Happy New Year! We are so excited for this new year…for many reasons, but also for this one! Something I have always wanted to do, visit one, new-to-me restaurant a month! OMGeeeee! I started getting this list ready a couple months ago, and finally started whittling it down the past couple of weeks. I have … Continue reading Our 2023 Restaurant Bucket List!
Ask any Minnesotan about the Winter of 21′-22′ and they will all agree…it felt never-ending! But, as it always does, Spring has finally broke free and everything is bursting with color! I love living where we do…I can’t imagine a place that doesn’t have the change of seasons (extreme and all) like we do here … Continue reading Spring has FINALLY sprung!
I may have mentioned this before, but I LOVE to cook! I am not perfect, but sometimes, when I have the time, I do pretty darn good! I listen to alot of food podcasts and over the past year I kept hearing about Pomegranate Molasses, so I decided to order some and make something with … Continue reading Looking forward to leftovers…
Well, we made it through another crazy year…I hope that we all have a less crazy 2022, but one filled with love and light and delicious food! This is going to be short, I just wanted to pop on here quick and share a couple of things! First, I FINALLY made Gougères! I have wanted … Continue reading Welcome 2022!
Wow, what a week it has been! 😬 I hope this finds you doing well, staying healthy! I have to admit, I really never thought I would live in a time like we are living in today…last night at Midnight, the state of Minnesota went into “stay-at-home” status…shelter-in-place…lockdown…whatever you want to call it. I have … Continue reading Cream of Roasted Mushroom soup~
My first experience with this delicious sandwich was many years ago, when I lived in Iowa. I had a couple of food memories created in those years…the most amazing fried Pork Tenderloin sandwich, that I used to get from my local Hy-Vee deli counter…that sucker came on a standard hamburger bun, slathered with mayo, and … Continue reading Homemade Gyro’s~
I grew up in a little river town, in southeastern Minnesota…at least for the years of my life I remember anyway. I was born in Iowa and lived there until I was starting Junior High School… This dish, has all the feels for me…I remember crowding around a little table, in the middle of a … Continue reading Goulash, like the good ol’ days…
Last night, my husband and I had the opportunity to attend the Harvest Pop-up Dinner, hosted by Open Arms of Minnesota, a nonprofit that cooks and delivers free, nutritious meals to people living with life-threatening illnesses in the Twin Cities. Each year, they “host intimate, multi-course feasts prepared by our talented chefs. For one night … Continue reading Open Arms of Minnesota – Harvest Pop-up Dinner…
This past week, the hubby and I took in the Growler Magazine’s event in St. Paul, called Unlabeled: A Blind Tasting Beer Festival. This is a brand new kind of beer festival series, never before seen in Minnesota (or the U.S. for that matter!) which consisted of a blind tasting of 48 (plus one bonus … Continue reading Hazed & confused…but it was SO fun!
One of my favorite times of the Summer is when the Zucchini harvest is in full effect…grilled, frittered, put into bread & brownies etc. etc. I love it! I found this recipe at Two Peas and their Pod, just randomly one day, looking for coconut recipes. The original recipe calls for AP and whole wheat … Continue reading Zucchini Coconut Bread~
Who Eats Like This?! 