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…

state fair cinnamon & sugar mini donuts {copycat}

Craving fair food? So am I! I decided to post some fair foods so you can make these favorites at home. We are going to miss the Minnesota State Fair this year for the first time in many, many years. Like so many other things this year, it’s surreal and frustrating. I won’t dwell on…

vegan backyard bbq bowl

We went to our daughter Andrea’s on Friday night for a vegan backyard BBQ, and it was SO good! This is more of an idea post than a recipe post. I’ll supply a link to the riblet recipe, and will share the recipe for the best vegan cornbread EVER in a later post. You get…

vegan cheesy bacon fries

I had a craving for cheesy fries with smoky bacon (vegan, of course), and a big dollop of cashew cream on top. I’ve been eating a more whole foods, plant based vegan diet these days and I feel fantastic. Making my favorite foods vegan and healthy is somewhat of a challenge, but I’m having lots…

vegan “lobster” roll

I had a craving for lobster rolls. I used to go to a place in the cities called The Smack Shack where they make really good ones. Since going vegan, I obviously don’t indulge in lobster any longer. I thought about how to make something that even tastes remotely like one. I looked at some…