For Memorial Day weekend, we planned an all-day family biking outing along the river road and to a favorite café for lunch. We always carry water and some simple snacks like energy bars or dried fruit, but for something special I decided to make Sweet & Savory Snack Mix.

At our house, we L-O-V-E grilling. Since we live in a townhome, our grill happily lives in our garage. That means that all it takes to make a meal is to wheel the grill out a few feet and light it up. How convenient!

A day off from school and the thrill of summer break only weeks away—the perfect time to bake cookies! With Taylor Swift blaring in the background, my teenage daughter and her best friend set about to make some Snickerdoodles all by themselves.

When I think about French toast, I can picture myself as a grade-school-aged kid in my aunt and uncle’s crazy-busy kitchen. I’m wearing my PJ’s, swinging my feet from the bench seat at their kitchen table, and there is breakfast chaos all around me.

I always keep a close watch on bananas that are getting overripe, wondering what muffins or cakes I might make when I get two or three too far gone for anyone to eat.

Flowers, cards and gifts are all wonderful gifts for Mother’s Day. For me, as a mother and grandmother, a very special gift I received was some photos that showed the passing down of traditions from my sons to their children.

Mothers do so many things for their families every day, it seems a shame that Mother’s Day comes only once a year. I decided to keep the celebration going all month, starting with these elegant little Lemon Clove Cookie Sandwiches.

When my co-workers and I go out for lunch, we usually laugh about how we are creatures of habit. Even the most adventurous eaters have fall-back items – our own comfort food to make menu selection easy.

It’s flower season in Minnesota! I look forward to the month of May all winter because, when you live in Minnesota, everyone knows that May is the month when you can finally get out in your garden and start planting.