For the last two years, my husband and I have planted acorn squash in our garden. The first year, I was apprehensive because I never tried it before. But, after my husband grilled some with butter and brown sugar and convinced me to try it, I enjoyed it! Fast forward to this year, and we forgot to plant acorn squash. …
When a good friend and I decided to take a trip to Root’s Market, I was looking forward to seeing the variety of produce. Our pepper plants did not produce this year, so I wanted to get some hot peppers to experiment with. I was looking through my pins on Pinterest from last year, and I found some hot sauce…
A few weeks ago, I was at my parents house, and there was a magazine sitting on the table. I am almost positive it was a Better Homes & Gardens magazine, but I cannot say that with absolute certainty. For whatever reason, I began paging through this magazine. One recipe in particular stuck out to me: Watermelon Berry Limeade. I…
We have this agreement in our house that I cook dinner all week long, and my husband cooks dinner on the weekends. One of his most recent dinners featured grilled moose steaks. I asked if he wanted them for supper the next night. We were beginning to have a backlog of leftovers, and we try our best not to let…
I am so excited to be moved into my own website! Trying to get everything set up was an experience, to say the least! There are still a few things I need to adjust to my liking, and I am learning as I go, so thank you for sticking with me! So anyway, we had a picnic a few days…
As I am writing this blog post, I am laying outside in our driveway, soaking in some vitamin D! Today is such a beautiful day! The sun is shining, but there are some clouds and a breeze keeping it from getting hot. All the windows in our house are wide open, allowing the fresh air to whisk away any stale…
Yesterday, I made a strawberry pie to take to a family picnic. What is strawberry pie without whipped cream?! Last weekend, for the first time, I made my own whipped cream. I was so excited! (My husband was pretty impressed, too!) It has always been something I found slightly intimidating. The idea of having to whip something for an exact…
This weekend, we are taking a trip to a state park and having a family picnic. We take this trip almost every summer. Someone always drives up early and picks out the same picnic tables each year. They are near a bathroom, walking distance to the lake and “beach,” and heavily shaded. It is always a really enjoyable day spent…
Last night for supper, I got some fish fillets out of the freezer and was thinking about what sides to make along with them. I love sweet potatoes. They are full of nutrients and they taste great! My favorite way to prepare them is roasted in the oven. So, normally, if I am heating up the oven for sweet potatoes,…
Today happened to be one of my favorite days of the summer: I picked our first vegetables from our garden! I have been keeping an eye on our sugar snap peas for a little while now. About a week ago I took notice to the blossoms on the peas. I knew it was only a matter of time! Today, I…