Melissa

best vegan “chicken” salad

One of my favorite things to eat, prior to going vegan, was chicken salad. I was in love with the stuff. Especially for a summertime lunch. Nothing better! Well, after going vegan I knew I had to find a suitable substitute. I tried chickpea salad which is super delicious, but nothing at all like chicken…

Minnesota Renaissance Festival ~ 2021

Hello Friends! The day after we went to the Minnesota State Fair, we decided to make the trek to Shakopee and check out the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. We luckily had beautiful weather for walking around, taking in the sights, watching a couple shows, and EATING. While I don’t enjoy the vegan choices at the Renaissance…

Wall Drug Vanilla Pudding Caramel Rolls

I’ve bookmarked several Wall Drug recipes that I want to share with you. This one is an oldie, and a goodie. I should give you a heads up, they’re terribly addictive. Especially when they’re just out of the oven and cool enough to eat. Make sure you have more people than just yourself in the…

Spaghetti Dinner Meatball Subs

Do you like spaghetti with meatballs and garlic bread? Yes? Well, now you can enjoy the best of all of these in one, big, saucy, cheesy sandwich! I give you the Spaghetti Dinner Meatball Sub! The basic gist to creating these delicious subs is to hollow out big sub rolls, brush them with garlic butter,…

Wall Drug Cafe Speedy Beer Bread

I’ve had this little Wall Drug Cafe recipe book for years. We visited Wall Drug in South Dakota when Grace was about two years old, so almost 20 years ago. I have been meaning to share this super easy, delicious recipe for beer bread for EVER. I can’t explain why it’s taken me so long.…

Minnesota State Fair ~ 2021

Can I just tell you how completely amazing and fabulous the Minnesota State Fair was this year? It was so much fun and such a great feeling to be in a crowd of people again. I didn’t realize how much I’d missed it until I experienced it again. I missed people! We had a beautiful…

chocolate chip scones

I’ve had a craving for scones the last couple days. The tall, flaky, buttery kind I used to make every day at the tearoom. I haven’t attempted making them vegan until now, and they really did turn out great! So, roll up your sleeves, gather your ingredients, and put the kettle on. Time to make…

2 ingredient chocolate cake

This is one of those recipes that I’d heard about for years and never trusted that it actually worked. I decided to give it a try when making my Easy Flag Cake for the 4th of July. Guess what? It works! I was amazed and delighted at how easy it is to throw a delicious,…

An Eleanor Oliphant Book Club Lunch

“No one’s ever told Eleanor that life should be better than fine.  Meet Eleanor Oliphant: She struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she’s thinking. Nothing is missing in her carefully timetabled life of avoiding social interactions, where weekends are punctuated by frozen pizza, vodka, and phone chats with Mummy.  But…

iced london fog {iced earl grey latte}

We love this classic iced beverage on hot summer days! A London Fog is an Earl Grey tea latte. Wonderful served hot in Autumn and Winter, and iced during the warm months. A London Fog is served with sugar and milk. Earl Grey tea is black tea scented/flavored with bergamot. The tea we’ve selected to…