Vineyard Jaunt
Over the weekend, my family and I took a little trek to LaCrosse, Wisconsin – a three-hour journey from Stillwater, Minnesota. We have friends there who left their corporate careers early, and...
View ArticleYou’re a Good Egg!
Scrambled, fried, poached, deviled, souffled, soft-boiled, hard-boiled, sunny side up, pickled, basted, shirred…. Omelets, eggs Benedict, egg foo yung… It doesn’t matter how you cook them, they’re...
View ArticleBeets-At the Farmers’ market this week
I have had a taste for beets ever since I read here that the Hooley family was making pickled beets. I had my first beet five years ago in a restaurant salad and ever since…I’ve been hooked! I crave...
View ArticleLast Call for the Farmers’ Markets
When you’re out and about today (jaunting?)…you may want to stop at the Farmers’ Market. Sadly, here in Minnesota, several of my favorite Farmers’ Markets are closing this week. Another sign that...
View ArticleFall Vase Quilt-and a quilt tip…
Whenever I want to try a new technique or have an “orphan” block, I like to make what I call a vase quilt. This pattern is called Dresden Plate by Edyta Sitar. I liked the fall colors in the block, …...
View ArticleThe Art of Soup!?
Last week, as I was rushing through the aisles of Target, I found art in the most unexpected of places-in the canned soup aisle! In order to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first exhibition of...
View ArticleA New Family Favorite
While all my college daughters were home on break last week, we decided to try a new recipe from one of my favorite cookbooks, The King Arthur Flour Baker’s Companion. I have never made anything from...
View ArticleEveryday Art-Italian Style
On Saturday, my husband and I took a little jaunt to Cossettas Italian Market in downtown St. Paul to pick up a few supplies. When I unpacked my bag, I realized that these Italian tomatoes were yet...
View ArticleStrawberry Hand Pies
With all of our six children home this past week, we’ve been doing a lot more cooking and baking. We found this recipe for Strawberry Hand Pies in the King Arthur Flour June catalog. (Request the...
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