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Chinese New Year: BBQ Pork
posted by Annie Time to celebrate the Chinese New Year! Holiday festivities begin January 31st, the first day of the New Year, and wrap up on Feb 14th with the celebration of the Lantern Festival. The Chinese calendar is based on the lunisolar calendar so the New Year falls on a different date each year. For this […]
Read more about Chinese New Year: BBQ PorkBring a touch of summer to your breakfast with Lemons
Everyone loves the scent of freshly cut lemons. Great on salads, zested over pasta, or squeezed over vegetables prior to serving, lemons are a versatile culinary ingredient. With the cold weather still upon us, I woke up Sunday morning wanting to make something that would brighten up my breakfast table. I decided I would use the lemons […]
Read more about Bring a touch of summer to your breakfast with LemonsHistory behind the iconic Nordic Ware tower
I grew up the in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Occasionally, my travels would take me by the Nordic Ware factory, just west of Minneapolis, in the suburb of St. Louis Park. They had a unique tower on their property that proudly proclaimed them to be “Home of Nordic Ware, America’s Finest […]
Read more about History behind the iconic Nordic Ware towerThe Noble and Delicious Pheasant
The arrival of hunting season in the fall excites me a little bit, perhaps because it brings promise of interesting and unusual fowl and wild game finding its way into my kitchen. I am not a hunter myself, nor are any of my family members, but I’ve amassed a small-yet-reliable group of friends who are […]
Read more about The Noble and Delicious PheasantFamily and Traditions – Finding Fresh Flavors in Frozen Fruit
As most of the country experiences frigid temps this time of year, I go to my freezer to pull out the fresh tastes of summer. Sometimes there is nothing better than the simple flavor of strawberry jam spread on a piece of toast to warm the heart and bring back fond memories. Throughout my childhood my grandma […]
Read more about Family and Traditions – Finding Fresh Flavors in Frozen FruitS is for Snickerdoodle
It’s the time of year where I start to plan what I’m going to bake for the holidays. I always put way too much on the agenda, usually accomplished in a rush. Even though I stress myself out trying to tackle it all, I enjoy every minute of it. Caramel Puff Corn, Scrabble (our family […]
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