Winterizing Your Backyard Flock
As I pull out my phone and check the forecast for the week, I see a snowflake. Yup, a snowflake. It’s that time of year again when the winter coats, gloves, snow boots and hats come out of hiding. Here in the Midwest, we know how to “winter.” We’ve grown accustomed to FEET of snow…
Fertility Injustice
Today is October 15, 2019. This is our story. As the seasons change, the leaves begin to fall, we recognize that October is here again. This is the month to celebrate those parents that have loved and lost. This story is near and dear to my husband and I. In fact, this was from 2017,…
The only sugar cookie recipe you will ever need again….
Who doesn’t love a delicious, buttery sugar cookie cut into a perfectly shaped heart and frosted with gleaming sugar frosting, topped with the sugary crunch of sprinkles (long sentence, I know)? No one. I have yet to meet ONE person that says, “no thank you. I don’t like sugar cookies.” If they do say that,…
Old-Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup
It’s that time of year again. Everyone seems to have the sniffles around here! While Lysol wipes and frequent hand washing are a winter routine for our house, so is this amazing chicken noodle soup! Soup is one of those hearty, warms-your-belly, feel-good meals. Coupled with some delicious bread or a salad, and it’s a…
Blueberry Muffins with Streusel Topping
Our family loves blueberry muffins as a special treat for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Sometimes our blueberries start to get a little wrinkly. Instead of throwing them away, I love tossing them into some scrumptious muffins that boast a lot of sweetness, and a little bit of crunch with the streusel topping. These are super…
Cinnamon Pull-Apart Bread
Cinnamon pull-apart bread has been a staple in our house for special occasions, brunches, birthdays, Easter…you name it! It also goes by “monkey bread.” It’s decadent, rich, crunchy, gooey and delicious! I have used the canned biscuits in the past to make this. After making it from scratch, I won’t ever go back to the…
First half of the book…
Your whole life you wait…wait for the next Monday to start that diet, wait for something you really want, to go on sale, wait to lose ten pounds to buy that new dress, wait. It almost feels like half of our lives are spent waiting. But what are we really waiting for? I never thought…
Indian Butter Chicken
In my former corporate retail life, I had the opportunity to travel all over Asia visiting factories, vendor showrooms and, most importantly, sample some of the finest cuisine you could possibly imagine. From fresh seafood, a wide variety of Chinese dim sum, to one of my favorite cuisines of all time…Indian food. I absolutely love…
Bake the world a better place…
Tucked away on a stretch of highway 42, just south of Fish Creek, Wisconsin sits a quaint little white house. From the outside, it’s curb appeal is cottage-like, almost like grandma’s house. Red shutters framing the windows, white curtains hanging on the other side of the glass, absorbing what one can only imagine, would be…
Rustic Blueberry Scones
Scones have been around for a long time! In fact, they got their start as a Scottish quick bread. Originally they were made with oats and then griddle-baked, today’s version is most often made with flour and baked in the oven. As for the origin of the word “Skone,” some say it comes from the…