As I mentioned yesterday, I loved the food Chef Julian made for our tour group. Every last bite. And ever since the tour, I’ve been anxious to make the food here at home. Chef even graciously shared the recipe for the Banh Mi Pork Tian. Can’t wait to try that! The first thing I tried was… Read More
Two weeks ago, I got the opportunity to go on a farm-to-fork tour. The tour was an opportunity to learn more about farming and the people who produce the food we eat. Our tour, or our Oink Outing, was put on by the Minnesota Pork Producers so we learned about, talked about and ate a.m.a.z.i.n.g… Read More
Last weekend, we traveled to Wisconsin to visit MJ’s family. The weather was scorching hot but we stayed cool at the family cabin on a blessedly cold, spring-fed lake. We tucked the children into life-preservers and took them out into the water. Bug and I saw a snake! swimming while we were paddling and Sweet… Read More
Giving thanks is important to me. When others take time to do things for me and my family, I can’t help but think how blessed we are and I want to make sure their kindness is acknowledged. One way we show our thanks is to send handwritten thank you notes. Since my younger years, I… Read More
Sometimes things don’t go like I hope they will. Like today, when I tried to get pictures of Bug and Sweet J in their red, white and blue. Some just weren’t feeling the spirit of the day. At all. In his defense, it was already 85 degrees with 110% humidity (that’s why the pictures have… Read More