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  • Food

    Cheesy Italian Grinder Dip

    Sweet Italian sausage + gooey melt-y cheese = the best game day any day dip, ever! I absolutely LOVE my cast iron skillet. When it isn’t grilling season, searing thick-cut pork chops or…

  • Food

    How To Make Baked Potatoes

    How To Make Baked Potatoes Discover how to make baked potatoes with these tricks to lead your run-of-the-mill baked potato to its best life. Something as simple as baked potatoes may not…

  • Food

    Carbonara Pasta & Sayonara Summer

    I loathe writing these words, but today is the “last day of summer” to me. The Iowa State Fair is my favorite event of the year, but it also ushers in the…

  • Billionaire Spaghetti Casserole
    Food

    Billionaire Spaghetti Casserole

    If you happen to be a troll of Pinterest, I’m sure you’ve seen a recipe for “Millionaire Spaghetti”, well I’ve taken that recipe, revised it a bit and made what is now…

  • Food

    Simple Caprese Salad

    When basil and tomatoes are absolutely throwing themselves at you, it is nice to be able to do something a little different than traditional caprese. Here’s my spin on the traditional “Basil,…

  • Food

    Top Secret Salad Dressing

    When your garden gives you lettuce, wash that stuff up and make some dressing that will complement it, and not completely overshadow it. There I said it… ranch dressing: I love you,…

  • Dinner

    Beef Bourguignon & Working Cows

    Julia Child was first to arrive on the scene as a culinary entertainer, in my opinion. She was so interesting to watch and cared so deeply about every recipe she created.  I most…

  • Food & Swine

    2014 Top Recipes

    These are the top reader-selected recipes on my blog for 2014.  There are still a few out there that I may include in a later post, but for now, all of the recipes…

  • Food & Swine

    Grandma Madeline

    This week I lost a very special person in my life.  My Grandma Madeline passed away on Monday morning.  She was the inspiration and motivation for many of my different baking adventures.  She…

  • Food & Swine

    Fancy Chicken Bacon Ranch

    The Chicken Bacon Ranch sandwich craze hit about 10 years ago and I was ON-BOARD.  Strips of chicken (grilled or fried), bacon, cheese of any kind and plenty of ranch dressing… how…