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First Fruits

November 11, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Food and Drink, Minnesota Me, New Baby 27 Comments

Actually, it was rice cereal.Not that my five-and-a-half-month-old minded.He was pretty durn interested regardless.Just look at him! It’s a bowl of mush and he can’t take his eyes off of it.(I don’t think he’s realized yet that this bland but delicious concoction is…for him. He has grown so accustomed to his momma eating in front of him that such … [Read more...]

The Problem with Pancakes

October 23, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Food and Drink, Hearth & Home, Minnesota Me 21 Comments

(And a Solution)Subtitled: Banana Pancakes? Who’d of thought? The problem with pancakes (and this is the only problem as far as I can tell) is that one needs both the time to make them and all the ingredients. As a homeschooling mom whose one and only school-kid is picked up every single day by a very generous carpool, I pretty much always have the … [Read more...]

What I’m Up Against

October 22, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Food and Drink, Minnesota Me, Motherhood 7 Comments

Me: Hot cereal or scrambled eggs?Child of Privilege: Both.Stay tuned for even more of our breakfast dilemmas. “The Problem with Pancakes” is on deck. … [Read more...]

As Luck Would Have It

October 6, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Food and Drink, Minnesota Me, My Girls 5 Comments

Me: What do you want for lunch?Angela: Macaroni & cheese and pancakes!What a coincidence! We're having...neither.Still a doting mom, I promise, … [Read more...]

Culinary Intrigue

September 8, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Food and Drink, Minnesota Me, New Baby 4 Comments

Sorry, kid. For now you get yours...recycled. AMDG, … [Read more...]

Craving salads. Simple salads.

August 2, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Food and Drink, Friends of the Heart, Just Me, Minnesota Me 6 Comments

Erin is craving this. I am craving these.(It's her fault.)AMDG, … [Read more...]

One Day More

March 19, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Food and Drink, Minnesota Me, Special Events Leave a Comment

…of blogging about our St. Patrick’s Day menu and then I’m done for the year.Allegedly.I have posted two more Irish recipes over at my cooking blog.Here is the link: Kiss me! I’m (pretending to be) Irish! AMDG, PS. Did you know the Irish love St. Joseph? Do have a blessed, beautiful Solemnity today! … [Read more...]

Of Mice and Men and Grain-Fed Steer

March 17, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Anecdotal, Food and Drink, Hearth & Home, Minnesota Me Leave a Comment

This is Jerry.He’s a cattle farmer from North Dakota and is what you would call a good guy.That’s what you’d expect, right?Cattle farmer + North Dakota = A good guy.That’s the equation.Jerry was in town yesterday to drop off a load of beef. His sister attends our parish, so he parked his truck outside her house and that’s where we met him.The kids … [Read more...]

Irish for a Day (or Two)

March 16, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Food and Drink, Minnesota Me Leave a Comment

I have posted the recipe for Bailey’s Irish Cream Cheesecake over at my cooking blog.PS. It was delicious. Where were you?Updated to Add: I’ve posted a printable recipe here. … [Read more...]

A Thought or Two on Cream Cheese Frosting

February 22, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Food and Drink, Minnesota Me, Special Events 10 Comments

Today is my husband’s 38th birthday.Happy Birthday, Honey! St. Peter Damian, pray for him!I chose carrot cake for his celebratory dessert, (with his approval), and then asked him to run to the store for the ingredients. He said sure and grabbed his coat, because that’s the kind of good guy he is. It was the smallest of lists, anyway—cream cheese … [Read more...]

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