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We hope you have a Finger Licking Good Halloween from our family to yours! When trying to decide what Otto should be for halloween it was a tough call. He is in to so many things! Would he be Uncle Sam? A flag? Mickey Mouse? We finally decided since chicken is one of the only […]

I come from a football obsessed family that have been Lions fans since the day they were born. This means weekend afternoons are for watching the game or for my sister, tailgating for the Michigan games. For me it has always been more about the food than the football. (shocking I know). I was always […]

Monday did not go as planned as if Monday’s ever do. I took a bite of chicken for lunch which led to a day of not being able to swallow anything a 3 hour trip in urgent care followed by a 4 hour stay in the ER which ended with a midnight scope and removal […]

On Sunday afternoon my little family and I went on a much needed fall adventure together to Cranes apple orchard in Fennville, Michigan. It was a crisp fall day, overcast and a bit windy perfect for running around, blowing off steam and stress from the previous week. While I had the dream of my family […]

i promised I would share this shepherd’s pie recipe so share it I will. This is inspired from one of my favorite cookbooks of all time What Katie Ate. The photography is so unique and beautiful and the recipes are simple with complex flavors. I followed this recipe exactly the first few times but have […]

I don’t even have to close my eyes to remember exactly where i was at this time two years ago when otto had his open heart surgery. It was hot and Joe, baby Otto and I went for a walk to dinner in downtown Grand Rapids before we headed to the guest room at the […]