Norwegian Meatballs with Gjetost Gravy

Michael Johnson from The Pheasant Restaurant & Lounge created this fantastic recipe for a 1/25/22 cooking class in partnership with the Brookings Arts Council. It is filling and savory. Perfect for a cold winter day! The direct translation is “meat cakes” instead of “meatballs”. It’s okay if they are a little flat and not perfectly…

Read More

Holiday Simmer Pot

Make your house smell amazing with this seasonal simmer pot. What starts as a beautiful mix of ingredients ends with the most amazing scent for your whole home. We love to make this just before company comes over.

Read More

Christmas Crunch

It doesn’t feel like Christmas until you’re overloaded with candy, cookies, and snack mix. Add this option to your holiday repertoire for a sweet and easily adjustable snack mix option. You can easily adjust it to feature different nuts, drizzles, and mix-ins. Imagine this with candied oranges, cranberries, and dark chocolate drizzle. Yum! Maybe peanut…

Read More

Christmas Beef Wellington

If you want to truly impress your loved ones this year, give them the gift of Christmas Beef Wellington. Bursting with flavors of seared tender beef, spicy mustard, mushrooms duxelles, and savory prosciutto, this is one traditional Christmas dish you can’t miss this year. If there ever was a way to end 2021 with a…

Read More

Silky Peppermint Chocolate Fudge

Fudge is a winter staple. It’s a way of welcoming the holidays into our homes with sweet bites of chocolate heaven. Fudge, however, can sometimes be tricky to get just right. The key to getting that soft, silky texture is adding a little butter and melting the chocolate very slowly. By following this recipe exactly,…

Read More

Impossibly Perfect Pumpkin Pie

Pumpkin pie is a staple at any Thanksgiving feast. The perfectly spiced pumpkin flavor in conjunction with the buttery, flaky crust makes for a simply mouthwatering fall dessert. Although it looks like such a simple dessert, sometimes it can be quite difficult to get it just right. This impossibly perfect pumpkin pie recipe will not…

Read More

Green Bean Casserole

Vegetables aren’t always everyone’s favorite side dish, except when it comes to green bean casserole! This traditional dish is almost always one of the first to be gone at the Thanksgiving table. What makes this particular dish so mouth-watering is its homemade, creamy mushroom sauce. This sauce is wildly more satisfying than the canned cream…

Read More

Easy Caramel Apples

This October classic looks pretty and tastes pretty awesome. Get the family together and have fun making these decked-out caramel apples. They’re easy-to-make and can be decorated however you’d like! It’s a ton of fun for the entire family and will be gone just as quickly as you made them!

Read More

Chicken Pot Pie

I love chicken pot pie. Make a batch and snuggle up with a creamy filling of rotisserie chicken (easy!), veggies and a puff pastry crust (also easy!).

Read More