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Recipes to get you into the Holiday Spirit!

The season is in full swing, and a little snow is helping to get everyone into the holiday spirit! With some quiet nights planned and a few holiday parties on the schedule, we are always looking for some new recipes to try! We hope these help you plan your upcoming meals! Chai Tea Mix Prep: 30...

Recipes for the Official Start to the Holidays

The official start to the holidays is here! Time for all the parties, meal prep, and at-home meals. These meals are often exciting, delicious, and a lot of work! The easiest way to get through preparing for your holiday meals is to “Be Prepared” and by starting early! Ready or not - here we go...

Recipes for Your Tasty Holiday Cookie Trays

Holiday Baking Time! Every year we look for new recipes to add to our cookie trays. We try to have different flavors, colors and textures and most people find that they enjoy having a homemade treat during the holidays! We are including a few new options for you to consider adding to your cookie...

Holiday Recipes from Darlene

This week we will do a throwback to Darlene’s Holiday Columns from 2018. 11/21/2018 It’s holiday time already! This year has gone by so quickly. It could be I’m getting older. As the saying goes, “Life flies by quick as we age.” Everyone is so busy with all the things we do to get ready for...

Wild Game Recipes

Fall... for many it involves changing of clothing choices, for some it is about Halloween and Thanksgiving, but for many Minnesotans, it also means, hunting season! This week, we will feature some new ideas for venison, duck and pheasant. Good Luck to all the hunters out there - and be safe!...

Thanksgiving Recipes with a Twist

It’s time for most of us to start thinking about our Thanksgiving menus, and many times it feels like the menu for Thanksgiving has been decided for us. This year, if you wanted to keep a traditional menu, but with a bit of a twist, we have a few ideas to help you mix it up! See if any of these...

Have Halloween Candy Leftovers?

BUT WAIT... Now that Halloween is over, what do you do with all that leftover candy? (Said no one - ever!) But for those of you looking for an option, here are a few suggestions on ways to use it all up! We’ve also included a few other options for the autumn and to keep the fall flavors on the...

Halloween Happiness - Part 2

This week, we are featuring some adult Halloween Party menu ideas that are worthy of any gathering! Here are some spooktacular recipes to get you started. Surely some of the drinks could be made into a mocktail version with a slight recipe alteration. Have fun, be creative, and be safe! Happy...

Halloween Happiness - Part 1

Halloween is going to be here soon and all the cute, and not so cute (scary), costumes will be showcased at many of the local community events and parties. If you are having a party or just want to make Halloween a little “extra” for your family this year, you need to try some of these creative...

Unique Slow Cooker Recipes

We just recently heard a new term that just had to be explored - Crocktober! October is the time of year full of slow cooker recipes. Recipes that help us make a transition from hot summer days to cooler temperatures and comfort foods, but with the simplicity of a slow cooker! Win! Win! Mocha...