Sorry I missed you guys on Monday. I have had a major case of writer’s block and I’ve been kind of lame and haven’t tried a whole lot of new recipes lately. I did make these delicious little bundles of Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus last week and they were a huge hit. When Joel saw me
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Crock Pot Refried Beans
So for the life of me, I hadn’t been able to make good refried beans. Every attempt had come out bland, thick and pastey…definitely not what you want in refried beans. But, no worries because I finally found the one! Sometimes it takes a lot of time and many epic fails to find the recipe
The Perfect Baked Potato!
We had a crazy and super fun weekend. Saturday started by meeting a friends’ sweet new baby! She is such a doll and we were so happy to get in some cuddle time! After our visit, we headed about an hour and a half out of town to go to an indoor water park for
Smoked Corn on the Cob
We recently had some friends over for dinner to catch up and break out the smoker. We made delicious pulled pork and planned on grilling some corn on the cob for one of the sides. Well, unfortunately the Minnesota wind had a different plan for us. It was ridiculously windy that day which meant no
Honey Balsamic Roasted Carrots
These Honey Balsamic Roasted Carrots are holiday and weeknight perfection. They are tangy and slightly sweet. We have been all about carrots lately. They are a great vegetable to have on hand since they last forever and you can prepare them in all kinds of ways. My mom has always hated cooked carrots and her
Creamy Macaroni Salad
I just love picnic food so it should be no surprise that I just love when Memorial Day rolls around because it means that picnic food is here and not going anywhere for a few glorious months! What could be better than cold fried chicken, lemonade and macaroni salad? Not a whole lot in my book.
Dill Cucumbers
We have some friends that are growing lots of yummy veggies and they just happened to have an excess of cucumbers and I was one of the lucky recipients of the overflow! I knew immediately that I would be trying this new cucumber recipe. Cucumber salad is one of my favorite foods and dill is pretty much