food

  • Recipe – Sauerkraut Pretzel Sticks

    So yesterday morning, I was watching a local morning talk show and they had some people for the the Twin Cities Oktoberfest on. They had brought along some soft sauerkraut pretzels for the host to try...
    Oct 03, 2018 No Comments

  • Food Friday: Quick Pickled Apples

    Earlier this month, Matt and I celebrated our anniversary at a Japanese kaiseki dinner. Everything was beautiful and most of the dishes were things I wouldn’t even know where to start making at ...
    Oct 27, 2017 3 Comments

  • Food Friday: Sweet Potato Dal

    We aren’t vegetarian by any means in our house, but we still often find ourselves making meals without meat. We typically don’t miss it and it is helpful when we are watching are calories....
    Mar 10, 2017 2 Comments

  • Food Friday: Healthy Hummus

    We have been cleaning up our eating in our house, and some welcome new favorites have come our way.  Specifically, we are cooking and eating an anti-inflammatory diet. (Heaven help us.) Hummus Ingr...
    Mar 03, 2017 2 Comments

  • Iron Craft ’16 Challenge 11 – Easy Donuts

    The theme for this Iron Craft Challenge was Memories and for some reason I struggled with it. It seems like all the memories I was coming with over the last two weeks were about food. Finally, I was d...
    Jun 07, 2016 3 Comments

  • Iron Craft ’15 Challenge #10: E is for Entertaining

    It was the holiday weekend and we did some entertaining. I wanted it to be casual, but, of course, I want to eat good food. I everything came together pretty easily, and it was met with great reviews....
    May 26, 2015 5 Comments

  • A Cooking Challenge

    I married a British man. One of his most endearing qualities is that he is a most grateful recipient of my cooking. He likes almost everything that I cook, and when we have a misfire, he is forgiving ...
    Dec 08, 2014 6 Comments

  • 18 Decorating and Party Ideas for Halloween

    Based on what everyone is pinning these days, it seems like September has put people in a Halloween state of mind. Well, it does pay to start those crafting project early, so here are eighteen project...
    Sep 16, 2014 4 Comments

  • Iron Craft ’14 Challenge #12 – Father’s Day Donuts

    Recently Kat shared her dounut recipe with us. (So I blame her for this. ) I went out got the pan and have been waiting for an occasion (so that I would not have donuts in the house). Father’s ...
    Jun 17, 2014 3 Comments

  • Musubi

    In our exploration of our new neighborhood, we have found the amazing Hukilau Restaurant. The first time we went with friends and they ordered for the table, so food that I might not have tried came...
    Mar 21, 2014 3 Comments

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