Brunch ideas seem to get pretty stagnant in my cooking repertoire. Sometimes I just need something quick and easy to throw together and toss into the oven without a ton of work.…
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Holidays can give any host serious heartburn in more ways than one. Whole-house-cleanup, taking the dogs to the groomers, purchasing glorious matching holiday sweaters for the entire family and rolling out a…
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Ready or not: it is time for county and state fairs across the good ‘ol U.SA. The question we get a lot is “What To Pack For County Fair?” Families will descend…
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Iowa is a top producing state of many commodities, but much to many Iowans’ surprise, Iowa leads the way in egg production. Eggs produced in Iowa are more than the second and…
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Ground pork is always a budget friendly ingredient, and when sales hit the grocery store you can stock up and have a freezer full of ground pork that can be used to make so…
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If there’s one faithful standby food item in the canvas of my life, chocolate milk is it. I drink it for breakfast, lunch and dinner (or breakfast, dinner and supper if you…
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I love breakfast food. Early in my marriage I found out my husband likes breakfast food for breakfast, ONLY. No, no, no. There is nothing I can do about this. No pancakes…
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Welcome to the first edition of “Meat Treats” where I’ll share with you my favorite ways to enjoy the bevy of delicious protein raised by farmers like me. To kick this series off…
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This is Drew. Drew is my brother-in-law who lets me write about him. Drew is an Iowa cowboy. Not the fake-hat, fancy-shiny-boots cowboy that you see at Florida Georgia Line pop-country concerts. A real one,…
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The state of Iowa boasts the ultimate intersection of family, farming, food and FOOTBALL. In one of my first “official” (non-family member) interviews, hear from former ISU defensive star Jordan Carstens about…
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Happy, sad, memory filled, delicious… there are so many different Christmas traditions that are honored this time of the year. Whether it is a gag-gift exchange or the opening of the first…
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Texas doesn’t have all the cowboys, or Oklahoma, Nebraska and so on. Here’s the second part of my tell-all interview with my favorite Iowa cowboy. If you missed Part I Newsflash: There…
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This Berries and Cream Coffee Cake will have you coming back for more. Visiting cakes, or coffee cakes, typically served alongside a nice cup of coffee and good conversation are making a…
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In season vegetables are often, best prepared in a simple fashion, but people seem to screw this up regularly. Asparagus is in it’s prime this time of the year and often, I’m…
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A couple of weeks ago, I was provided an opportunity that one simply does not pass up. It was an offer to be a ‘host’ on a video showcasing a different profile…
