I’m counting down the days til Christmas and tracking the amount of new snow in our area of the world. This is record-breaking Minnesota snow falling this winter. I’m not as aggravated as one might think […]
Where has my mind been? Not even the ambush of cookie recipes or the gift guides have pulled me from my own mind this season to get in the spirit. With Christmas being 9 days away, […]
Don’t call this a regular meat sauce. Don’t insult the sauce. This is not just ground beef mixed with a jar of marinara (or ketchup…do people really use ketchup to make a tomato sauce?!). I’ve been […]
Just a few words about my ultimate potato soup before the recipe. Not even the lameness of using the word ‘ultimate’ can hurt this dish. Trust me. Potato soup is my chosen variety of potage. If […]
I blinked and my family’s visit was over. A joyful, ideal, loving visit it was. So what if I burned my thumb to the point of extreme pain and blistering while removing the pie and so […]
And now we’re back to that time of year. Snow time. It caught me off guard this weekend. I’m completely unprepared for snow and cold. Sure there were meteorologists calling for the 4-letter “s” word in […]
Two food fails in the last week. Two. That’s unacceptable. One recipe being an Asian-inspired chicken salad with a horrible dressing and the other something that should have been scrumptious, pumpkin cake with a cream cheese […]
The verdict is out-we’re going to make it after all! Greg received that raise (read that link for more info) which is enough to allow us to stay in Minnesota. Our next step is to find […]