Category Archives: Kitchen

Oodles of Noodles Do you have a favorite comfort food, a well-loved recipe, or a meal from your childhood? This is the time of year when the wind is often howling outside and snow and ice coat just about everything. But inside, it’s the perfect weather for comfort food. Someone else must agree with me, because March...

  [caption id="attachment_7076636" align="alignleft" width="360"] Karter, our grandson, was a big helper on transport day for cattle leaving the farm and calves arriving. He is shown with his dad, Jacob, in front of the semi on what turned out to thankfully be a warm winter day so he could assist and...

Hello! Grab your coffee and join the conversation. It’s February, friends. Valentine’s Day has come and gone –  are your children or grandchildren hyped up on sugar? (Insert head nodding here) Same here. I wanted to let everyone know I am off to a great start with my goals, and we are only two months in....

By Megan Pothoven Being that I know virtually nothing about football, the only things I enjoy about the Super Bowl are the food, the commercials, and getting together with friends. My husband could watch college football all day long but doesn’t watch NFL too often, so I am not familiar with the teams or the season. Below...

Dreaming of an Australian summer I am writing this on a bleak, colorless, January afternoon. You know the type: Cold, but unusually still, when snow is just hours - maybe minutes - away. Or maybe, it won’t come at all, but all day has just felt heavy with its anticipation. A day like this is perfectly...

Looking ahead to next week’s forecast calling for highs in the lower teens (at least there will be no flies or weeds), it looks like a great time to make some soup to usher out January, known as National Soup Month. Last week, Kevin and I were able enjoy some warmer temperatures as we were...

Hello, friends! I am officially back from my time off. Grab some coffee and join the conversation! Wow, there are so many things I need to catch you up on. These past three or four months have flown by; it was such a sweet time to focus on our growing family and be fully present. September...