I recently found a blog that sent my healthy heart a-flutter. It’s called Not Dabbling in Normal (love it already) and they are hosting a 2nd annual Real Food Challenge this month. During the month of March we’re having the Real Food Challenge. Challenging ourselves and our readers to eat fewer processed foods and focus…
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Isn’t it pretty? This shot is SOOC (straight out of the camera.) Today, I was supposed to post about a DIY project I’ve been working on, but it’s just short of complete. So, the tomato is kind of a DIY. It was one of the few things that grew in our square foot garden this…
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Many of the blogs I read usually have beautiful photos of stylized objects. I try to make this blog as pretty as possible without compromising reality. This photo ain’t pretty, but the action behind it was. My husband was home with our 4yo and it was that time of day for whining and possible melt-downs….
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I’m having a little mini-obsession with the idea of canning. It all came about in an organic kind of way. I did a Blog Love Week last year where I highlighted five of the blogs I was reading on a daily basis. One of those blogs was Small Measure, created by Ashley English. Her current…
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Would you like to hear about my garbage? I mean, as it relates to compost? Do you compost? If you don’t, you should! The way we do it here at the homestead turns out to be a pretty easy process. I’ll share my experience with you and claim that I’m not an expert at all….
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I don’t think there is anyone cooler than Jamie Oliver. I remember first seeing him on The Naked Chef in 2001 and thinking what a quirky and cheeky cook he was. His passion for fresh ingredients was infectious and he always made cooking look effortless. Like if he could do it, you could too. You…
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Preamble to the profile MN Week was born out of the discovery of people I admired online. If I dug them enough, I would click on the About and find a Minnesotan. A few of these discoveries happened in quick succession and I didn’t have to be hit with a snowball to see a pattern….
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Cooking and exploring food has been a passion of mine for many years. I used to bake all kinds of things from a very early age because my mom refused that chore. To me, it was a pleasure. There is no other feeling like conquering a complicated recipe in a fearless way. A blog that…

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