Lisa

  • Our weekend in Saint Louis

    After our trip to Omaha, our second adventure was a weekend trip in Saint Louis. I last visited St. Louis in high school. We did a big cross-country road trip when my sister was looking at colleges, and we visited Washington University in St. Louis. Mac had never been, so we took the chance to…

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  • Apple butter cinnamon rolls

    I whipped up a huge batch of apple butter and decided to bake a few recipes with it. Besides my apple butter palmiers, I wanted to try apple butter cinnamon rolls. And about two days after I thought of this recipe, Molly from Girl Meets Farm shared a similar recipe for apple butter rolls. Great…

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  • Crock Pot apple butter

    I completely and totally love fruit butters. The flavors are intense and concentrated, and I love the creaminess. I decided to whip up a batch of Crock Pot apple butter one day to use up a bag of apples I had on hand. The recipe is super easy, and it’s basically like overcooked applesauce. You…

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  • Chicken apple Gouda salad

    If you know me, you’ll know that I am a chronic restaurant researcher. I read menus and pick out what I want to eat before we go to the restaurant. The inspiration for my chicken apple Gouda salad came from that research. When Mac and I headed out to the Black Hills over Labor Day…

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