It’s no secret that I’m not a big fan of turnips. I have tried them with miso; I have tried them with potatoes. I have tried them in a soup; I have tried them with a group. I do not like turnips or their greens. I do not like them Sam I Am. 🙂 […]
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It took a while to get here, but what delicious results! It’s not a secret that I’m a huge pasta fan. But over the last few weeks, I’ve been searching for a fabulous new pasta recipe. I’m happy to say that I finally found it! My pasta craving started when I travelled to Denver,
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Happy Spring! I love Spring for a plethora of reasons. I live in Minnesota and have for most of my life. Maybe this phenomenon happens in other parts of the country too, but here Spring always feels like we suddenly are able to come out of hibernation and get reacquainted with friends, neighbors, and
Fettuccine with Cashew-Chardonnay Sauce I’ve always been a big fan of trying new things. With that being said, this year I decided to try not to dislike Valentine’s Day. In the past, I always looked at this holiday as commercialism exploiting love. Or, a holiday to make lonely people feel really, really sad. Or,
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And so the remodel project continues. Original Bed New Bed (with drawers!) Oreo approves. We have shelves up, and now I’m playing around with different arrangements of my things on the shelves. The mirrors will eventually be hung on the wall above the long gray DVD case. New Living Room Shelving I also started
When I get stressed, I have a tendency to retreat to my kitchen. When the world is spinning around me, I feel in control when I’m cooking. There’s something nice and straightforward about measuring ingredients and chopping vegetables. And last week was a doosey. My grandfather passed away last weekend, so my husband and I
Well, it was bound to happen. The first snowfall of the season arrived yesterday and brought with it over 200 crashes in just under 3 hours. Uhg. Suddenly the decision about which new tires to buy and if they should be winter tires seems crucial. Needless to say, I did not take my skidding
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One of the things that surprised me last year with my Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) box of veggies was the plethora of deep green leafy vegetables in the late fall. Now I know that these nutritiously dense vegetables love a little bit of cold! But how to cook them?! Kale is easy – I’ve only
I was stuck. I was going to a dinner party and had no idea what I wanted to bring. Correction: I had too many ideas of what I wanted to bring and thus was in a holding pattern. I wanted to bring something seasonal and yet easy to eat at a party. I
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Well, we made it home safely from France last week! It was a trip filled with exhilarating, challenging, beautiful, disgusting, amazing, refreshing, delicious, exhausting events. Even now, a week later, it is difficult to really comprehend our adventure. I missed cooking. I was actually surprised at how much I missed my kitchen. So,
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