I love desserts. I love sweet. Ok I just love sugar. Yes I do. My general approach to life is, eat healthy well-balanced meals with whole real ingredients so that I can indulge in dessert. Do I have something sweet or dessert-like every night? Why yes I do. And you know what, I blame my dad….
FriYay Happenings 2.5.2016
Hola amigos! The week is almost over, can I get a woot woot?! I think Mother Nature wanted to be fair and sent us a winter storm in the Midwest too. Although compared to our East coast friends, winter storms here are no big deal. Some of us even kind of loved it! ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ At our…
Negroni Cocktail
The Negroni has a special place in my heart. It is the ruby-red bittersweet Italian cocktail that the hubs and I discovered last fall before we found out we were pregnant. I remember the first time we both tried a negroni. It was after a fabulous dinner at Butcher and the Boar in downtown Minneapolis. By the looks…
Chimichurri Sauce
Chimichurri Sauce is a vibrant herbaceous sauce perfect on meats, potatoes, veggies, and more! A delicious compliment to your favorite summer dishes! [Recipe updated 6/12/18] It’s a blah kind of day. I’m not sad, not mad, not unhappy, just blah. The type of day that even my glorious morning coffee and breakfast will not brighten. And…
FriYay Happenings 1.29.2016
Happy FriYay! I want to start this by saying congratulations to 2 amazing couples and friends that had baby girls this week! So special! Having gone thru the whole childbirth thing, I sympathize and know what those first few days at the hospital are like. Incredible yet deliriously exhausting. But to hold your newborn in your arm, it’s worth every single tired…
Czech Republic & Austria
Eastern Europe is a mysterious, history rich place that is understated, underestimated and completely worth the long plane ride. For our 2014 international trip, the hubs and I craved something different, a new unexpected place that neither one of us had been to. A place with a different culture and vibe that was less European and pushed us outside the familiar. So…
Quinoa Vegetarian Chili {Gluten-free + Vegan}
Don’t let the word “vegetarian” scare you off. This chili is amaze-balls. Even my meat loving husband likes it! That should tell you a lot. Although when I make it, I steal all the leftovers for myself… Mhua-ha-ha-ha-ha! 😋 We eat a good amount of chili in my house. Beef chili, turkey chili, venison chili, white bean…
FriYay Happenings 1.22.2016
Hiya guys! How was your week? I can’t complain over here… Hubs had Monday off so we had a fun start to the week. Otherwise the week has been filled with lots of chili and cornbread, sticky fruit messes, Star Wars, oranges and Operation Bed Time (or OBT). Baby Poppy is starting to learn how…
9 Essential Kitchen Hacks
Hack: (noun) a strategy or technique adopted to manage one’s time and daily activities in a more efficient way. Kitchen hack: the sort of MacGyver tips and techniques that make cooking, baking and dealing with food easier. I can honestly say that I practice a few kitchen hacks on a regular basis that make life a…
Tuscan Ribollita Soup
When it’s cold out and a need a belly warming meal, nothing is better than my Tuscan Ribollita Soup. Good for your body and even better for your soul. It’s bone-chillingly cold outside. My phone is reading -11°. Is that a negative in front of that number? Yup. This winter I’ve found refuge in a…