Our annual trip to Road America for the XPEL Grand Prix IndyCar racing weekend is behind us and once again, it was a memorable weekend! We start planning in September every year and it seems like it takes forever to get here and then all of a sudden it’s over! 🥹 My husband and I … Continue reading 🏁 Road America 2026
✨ The north shore of Minnesota is a magical place. Recently, I was at an event and was telling someone sitting next to me that I was headed to the Duluth area for the weekend and their response was that they’ve never been there. I’m always shocked when I hear that from people as it’s … Continue reading Minnesota’s North Shore ❤️
We love Brunch at our house…any excuse to drink Mimosas and eat sweet & savory dishes until we feel like we need a nap or a walk! Many times it is for a special holiday, and other times just for fun. And sure, you can go out and find great Brunches around the area, but … Continue reading 🥂 It’s Brunch time!
🇮🇪 Another adventure with our besties, this one (a mystery trip) to Ireland was AMAZING! We flew in & out of Dublin and headed west after picking up the rental car. We got our first creamy pints in Limerick at the Nancy Blakes bar and enjoyed our first “Toasties & chips” of the trip. We … Continue reading ☘️ Our Irish Adventure~
Several nights of the week, I am alone, needing to make something healthy for dinner. Back when I was much younger, a bowl of cereal would be all I needed for dinner, but nowadays, with a myriad of health issues and concerns that have cropped up in my older years, I need healthy options for … Continue reading Easy “girl dinner” ideas~
Ah Florence…😍 I thought this was gonna be my favorite city of them all but there just wasn’t enough time to determine that! And unfortunately as well, this was the stop where I realized that the scratchy throat, runny nose and overall feeling of shit, was indeed a cold and not just the result of … Continue reading 🇮🇹 Firenze, Italy ~ October 2025
We are almost two weeks home from our “big Italian Adventure”, I was originally calling “a little taste of Italy” and now for some reason little doesn’t seem appropriate! What. a. trip! Aye yi yi…VERY long post ahead, so buckle up! 😆 I am breaking up these posts because I don’t have time to spend … Continue reading 🇮🇹 Our big Italian adventure~
All you have to do, is one search “how to make sourdough bread” and you come up with SO many differing opinions on how to make the best loaf of sourdough bread. People have been making sourdough bread for many many years and recently it has grown in popularity, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, where … Continue reading Sourdough Bread, my way ❤️
Pappardelle with Wild Boar Ragù ~ month two in our food tour of Italy! As I mentioned in my last post, we are taking a trip to Italy in October of this year and I thought it would be fun to cook some of the dishes, commonly found in the areas we are visiting. This … Continue reading Ragù di Cinghiale~
Hello friends! Happy March of 2025! ☘️ St. Patrick’s Day came and went and sadly I ate nor drank anything Irish at all. We are having Corned Beef and Cabbage (followed by Reuben’s the next day) this week and I just might have to grab a couple cans of Guinness to wash it all down … Continue reading Mangia, a taste of Italy…
Who Eats Like This?! 