I am quite sure Joe would be mortified to hear me call him “my baby boy” but that’s a mother’s prerogative. (Insert evil laugh here.) It’s his birthday today and he is now officially 10 years old. Double digits! Was it really 10 years ago that we headed to the hospital in the middle of […] Read more…
Liebster Award – Discovering New Blogs!
My farm blogger friend Sara over at Hewitt Farms just made my entire week by nominating me for a Liebster Award. I met Sara in person at a social media conference for those of us in agriculture last August and she’s smart, talented and has the coolest collection of cowboy boots that I secretly covet. […] Read more…
Wordless Wednesday: Wishful Thinking.
Wishful thinking for a garden bed full of bright, colorful zinnias. Current temperature: -8 degrees (and that doesn’t count the wind chill). Yes, it’s January and yes, it’s Minnesota. But I can still take out my garden catalogs and wish for warmer, spring days. It’s what we do here in Minnesota when the weather gets […] Read more…
Easy Muffin Mini Frittatas
Confession: I’m not terribly good at making New Year’s resolutions. For the past several months, however, I’ve been on a bit of a mission to make sure I’m feeding my family a variety of foods and cooking more from scratch with fresh ingredients whenever possible. (Honestly, I think I blame this partly on Pinterest. I’ve […] Read more…
The Coolest Egg Separator Method Ever.
The only reason for my post today is show you the coolest way I have ever seen to separate the egg yolk from the egg white. Full disclosure: I have not tried this at home. Yet. But you can bet I will! This looks pretty darn amazing compared to the old-fashioned method of separating the […] Read more…
Wordless Wednesday: I Want My Fun Shoes Back
I think I’ve worn my snow boots more this winter than in any other winter in recent memory. That’s what it seems like, although perhaps it’s because winter seemed to start earlier and the past six weeks have been ridiculously cold. (Yes, even for the Minnesota tundra.) Or maybe I’m just getting older, which leaves […] Read more…
January Birthday Sleepover? To Have or Not to Have …
Poor Joe. No sooner do we get through with Christmas and New Year’s and he’s talking about his 10th birthday at the end of January. Another gift list, more parties, meals to plan, cakes to make … who’s idea was it to have a January baby, anyway? Kidding, of course! We wouldn’t trade Joe’s January […] Read more…
Deep Fried Turkey – Indoors!
Have you ever made Deep Fried turkey? It’s a process that seals in the juices and is a super fast way to cook a whole turkey – somewhere along the lines of 40-45 minutes or so for a 10-12 pound turkey. However, it’s also a bit messy, uses 3-5 gallons of oil and you must […] Read more…