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  Walking through cherry orchards with trees laden with beautiful, red, ripe cherries is a sight to behold. Being able to pick your own cher...

Mother Nature almost thwarted my plans to join my family on their annual 4th of July vacation in Pentwater, Michigan. A violent rainstorm to...

  If there was one canned vegetable I loved growing up it would be creamed corn.  It was the ultimate comfort food. While I don't rememb...

During the weeklong family vacation in Pentwater, Michigan this past year the seemed to be an abundance of leftover mayonnaise and pickles. ...

Each year my sister and her family spend a week staying in semi-rustic cabins on the lake in Pentwater, Michigan. On and off for the past th...

  While channeling my inner Ansel Adams I took a black and white photo of myself with the Tetons in the background. Little did I know this r...

The time had finally come for me to seriously shake up my salad game. This past weekend we had friends over for dinner to plan our upcoming ...

Last weekend we had friends over for dinner. The menu was a simple one. Wedge Salads, Red Chicken Chili, Green Chile Cornbread , and Key Li...

With Thanksgiving just days away, many of us are already anticipating the first bite of our favorite holiday foods. Often it's a specifi...