Where is the sun? It’s been so gray and cloudy and rainy and cool in Minnesota. And not just for a few days – I’m talking for weeks on end. Our thermometer only reached 61 degrees today – quite a bit lower than our average high of 78 degrees this…
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I am a pasta salad addict and this Turkey and Egg Pasta Salad is completely, 100% my jam. I love pasta salads. No, really – I loooove pasta salads. So of course, I have a go-to recipe that includes two of my favorite foods – turkey and eggs. I make…
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Happy Wednesday, turkey lovers! I took this photo a few years ago in a turkey barn just south of the Twin Cities. I am sharing it today because it’s a chance for me to show you what turkeys eat every day: a perfectly nutritious mix of corn and soybean meal,…
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“It was such a pleasure to sink one’s hands into the warm earth, to feel at one’s fingertips the possibilities of the new season.” – Kate Morton, The Forgotten Garden It’s true. I love spring for many reasons, but I especially love to watch the earth come alive, my perennial flower…
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Motherhood is a funny thing, sometimes. Last night, Teacher Man and Joe took me out to eat for Mother’s Day and we reminisced with Joe about what life was like initially after we brought him home from the hospital. Joy, happiness, anxiety and … the complete opposite of just about…
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Why can’t we all just get along? Oops sorry. I had to vent for just a tiny little second. Sometimes all these food conversations are exhausting. Do you ever feel that way? I read a blog post on the BlogHer network yesterday morning entitled, “How to Buy Eggs: Cage-Free, Free…
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I had the most jam-packed Saturday and it was all fun, fun, fun! Well, except for the weather, which was crappy (barely reaching 40 degrees and cold and gray). But I won’t dwell on that. Instead, I’m dwelling on our little trip out to my parents’ farm on Saturday for…
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Before I get into this week’s recipe, La Bamba Turkey Hotdish, let’s talk about ground turkey. Have you seen or read about this week’s Consumer Reports’ research that looked at ground turkey and foodborne pathogens? I cringed when I read some of the hyped-up headlines, such as: “90% of Ground…