Foodie Monday: Favorite Candies
I should definitely not be writing this post. I love candy and always have. As I’ve aged, I’ve realized that candy is an “empty” food, which means one that does…
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Foodie Monday: New and Old Chicken Dishes
Last week, my husband found a recipe in a cook book we’ve had for almost ten years. We’ve been trying to cook new dishes regularly. This dish was called Mustard…
Simple Ethics of Foraging
Yesterday, I took an intro to foraging class. It was held by an organization called the Driftless Folk School and the session took place on the grounds of the Kickapoo…
An Italian Deli in St. Paul
We have not travelled for pleasure during the pandemic with the exception of seeing our sons and my parents. During these trips, we’ve been very careful. Yesterday, we visited our…
Keto Monday: This Cheesecake is Diet Friendly!
A few weeks ago I wrote about how I have been debating about going back onto the Keto Diet for a while. I had gained some (less than three pounds)…
‘ Shroom Foraging
Two years ago, when I worked for a local land trust, I had to organize education and outreach events. One such event, was Spring Foraging. Okay, it sounded fun but…
Poetry Friday: English Muffins & Hiking Trails
My husband and I been watching past episodes of The Great British Baking Show through our WiFi enabled Roku unit and a PBS Passport account. Last night we watched an…
Cutting the Cable Cord Takes the Cake!
After our youngest son moved out at the end of January, my husband and I decided to get rid of our bundled cable, phone, and internet package. The house phone,…
