Christmas is a time when I try to impart on my children the traditions I grew up with. Yes, I've made them try lutefisk and there's always some pickled herring in the fridge, but those aren't the traditions I'm talking about. Growing up, Christmas was celebrated twice. Once with extended family and once with just the four of us - Mom, Dad, my brother and
Julekake is a traditional Norwegian Christmas cake. We've had one on Christmas morning for as long as I can remember, usually store bought and always delicious. Store bought until I forgot to order one and was forced to make my own - or go without. Oh the horror!! We simply could not have Christmas morning without a julekake, so after consulting with older relatives in
Like all things 2020, Thanksgiving is going to be a little different this year. Odds are you're scaling down the celebration and doing a low key event with immediate family or those in your pod. I still plan on doing a whole turkey - mostly because I like the leftovers - but I'm not going all out on the sides this year. Usually I start
I visited my dad at the cemetery today. It was a beautiful day, just like the one when we buried him 14 years ago this month. I told all about the pandemic and what a crazy ride it had been since he died. The cemetery is a beautiful place with markers laid in the ground rather than standing up at the head of the grave.
We're currently experiencing some warmer than usual temps in Minnesota., but last week when I made this we had a hard frost. There's nothing like a delicious chicken pot pie on a cold evening. If you're looking for comfort foods to feed the family this chicken pot pie is sure to please and you'll still have plenty of leftovers. I could have made three pies
It's been one month since I did a free class at Orangetheory Fitness and subsequently signed up. I've been going twice a week for four weeks and feeling pretty good about it. At 54 I have all the aches and pains of people thirty years older than me. I recently had wrist surgery so that mucks things up a bit too. Mostly, at 54 I'm
K-Tel's Music Express is the first album I ever purchased with my own money. I was 9 and had saved my allowance for what seemed like forever so I could purchase this album. I had other albums - I had the soundtrack to American Graffiti, the soundtracks to all the Disney movies from that era - Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Bedknobs and Broomsticks,
I grew up on Campbell's Tomato Soup. It was the meal of the sick and infirm in my house. Caught a cold? Here's some Campbell's Tomato Soup. Get your finger slammed in the car door? Have a bowl of piping hot canned soup. Got dumped? Here's some soup - heat it up in the microwave. Nothing beats tomato soup with a grilled cheese
Homemade Tomato Soup - Super easy homemade tomato soup. Can be made with fresh tomatoes or canned. Perfect comfort food for those cold winter nights. - butter, onion, tomatoes, water or broth, salt, , In a large pot melt half a stick of butter and add one chopped onion sauté for about 3 minutes until onions become fragrant. Add the tomatoes and their juice and
First of all - no spoilers - so don't worry if you haven't seen the series Cobra Kai yet. OMG why haven't you watched Cobra Kai yet? Seriously, go out and watch it now. Sorry if there are any typos, I'm writing this while watching Cobra Kai. I couldn't wait to share this with everyone because this is the thing that makes up for 2020.
