Category Archives: Kitchen

By Megan Pothoven Finally, I’m able to start picking vegetables out of the garden! It’s one of my favorite things to go out to the garden and gather what we’re having for supper. I’m usually a victim to buying too much lettuce at the store and it gets bad in the fridge throughout the week, so...

Happy National Dairy Month A glass of cold milk and some delicious beef is a pairing that can never go wrong. What better way to celebrate National Dairy Month than to eat some amazing beef and drink some refreshing milk! (In a few weeks, you can add an ear of sweet corn to that, too!)...

Summer is here, our garden is growing, and Penelope’s hair has officially started to bleach out. An unpleasant reality summer is here: Allergies. Poor Penelope received that gene from me. Is anyone else feeling the sinus pressure and itchy eyes like we are? I feel like the pollen is everywhere! As I’ve mentioned before, we are...

By Megan Pothoven School is out and summer is here! Some may be spending their summer going on vacations, swimming at the pool, or other fun activities. Our summer days will consist of playing in our newly fenced in backyard built this spring. This gives us a lot of peace of mind with Hayden outside and gives...

May is Beef Month!

                May has been an exciting month around here, and the weather has certainly added to that! In April, we said we would probably go from furnace to air conditioner and that is exactly what happened! The corn certainly popped out of the ground quickly last week. Spraying became a...

Our first and last day at the beach in Florida, we had extremely clear water. We went paddle boarding the last day and, unfortunately, that was the day I got the most burnt.    May started with enjoying sunshine in Florida, listening to ocean waves, and sipping on an iced, honey-vanilla latte. We had the best time...