I am so happy right now!  I've been outside in a tank top all morning shoveling dirt and getting my ga

Grilled Corn...simple and summery, buttery with a slight smoky flavor, crisp and oh-so-sweet.  This side dish

Happy almost Easter!  I survived having the kiddos home on Spring break last week and also hosted four of my

Happy hump day!  I'm in a midweek scurry to get things yet to be accomplished off my to-do list. I've had a

It's raining!!!  Now I know that may not be all that exciting for most of you but when it's February in Minne

May I just take a moment to tempt your taste buds with these AMAZING dark chocolate lava cakes?  Okay good!Â

I dream of sipping warm sumptuous soup in the long winter months. It's so soothing and extremely good for you.

Perfect Pad Thai. I know, the title is a bit presumptuous especially for a Scandinavian-German girl never tra

Know what I love about you guys?? That you're all game for wild game.  After a great response from my post on

Why has it taken three weeks to recover from the holiday season??  I'm guessing it has something to do with

This bowl of cheesy awesomeness...Chile con Queso was my go-to appetizer for no less than three gatherings thi

By now my family has completed nearly all of the pre-Christmas traditions.  We've put up our tree and decorat

Venison is a meat I grew up eating which harnesses a unique field to table flavor. It also carries a heapin

Who can resist the cuteness of a little Brussels sprout??  They look and taste sort of like a mini cabbage

I have a confession to make.  I'm having an affair. An ooey-gooey, steamy, dirty and  delicious love affair

My dad always enjoyed the weird (read: not kid friendly) vegetables like parsnips, asparagus and eggplant. 

Eating your veggies for dessert? Okay, I'm sold!  Yes, I've officially boarded the pumpkin pie train. I've

I'm officially a deer hunter's widow for the next 5 days while the hubs is off gallivanting in the woods attem

It's cold and flu season so I've prepared an awesome elderberry syrup to help amp up my immunity.  I recently

Please note this post contains affiliate linksIt has been a whirlwind this past week experimenting with fun re

We spent the weekend in much needed relaxation mode schmoozing with good friends on Friday night, having an

T.G.I.F!!!!  This weekend has much to look forward too... more grape picking, more grape juice making (maybe

I've been in full on "harvest" mode the past few weeks grabbing boxes full of fresh tomatoes from the farmers

I swear I must have been a prepper in a past life. My husband too for that matter.  Lately he's all about do

It's an exciting day...I have plums!!!!  As in plums directly from my neighbor's plum tree and not from a

I get excited when fun things arrive at my doorstep.  Today, the postwoman brought me a delivery of 50 alpine

My two daughters left to spend a week on my dad's farm yesterday which is one of the things they have come to

Adventures in landscaping part 2:  I turned my back from my planting project for a moment while the kids wer

"Whoa, Mom! These are GOOD!" exclaimed my oldest daughter with her mouthful of Swedish pancakes. That was exa

After many small moments of chaos last weekend, like the brakes not working properly on our moving truck (kin

So. Tired. Of. Packing. I'm living among mountains of boxes and can't find anything I want/need at any point o

After a stressful morning yesterday, we pulled it off and closed on our new house!!  It was a beautiful day t

One week to go until we close on our new house and the process is finally going smoothly so we're now expecti

Two weeks to go until we are supposed to close on our new house and the appraisal isn't scheduled until next w

Serving up deliciousness, right here, right now.  And maybe if I'm lucky, my husband will make this for me fo

Mayday, mayday!  Stress overload during this first week of May and it's not about to get better so apologies