A creamy vanilla and buttermilk custard envelopes a pile of perfectly plump pears, all baked off in an all-butter pie crust. Yesterday my husband and I packed up our car. Not the family car that fits all the kids securely in their car seats, us in the front, but the small … [Read more...] about Buttermilk Custard Pear Pie and Pie Crust Crimping
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Orange Cranberry Walnut and Lemon Chanterelle Parsley Compound Butter
Spice up your bread offering this holiday season with orange cranberry walnut butter and a little lemon chanterelle parsley butter to spread. Nearly every holiday consists of the Olmanson family driving around the state of Minnesota to attend not one, not two but three family … [Read more...] about Orange Cranberry Walnut and Lemon Chanterelle Parsley Compound Butter
Sweet and Sticky Barbecue Chicken Wings
These barbecue chicken wings are the perfect burger or brat accompaniment served with a side of Bush's Vegetarian Baked Beans for your tailgate, kissed with homemade barbecue sauce and caramelized on the grill. Tailgating is a true American pastime. Whether it’s before a … [Read more...] about Sweet and Sticky Barbecue Chicken Wings
Perfect All-Butter Pie Crust
An easy, all-butter pie crust recipe to impress your friends and family with a flaky, homemade crust this holiday season or any season. Grab a shortening crust recipe from me over at TidyMom. I recently had the opportunity to make pie at J.M. Smucker's in Ohio, (did you know … [Read more...] about Perfect All-Butter Pie Crust
Creamy Cardamom Pear Oatmeal
Easy steel cut oatmeal, kissed with cardamom and cream and full of the season's finest pears. This is one breakfast worth getting up for. The world is silent, and I, in my house, stare out at the leaves, blowing in the cool wind. It's a wind that can ever so craftily find the … [Read more...] about Creamy Cardamom Pear Oatmeal