The past week has kept our family moving, moving, moving. We were out of the house for a while on Saturday due to an open house. We decided to head over to the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park for a walk on Saturday. The weather was unbelievable – sunny and 73 degrees! Greta enjoyed ridingContinue reading “North Carolina Transportation Museum + Spicy Roasted Vegetables”
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Iowa New Year’s Eve + Curried Pea & Potato Croquettes
The Christmas trip to Iowa wound down too soon this year. We did make time to take a trip to the Science Center of Iowa in Des Moines, with Greta, Eric, and my in-laws. She was mesmerized by this spiral ball contraption. Her newest word is, “ball!” She wasn’t as into the fishing,Continue reading “Iowa New Year’s Eve + Curried Pea & Potato Croquettes”
Gluten-free Black Forest Cake + Christmas Day
This chocolate cake was wildly delicious and one would never guess it was gluten-free! My mother in law has a plethora of gluten-free baking and food items around the house due to gluten intolerance. This particular cake was made from the Williams-Sonoma Ad Hoc Gluten Free Cake Mix. This mix is more expensive than others,Continue reading “Gluten-free Black Forest Cake + Christmas Day”
Honey Cake + Christmas Birthday
My grandmother’s birthday is Christmas Day. As kids, we would drive to Minneapolis to celebrate with her on Christmas Day. We have started celebrating it on Christmas Eve now that she lives in Des Moines. This year, I decided to use this cake recipe since her nickname is Honey and a Christmas birthday is often overlookedContinue reading “Honey Cake + Christmas Birthday”
Lefse + Christmas Eve Celebration
Christmas means lefse time in our household! Christmas has always been celebrated on my side of the family on Christmas Eve. Originally, it was just the four of us – my parents, sister, and me. We would make Christmas dinner, go to the candlelight church service, and then come home to bundle up and ice skateContinue reading “Lefse + Christmas Eve Celebration”
Bluebird Hill Art 