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…
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Piglets
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Cheese + Bacon + Corn + Pigtail Shaped Pasta + More Cheese = Mike’s Mac N Cheese My husband, Mike is often caught in the crosshairs of my humorous Snapchats and other…
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I’ve often said, the key to a successful kitchen is the ability to make a traditional sauce or gravy. This alfredo sauce is made like the ‘white sauce’ you learned to make…
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Mini Donut Muffins are one of my kids’ favorite recipes. They are totally pop-able, donut flavored mini muffins, rolled in butter and then cinnamon sugar. They come together quickly, and are a great beginner recipe…
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Update on 3/23/16: This guy is selling in a sale this weekend. My daughter is somewhat devastated but she knows we can’t keep them all. If you are looking for a Spot…
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Coconut cream pie is a staple on my family’s Christmas spread. This year, I wanted to make something a bit more interesting than the typical coconut cream pie offering. If you are…
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There’s no doubt that a quick and easy bar recipes are tops on the list of my followers. Consistently, recipes like my sister’s Dutch Letter Bars make their way to the top of my ‘most loved’…
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If you know me, I love a ‘fussy dessert’ that is relatively low maintenance. Cheesecake is THAT dessert in my book. Sure, are there a few steps involved in this creamy, delicious dessert? Yes. However, with…
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Here’s an updated picture of the orphan York piglets we raised by hand that were born on 12/23/2013. They’re coming along great. They’ll also NEVER hold still. My husband only wears the…
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I found myself going through some photos yesterday and I ran across quite a few from our commercial finishing barns that I had taken a few years ago. They are a flashback…
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Much to our surprise and delight this morning upon early chores it was discovered that Diamond had pigged. She is the York gilt we kept (a few litters back) out of our beloved…
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We made a quick trip to the barn to see the little pigs tonight. I can’t believe how big they are getting. Cinnamon’s little red pigs are really big and thick with…
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I’ll have to admit to you all… I’m smitten with these little Duroc piglets. Oh my goodness. If they aren’t the cutest little pigs I’ve ever seen. They are sweet as sugar…
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In the past year I can’t think of any pigs I’d like to celebrate more than the four little orphan Yorkshires ‘yorks’ that we raised in our garage. The attachment that came with raising them…
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My husband took the kids to the barn tonight to check in on Oink’s new litter and see how big Cinnamon’s pigs have gotten as well. The three of them couldn’t have…
