Category Archives: Kitchen

In most circumstances, I consider myself to be a relatively calm and patient person, but there is something about the GPS in our van that irritates me to an irrational degree. I will grudgingly admit that it is quite useful when travelling somewhere I have never been. But it infuriates me when it tells me...

Ready or not, fall activities are here! As I write this article this morning, the sweet corn crew is picking corn and preparations are being made for a day of chopping corn silage, and I have a few more items to check off the list to be ready for the first day of school.   The...

Hello friends! I am officially back in your mailboxes and excited to fill you in on what I have been doing for the past four months. First off, I hope you are doing well. The end of summer is quickly approaching, and I hope you enjoyed it. Got to slow down. Got to soak up the...

Oh, how sweet summer has been. While it is coming to an end, we shared countless memories. A few weeks ago, our family went to the Indiana Sand Dunes National Park, a location I would highly recommend for those with young kids. It is under a five-hour drive, just east of Chicago. This park is...

Lynnette and I both love to read. Lynnette always wants to read something new, to the point that she is sometimes disappointed by the realization that she has inadvertently started a book that she has previously read. I, on the other hand, often enjoy subsequent readings of a book more than the first time through. I...

Summer is in full swing, and we have been busy! One of our most recent projects was some additional landscaping around the back of the house, and it has been completed! We talked through ideas, drove around and pointed out plants we liked, my husband and brother did lots of shoveling and muscle work, and...

It is hard to believe there is only one week of July remaining to enjoy National Ice Cream Month and National Grilling Month. This past month, we have made good use of the grill and eaten our fair share of ice cream. One of our favorite ice cream desserts is Buster Bar Dessert. Both ice...