There’s a special place in my heart reserved for fall. I think that’s true of most people as well, but even more than just a general fondness for fall, I’m specifically in love with the change…… It’s not just the cool weather and moody skies that I love; it’s feeling those unexpected shocks of cool […]
King Ranch Chicken Flautas
You may or may not know this about me….but I was born and raised in the far north. It’s true…..I’m a deep woods northern girl from Minnesota, which, by the way, is the northern-most state in the US, second only to Alaska (Alaska!!). I am quite literally (and figuratively)….a northern bred girl, haha! But now […]
Spiced Pineapple Upsidedown Cake & Sriracha Sweet Potatoes
For me, Labor day has always conjured up feelings of nostalgia for a bygone era. I’m not one to criticize our present day culture and I’m under no delusion that things were ‘better in the old days’, but there is a certain grit and purpose to the way things were done in my grandparents generation […]
Cherry Cream Pies w/ Chocolate Crust
These days it seems like waiting around every corner there’s a profound and thought provoking new perspective anxiously coiled in anticipation for that bright, illuminating moment when our respective smartphones and tablets spring to life. Poised and ready, these new views seek to challenge us to think different and re-evaluate this thing called life and the vast and […]
Caramel Apple Coconut Macaroons
Caramel Apple Coconut Macaroons Makes 12-15 cookies Ingredients: 1/4 cup maple syrup or honey 1/4 cup coconut milk 1 1/2 cups finely shredded coconut (I use “Let’s Do Coconut“) 1/2 cup super fine blanched almond flour (for best results use THESE brands) 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 cup Bare Fruit Crunchy […]