MaK and Cheese at the NFL’s Taste of the Vikings
When you're a former U of M fullback and your wife is a food blogger, and you get a chance to combine your respective loves of food and football, you jump on that date night opportunity, stat. The NFL's Taste of the Vikings 2015 was held at the Depot in Minneapolis...
A Very Sweet “Sour” Experience – A Sour Beer and Wine Dinner by Salt Cellar and Schell’s Brewery
A Sour Beer and Wine Dinner by Salt Cellar and Schell's Brewery Ever have that friend that just "gets" you? For me that's my friend Marsh. Marsh is good friends with Jace Marti of Schell's Brewery. Proud of her college buddy's success, she follows the brewery's...
Simple Grilled Lasagna
Grilled lasagna? I know, I know. Sounds weird. But if you're stuck between your love of noodles and summer grilling, this is nirvana. I'd love to give credit to wherever I picked up this idea, but I completely forget. I saw it in a magazine (Food Network maybe?) a few...
How to Roast Garlic
How to Roast Garlic Ever go to Sam's Club, Costco (or any other warehouse store filled with bulk goodies), see one of these bad boys and think, "Yes! I love garlic! And it lasts forever, so I'll totally use that much!" ...then several weeks fly by, you don't get to...
Baked Tortellini and Sausage
Baked Tortellini with Sausauge Who makes baked pasta in August? Me, because I'm a crazy person and when I want carbs I make carbs, even if it's hot as [meat]balls out. (Though I then proceed to have dinner in my air conditioned icebox of a basement.) I'll be honest,...
Turkey and Coconut Curry Stuffed Peppers
Turkey and Coconut Curry Stuffed Peppers Last night I was staring into the colorful abyss that was all of the leftovers and uneaten groceries in my refrigerator. (If you follow my posts you'll get to learn that I hate, hate, hate wasting food, so I'm always trying to...
Fresh and Healthy Quinoa Salad
Fresh and Healthy Quinoa Salad I'm a HUGE carb gal, so give me a side dish that's light and healthy, but actually hearty enough to replace a side of rice or potatoes? Big win. This fresh and healthy quinoa salad is a side dish originally made by my lovely sister, but...
Oh, Sole Mio Woodbury – An Italian Restaurant Review
Sole Mio Restaurant Review Last weekend, we stumbled on a suburban gem. And I'm still excited about it. After spending a couple of hours on Lake Calhoun with some good friends, we decided we'd continue our quest of car shopping for Mr. MaK. (His vehicle went belly-up...