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45+ lemon recipes

From melted lemon chicken to lemon meringue pie milkshakes, all of these recipes are sure to delight. They make lemons the star of the show, and are all bursting with the bright, sunshine zest of tart citrus. Enjoy a blueberry fizz vodka lemonade poolside, a plate of delicious lemon pasta primavera for lunch, or maybe…

vegan pate {faux gras}

I’m one of those people who used to ADORE pate. Goose liver pate, fois gras, in particular. I didn’t eat liver in any other form, but I loved pate. Now, just thinking about it, makes me feel physically ill. It’s kind of amazing what waking up to animal cruelty will do. In my case it…

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,…

reuben burger

Are you ready for Saint Patrick’s Day? Do you do anything special to celebrate? For years I made Reubens and Rachels, and then I went vegan and made tempeh Reubens, last year I made Rachels using Tofurkey, which was actually really good, but this year I wanted to try something a little different and decided…

korean rice cake & ramen {rabokki}

My daughter Grace and I have been enjoying a little theme tea every week and this week we chose a sort of Asian fusion theme. We had Japanese sushi, chinese salad with sesame dressing and wonton strips, and this delicious Korean dish. We sipped Oolong tea, and then watched a movie. So much fun! I…

chocolate-dipped coconut macaroons

One way I know that one of my recipes is a keeper is if Jeff eats multiples of said item until they are gone. This was the case with these chocolate dipped macaroons. They are decadent and actually pretty healthy, which is always a good combination. I think one is plenty, but Jeff likes to…

sunflowers

Hello, Friends! We took a little road trip to Eau Claire Wisconsin to visit a huge sunflower field. It was such a beautiful day, and the sunflowers were breathtaking. This year will mark mine and Jeff’s 25th year of marriage and sunflowers have always been “our” flowers. He went out and picked armfuls for me…

minnesota landscape arboretum ~ 2019

A wonderful day celebrating Grace’s 19th birthday. Lunch at Buca di Beppo, and then a relaxing stroll around the gorgeous Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Such a pretty place to visit with their acres, and acres, of sprawling gardens. We stopped in at the cafe for a glass of wine. If we lived closer I’d buy a…

vegan “beefy” seitan {wheat meat}

This is an awesome recipe for when you’re craving certain “meaty” sandwiches, but aren’t a meat eater. This seitan recipe is seriously awesome, and it took me a few tries to perfect, but here it is. SO good as BBQ “beef,” gyro “meat,” or the filling for a vegan philly cheesesteak! (Recipes for all of…