Venison. Yes, it’s deer meat. There’s an ample supply around here. My quest in cooking venison is for it to be so tasty that no one knows it is venison. But how to cook venison to accomplish this quest? Last week, I started with thawed butterfly venison steaks from our freezer. Many homes on the prairie have a freezer full…
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Double Toffee Coffee Cake Recipe
Filed Under: Dessert, Recipes Tagged With: cooking, double toffee coffee cake, Gooseberry Patch cookbooks 8 Comments
Feel like baking an easy recipe today? You can quickly make this quick and easy coffee cake recipe and get raving reviews. I have made two versions of it including a low-fat coffee cake recipe that is equally delicious. This is the eighth Gooseberry Patch Comfort Food cookbook recipe I have shared through The Real Farmwives of America and after…
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Buying Clothes 100 Miles From A Shopping Mall
Filed Under: Small Town Living Tagged With: North Dakota, rural life 14 Comments
Today on Kelly’s Korner, Show Us Your Life, the topic is your favorite online shopping for adults. I live 100 miles from a shopping mall and I’m not an avid shopper in the first place. But I have a career and as much as I would wearing jeans and comfy work out pants every day, I dress up for work and…
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Why Family Meals Matter (amid chaos)
Filed Under: Family Values, Recipes Tagged With: cooking with kids 8 Comments
I am completely tapped out in life right now. Can you relate? Literally the to-do list is too long. I can’t get it all done. Prioritization is not enough and letting go is a part of what I have learned to do when things get hectic like it is right now. But what do I do to renew myself, to…
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Wordless Wednesday Linky: Technology & Innovation for kids
Filed Under: Family Values Tagged With: family, kids, motherhood 9 Comments
It’s nearly Wordless Wednesday. By the time you read this I will be driving home 705 miles after attending a small town technology conference. I have sat today listening to a wide array of speakers on a variety of topics. But I am mostly thinking about how technology applies to my kids, to their education and life in a rural…
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