desserts

Halloween Happiness - Part 2

This week, we are featuring some adult Halloween Party menu ideas that are worthy of any gathering! Here are some spooktacular recipes to get you started. Surely some of the drinks could be made into a mocktail version with a slight recipe alteration. Have fun, be creative, and be safe! Happy...

Halloween Happiness - Part 1

Halloween is going to be here soon and all the cute, and not so cute (scary), costumes will be showcased at many of the local community events and parties. If you are having a party or just want to make Halloween a little “extra” for your family this year, you need to try some of these creative...

Unique Slow Cooker Recipes

We just recently heard a new term that just had to be explored - Crocktober! October is the time of year full of slow cooker recipes. Recipes that help us make a transition from hot summer days to cooler temperatures and comfort foods, but with the simplicity of a slow cooker! Win! Win! Mocha...

Fall Comfort Food Recipes

Happy Fall! It doesn’t quite feel much like fall just yet - but the signs are there. You can hear the rustling of leaves and see the color popping on the treetops. This week, we are starting to think about comfort foods. Enjoy! Pumpkin Pancakes Total Time: 30 Min. Servings: 2 1/3 C. all-...

Apple Season Recipes Part 2

Welcome to week number two, featuring apples! This week, we will feature some favorite ways to enjoy apples - in desserts! We made the Apple Pecan Cake with Caramel Glaze this past week for a birthday gathering, and it was a HUGE hit! We gave out multiple copies of the recipe, with a note on the...

It's Fall - and Apple Season!

Apple Season! So many wonderful memories revolve around fall, its cooler weather, and wonderful homemade foods. A fall staple in many houses are apples! This is the first of a two-week series on everything apples! Truthfully, we could do a month or more just on apples! This week, we look at more...

Darlene Dixon Revisited

This week, we will revisit two of Darlene Dixon’s Columns from September 1990. Country canning never was so good as it is today. In spring we can purchase the finest seeds and plants, which will yield the best. Last year, just as our tomatoes were ripe and ready for picking, we had a “big”...

Additional Back-To-School Recipes

Welcome to week two of Back to School! This week, we dive a bit deeper into meals that the whole family will enjoy. Breakfast and evening meals are great ways to set the day up for success and to reconnect after a long day! Hoping that the new routines are getting a bit easier. Next week, we...

Recipes for Back-To-School Kids

Back to School! Whether you have kids in school or not - the first days of September bring a common feeling of “Summer is Over.” The days are getting shorter and the feeling of needing to prepare for the next season has started. This week, we start the first of two weeks of great “Back to School...

Recipes for Fresh-Picked Produce

We (in rural MN) are lucky, and a bit spoiled, with the locally grown fresh fruits, veggies and flowers available at the farmers markets and food stands! Nothing beats fresh-picked corn on the cob or green beans, just to name a few. Take advantage of the local markets and stands! We are thankful...