? Baking does that for me. It must be the measuring and the mixing and the anticipation of seeing the final product. And perhaps the peacefulness of being in the kitchen. Whatever it is, baking makes […] Read more…
Mom’s Best Caramels
I was starting to feel the rush of the holiday season last Friday. I had been gone a couple of days for work, came back and was trying to catch up in the office as well as get things done at home. I could feel the stress starting to creep into my psyche and I […] Read more…
Ode to Joe (and Other Weekend Musings).
It’s Sunday night and Joe and I have assumed our usual Sunday night positions on the couch: I’m blogging (um, obvi) and he’s watching a show on Netflix on his iPad. Oh, and Earl the pug is content to lay at our feet and snore the evening away while Teacher Man is already upstairs sleeping. […] Read more…
High Five for Friday!
Here’s the thing: if you think my life should get less crazy the week after Thanksgiving, then you would be wrong, actually. I know, right? This seems to fly contrary to common sense, given I work in communications for the #1 turkey producing state in the U.S. and I just got through what would seem […] Read more…
Thanksgiving Weekend | A Few of My Favorite Photos
How was everyone’s Turkey Day? Mine was delicious! I had huge helpings of my Grandma Anderson’s stuffing recipe – a classic that is so good! – along with plenty of mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberries, turkey and three kinds of pies. Here’s a photo of our beautiful bird, right out of the oven, awaiting its showcase on […] Read more…
Pre-Thanksgiving & Some Family Fun (or Sort of a Wordless Wednesday).
It’s the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, so it’s clear to those who know me that I don’t have much time write. Life at the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association is crazy busy right now and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Just this week I’ve talked to the New York Daily News, a reporter in San […] Read more…
Cocktail Time: Cranberry Cosmopolitans
My signature cocktail is a cranberry cosmopolitan. As girly as it gets. And it wouldn’t be a girls weekend without one – or, ahem, two. A couple of weeks ago, my annual girls weekend commenced with my sister, sister-in-law and cousin. Instead of staying at a hotel somewhere (which, don’t get me wrong, is always […] Read more…