Category: How-To
How to make an Apple Pie
Thanksgiving dinner – an honor and a challenge to host for the gathering of family and friends. Golden, roasted turkey, all of the side dishes and fixings – then the pinnacle, for dessert enthusiasts, the perfect creamy rich pumpkin pie. But what’s this!? My Great Aunt, from afar, who has traveled the world and eaten […]
Read more about How to make an Apple PieTips for Grilling or Roasting Turkeys
At some friends’ cabin one autumn, our host served my husband and me a turkey breast she had cooked on the grill. It’s smoky, crispy deliciousness wowed us and we’ve never gone back to making turkey in the oven for ourselves. Because we love dark meat as well as white, we tried her technique with […]
Read more about Tips for Grilling or Roasting TurkeysHearty Soup Recipes
There is nothing like bundling up on the couch in front of the warm fire with a big bowl of freshly made soup on a crisp day. It’s that time of the year to take out the stock pots and create your favorite homemade soup concoctions to ease those constant soup cravings and stock up […]
Read more about Hearty Soup RecipesNot my Choice, now my Passion!
Gluten free baking always comes with its challenges. Living with Celiac disease for the past twelve years, I have grown to love experimenting in the kitchen with gluten free recipes and overcoming some of these challenges of using different flour combinations, texture issues, and dry, crumbly end products. I will admit that gluten free cooking […]
Read more about Not my Choice, now my Passion!Hello Fall!
September is upon us and summer is officially coming to a close as the last summer barbecues and outdoor gatherings are wrapping up in Minnesota. For many, this is a sad reality as the dreaded weather change is developing and just around the corner. For others, the excitement for Fall is here, which is one […]
Read more about Hello Fall!Creative Dishes you can make in the New Cookies & Cream Baking Pan
Ah, the classic chocolate cookie with milk. Combined as a cookies and cream dessert? Even better! Don’t like cookies? (That’s silly) Then try cake! Or Jello! That is what I thought when I saw this pan, but it didn’t stop there. Oh no. The possibilities are nearly endless. I made it a goal, more like […]
Read more about Creative Dishes you can make in the New Cookies & Cream Baking PanChocolate Blobka
If you were a fan of Seinfeld you will never forget one of the classic episodes called The Dinner Party but if you’re like me you still refer to it as the Chocolate Babka story. It all happens around a trip to Schnitzer’s Bakery to pick up dessert for a dinner party which ultimately is […]
Read more about Chocolate BlobkaPopovers are easier than you think
For some quick drama at the dinner table, you can’t beat popovers. When these puffy, golden, odd-shaped orbs emerge from the oven you look like a genius in the kitchen! And they’re really very easy to make, once you have the right recipe, the right technique and the right pan from Nordic Ware. When I […]
Read more about Popovers are easier than you thinkCranberry Bean Believer
When we moved into our house the first project we invested in that gave me joy was working on the garden. While replacing the water heater was indeed an investment I found it extremely unsatisfying. You don’t invite dinner guests to an unfinished basement with a glass of wine to chat and relax amongst the beauty […]
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