Bloody Mary Today’s drink was shot on location by our friends at their cabin near Lake Mille Lacs. Andrew and Melissa already make great Bloody Mary’s but I knew they’d love to try a new one. Not only did they to a great job getting all the ingredients, they also walked out on their newly […]

Coquito *Recipe from The Noshery Serves 6 1 (12 oz) can evaporated milk 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk 2 cups (1 15 oz can) cream of coconut (like Coco Lopez) 1/4 tsp cinnamon 1/8 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 cup white rum cinnamon sticks for garnish Mix all ingredients in a […]

Girl From The North Country  Serves 1 1 1/2 oz. dry gin 1/2 ounces pear Brandy 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice 1/2 oz lingonberry syrup or raspberry syrup 1 slice of pear, for garnish Shake the gin, brandy, lemon juice, and syrup with ice until well chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a […]

Malted White Russian Serves 1  2 oz Vodka 1 oz coffee liquor 1 oz half and half 1 Tablespoon malted milk powder Add the vodka, coffee liquor, half and half, and malted milk powder to a cocktail shaker. Stir to dissolve the malt powder. Add ice and shake vigorously until well chilled. Strain into a […]

The iconic “Spoonbridge and Cherry” and now the “Hahn/Cock” are 2 of the most recognizable sculptures in Minneapolis. Sure, I’ve been here tons of times but its still fun to walk through and see the art with the kids. We went during the middle of the day but I’d recommend early morning or evening in […]

We LOVE going to Franconia Art Park. Only about an hour outside of the twin cities, located in the scenic St. Croix River Valley, not far from Taylor’s Falls. Franconia Sculpture Park is a beautiful 43-acre outdoor sculpture park with active artist residency, and community arts programming. Open from dawn to dusk 365 days a […]

A favorite hike of ours is close to home and easily accessible by car or bike for us, PIKE ISLAND (Dakota name Wita Tanka). This is a hiking trail within FORT SNELLING STATE PARK. From the entrance of the park, follow the road to the Visitors Center. Once you park you will see trail maps […]

Looking for something to do this weekend?! The holidazzle in Loring Park is free and open to the public. See their website for specific times. 2019 Holidazzle schedule: Thursdays through Sundays, November 29-December 22   According to their website, “This year’s Holidazzle features stories highlighting local people, products and places that showcase the food scene, […]

Love ’em or hate ‘em, depending on the week, we are die-hard Vikings fans. So when a good friend of mine wanted to do her family portraits at the USBANK Stadium I jumped at the chance! They are the biggest football fans we know so it was a perfect backdrop for their family. We went […]

👻 My birthday is Oct 27th, so when I was a kid, my mom in all her wisdom used Halloween decorations for ALL of my  birthday parties until I was old enough to realize that kids had other themed birthday parties. By then I kinda liked having Halloween Decorations and my mom got away without […]