This past week we’ve butchered, cured, and smoked our own pork belly turning it into some of the finest bacon I’ve ever had. It was amazing. We’re going to tweak that recipe…
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A while back I made the plain and simple “Dynamite Pork Breakfast Burger“. My husband said it was the best thing he’d ever eaten. He likes simple food and what dude wouldn’t…
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CCCs = Chocolate Chip Cookies. Just throwing that out there to ya. Ever since my tour of the Blood Family Dairy in State Center, I’ve had milk-on-my-mind. Cookies and milk are one…
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Recently, I had the privilege to visit the dairy farm of Kevin and Holly Blood and family, of State Center, Iowa. I was inspired to do so by my efforts in working…
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Do you share your recipes? This recipe is one of the first recipes that I thought enough to ask someone for way back in July of 2009. (Before I began baking more…
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A great pan of bars is extremely nostalgic to me, as my Mom was the queen of baking them. Aluminum 9×13 pans flanked every church picnic, potluck and birthday party of my youth. This…
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Over the weekend we (somewhat) dove in to tidying up the machine shed to make a nice place for a couple Duroc gilts that we may take to the State Fair. Their…
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Last weekend I got to throw a party for the arrival my beautiful new niece. She is so special to me and I just can’t get enough of her. The recipe I…
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Grilling? Who, Me? A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to compete in a burger competition. It was the most amazing experience and you can click back through all of…
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We now interrupt your regularly scheduled swine-programming for a trip to work calves with Grandpa and Aunt T. It was a fun day. We didn’t get to help as much as the kids wanted…
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Today I’ve got a quick and easy recipe using some of my favorite ‘ready’ ingredients from the grocery store. My Mom, singlehandedly makes the MOST delicious chicken salad EVER. Ask anyone. I…
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Before getting all fancy yesterday for Winefest Des Moines’ “Iowa Lawn Party”, we did chores. Here are some pictures of all of the fun and some of the nonsense. We were totally…
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Upon arriving home from Sutter Home Winery’s Build a Better Burger I was informed through a friend of friend (thank you Betsy S.) of the Winefest Des Moines, Gateway Market and The Iowa…
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This is one of those recipes that was on my list of ‘oh I couldn’t possibly make thaaaaat’. My excuses ranged from not having mint molds to not having candy-finesse and finally…
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This recipe won the blue ribbon in the King Arthur Flour Yeast Rolls “Cloverleaf Rolls” class last year. It also took the 3rd place overall prize out of 10-12 classes, third to my…
