Category Archives: Kitchen

By Megan Pothoven Does anyone else remember getting Peeps in their Easter baskets as a kid? Confession, I’m now that mom who takes “mommy tax” from my kids’ Easter baskets. I find the history of this squishy, marshmallow candy quite interesting. It was created by Sam Born in Pennsylvania with the Rodda Candy Company in 1953. Yellow...

By Megan Pothoven We are back to Iowa winter weather after traveling for a week to Galveston, TX, with my parents and siblings. We had such a great time! We risked the 16-hour drive with two littles, and they surprisingly rode so well in the car. When we first arrived to our beachfront house in 80-degree...

By now, I hope everyone has had a chance to adjust to the time change.  I think it takes a little bit to “spring” ahead. However, the word, “spring” is uplifting. Lemon Dessert is one recipe that makes me think of both spring and Easter. It is a recipe from an old neighbor, Wanda. Wanda...

Hello there. Grab a coffee and join in the conversation! Time. Where does it go? As a mom of two littles and wife to a volunteer EMS provider, our days get hectic. Our weeks fill up. Our months fly by. I can’t believe Baylor is six months old! The other day, at one of the many...

By Megan Pothoven We have a busy spring ahead of us, and it’s all good things! I will be coaching track at Lynnville-Sully this spring, which I am very excited about. Life has a way of changing, as Adam and I grew up in New Sharon and attended North Mahaska School. During that time, Lynnville-Sully was always...