Football Food: Part 1

Those that know me well know that I am a huge football fan. And I'm loyal to my home state and the Minnesota Vikings, no matter how heartbreaking of a team they can be! Football season is one of the reasons I love fall. That and the beautiful colors from the changing leaves, and the...

Up North

When people hear that we spent three months in Italy and that I love to cook, they assume that I find the food in Minnesota a let down. That's not true at all! I love finding great regional food and this summer, I had a lot of fun discovering some great dishes on our trips...

Haute Dish Review

My friend Marah was in town for business, so it gave me the opportunity to go into Minneapolis for a great "foodie" dinner! I used to have foodie dinners in Chicago on a regular basis and obviously had amazing meals in Italy all the time. Since we have moved back to Minnesota, I have yet...

Thank You Dinner

If you are a close friend or family member of mine and you offer me help in a time of need, there's a good chance your thank you will come in the form of food. My soon-to-be sister-in-law Lindsay loaned me her car for four days so that Emily and I weren't without a car...

MN State Fair

I am so excited to be a resident of Minnesota again during the state fair! I have certainly made trips back for it during the 9 years I lived in Chicago, but there's just something about living here and hearing the constant buzz about the fair on radio and TV stations. It's hard to have...