apple cider floats

One of our absolute favorite Fall treats! ~ Apple Cider Floats ~ cinnamon ice cream OR vanilla ice cream mixed with cinnamon  fresh apple orchard apple cider real, sweetened whipped cream (optional) caramel sauce (optional) Place 2 generous scoops of ice cream in each glass. (If using vanilla ice cream mixed with a little cinnamon,…

cherry bomb steak sauce

Here’s an easy way to spice up grilled steak! ~Cherry Bomb Steak Sauce ~ 1/2 cup whole cherry jam or preserves (I used Bonnie Maman) 2-3 Tablespoons dry red wine 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 Tablespoon lite soy sauce, regular soy sauce or ponzu sauce 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes or 1/4 teaspoon…

greek gyros {crock pot recipe}

Whenever we go to county fairs, state fairs, food festivals and carnivals, we always seem to seek out the nearest gyro truck. Just this past weekend we indulged in some awesome gyros at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. We can’t seem to get enough! It got me thinking about creating a gyro recipe that we could…

s’moreos

This time of year we frequently head out to our back yard in the evenings and have a little campfire. On those nights we make s’mores… and recently we tried S’moreos! The same as a s’more but on an original Oreo cookie instead! We like peanut butter on ours too, but that’s just a matter…

espresso black bean chili {chicken & vegetarian options}

This is a recipe I created that was inspired by a much simpler chili by Mark Bittman. He uses minimal ingredients in his, which makes sense, because he’s called The Minimalist. I’m not, and therefore, I kept adding ingredients and tasting the chili until I realized that the only things left in the kitchen were…