scalloped apple chicken

Here’s another awesome dish that features fresh orchard apples. Perfect autumn fare! We served this cozy, comforting Scalloped Apple Chicken with a little spinach salad, hubbard squash sprinkled with candied pecans and warm, buttered baguette. ~ serves 4 to 6 people ~ for the chicken: 3 large (or 6 small) boneless, skinless chicken breasts 2…

garlic ziploc chicken

The only thing we enjoy more than grilling in the summer is grilling in the fall. It’s so fun to start a little campfire out back, put on our sweaters and sip a little wine while our dinner cooks over the hot coals. Here’s a simple, fast delicious dish that makes awesome weekend fare when…

lemon ricotta sponge cake waffles

I’ve been a fan of lemon and ricotta in the form of pancakes and waffles since we first visited a local restaurant here in Minnesota called Hell’s Kitchen. We went there one fine Sunday morning, after a home and garden show, with our friends Jana and Olivia, and enjoyed their famous “gospel” brunch. I was…

super moist maple pumpkin bread

I had such a nice, relaxing time in my kitchen today. It was chilly and pouring rain, so I decided to get some autumn baking done. I played with pumpkins and apples while rewatching the first few episodes of Vampire Diaries on the little DVD player that Jeff installed under our cupboards for me a…

scenes from the past couple weeks

~ The Creamery & Cheese Factory, Nelson Wisconsin ~ sampling new, delicious wines… ~ The Minnesota Renaissance Festival, 2014 ~ The King & Queen of the realm… gourmet cheese pizza… lots of live entertainment… lots and lots of people… beer and (of course) wine… poetry readings… knights… fajita salad… big iced teas for tea time……