This is an easy, delicious, smooth, salted caramel sauce that is wonderful for all your recipes that call for caramel. This recipe makes about 1 and 1/2 cups. 1 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup half & half 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 1 teaspoon vanilla Mix the brown sugar, half &…
Wow. Every time I go to the Mall of America I am reminded why that craziness only happens about once a year. What a zoo. Very loud, lots of walking… after a few hours of the madness, I have the very strong urge to just start pushing people out of my way. I know that…
Ahhhhhh, the beginning of another weekend. We’re headed out to the deck in a little bit. Grilling a new recipe for chicken, and I invented a new dip today that I’ll be sharing with you all very soon. I’ve tried making “real” jerk chicken about a dozen times and was never impressed with the results.…
Today my daughter Gracie turned 13. So bittersweet. I remember taking her home from the hospital and all of those beautiful baby memories. I love how my daughters are growing up to be strong, beautiful women…but I miss my babies. Ah, this is the universal feeling among most mothers I am quite sure. I am…
I spent the morning and part of the afternoon with my dear friend Nancy. We took a short road trip to nearby Lake City for lunch at a favorite little hideaway tearoom. For lunch: Yummy cinnamon apple iced tea, quiche, creamy homemade cucumber salad and chocolate peanut butter bars that melt in your mouth. I…
Spending lots of time reading and browsing vintage cookbooks, sipping iced tea, and today…a bit of pre-autumn cleaning. The temperature only needs to dip below 70 and I start thinking school shopping, autumn road trips to our favorite spot on Lake Superior’s north shore, soup, bread, nesting…nesting…nesting. Are you like this? Anyway, I came across…
I love meeting new facebook friends! I met a lovely lady named Jean this week and I adore her blog. It’s called “For Dragonflies and Me,” and it’s filled with all sorts of yummy recipes and beautiful gardening tips that make my heart sing. I was browsing her posts today and came across one all…
A lazy day in Hastings with Gracie…a little park lounging, book reading, a walk, and then lunch and tea at Dunn Brothers. Now we’re home and I’m making simple dinner casserole and getting caught up sharing cake recipes for my Marie Antoinette “Let them Eat Cake” facebook page party. I made these EASY mason jar…
My 13 year old daughter, Gracie, has created another masterpiece! I’m encouraging her to start her own food blog after the crazy success of her first post (remember those Grilled Cheese Roll-Ups?) Shared and pinned a gazillion times, and still receiving traffic daily according to the Google stats. Shes’ a natural! 😉 She used a…
We had a similar veggie hash at a local restaurant in Bay City Wisconsin. I just loved the name, so I remembered it when creating this breakfast in my own kitchen. Except for the chives, which came from my garden, all of the ingredients are organic and freshly picked at the Red Wing Farmer’s market.…