Last Friday we headed to the 2009 Back to the 50’s Car Show in St. Paul, MN. We paid 10 bucks to get in and I over heard a guy saying it was $25 for the weekend if you had a car which allowed for two people to drive in. Pretty cheap entertainment if you [...]
Father Hennepin State Park is 2 hours north of Minneapolis St. Paul. The park is situated in the south-east corner of Lake Mille Lacs. We were excited to stay at Father Hennepin as a co-worker had boasted that it was a beautiful park.
At Father Hennepin are 2 campgrounds with a total of 103 campsites. You [...]
I love pancakes!
I am not certain who invented pancakes, maybe my grandma but I am pretty sure that I perfected them! Where they rank in the world is probably up for debate but as far as my son is concerned they are the best in the world. I really do enjoy making pancakes for my [...]
The Blue Door Pub is in St. Paul, MN, on Selby Avenue and is honestly one of our favorite place go for a burger. It’s a pretty small place and you’re almost always guaranteed a wait, but well worth it. When I say small, I mean small, their bar maybe seats 5-6 people max and [...]
In the middle of May we took our first camping trip of the year. It feel below 40 degrees and was rainy bu we managed and had a great time. We got checked in Friday afternoon, got camp set up and then headed to Austin, MN for Sarah’s sisters graduation. Returning to our camp around [...]
Pancake perfection, my son was pleased! I love pancakes! I am not certain who invented pancakes, maybe my grandma but I am pretty sure that I perfected them! Where they rank in the world is probably up for debate but as far as my son is concerned they are the best in the world. I really do enjoy making pancakes for my family and friends. I use an improved upon version that has been handed down from my grandfather’s mother which includes flour, baking powder, salt, eggs, milk, water, vanilla, and honey. (please send blood sample to verify you’re a family member for recipe). Of course there are variations that include nuts, berries and even chocolate chips. My family is a little different when it comes to pancake toppings and whenever guests are over it becomes a topic of conversation. We start with a good helping of creamy peanut butter followed by some maple syrup, delicious. Ask my brother and he will let you know two over-easy eggs on top are required. We also like sugar,... more
This post may be a little premature but I wanted to set up a table of contents if you will for my upcoming trip to South Korea. I really hope to post while in country but we’ll see how much grief I get for trying that! For those of you who haven’t heard yet, Sarah, my mother, and I will be traveling to South Korea July 21st to see my sister and Jacob. We’ll be there for about 7-8 days so I hope the post on all our adventures, sites seen, and maybe even some of our popular reviews... more
4th of July Potato Pancakes What better day than the 4th of July to try a new pancake! Since pancakes are one of the best things ever invented it was time to make use of our left-over mashed potatoes. As usual we didn’t use one potato pancake recipe in particular but took queues from a few different recipes on the Internet, including some ingredients from Paula Deen. Since this was our first try we were worried how they would turn out, but since I make the world’s best pancakes they... more
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Last Friday we headed to the 2009 Back to the 50’s Car Show in St. Paul, MN. We paid 10 bucks to get in and I over heard a guy saying it was $25 for the weekend if you had a car which allowed for two people to drive in. Pretty cheap entertainment if you ask me! If you’re into cars at all this is a must see event. There really is something for everyone, custom rat rods, vintage Impalas, chopped Mercs, you name it (as long as it is older than 1964!). The Back to the 50’s Car Show... more
Well, we packed up the kids and dogs last weekend and headed north to go camping at Father Hennepin right off Mille Lacs Lake. It is a beautiful camground and one we will most certainly visit again. We had anticipated rain but went ahead anyway in hopes of the weather man being wrong! (figured our odds were good). We did get one good night and day of camping in and some fishing, no we didn’t catch anything! Then about 2 PM on Saturday it started to sprinkle. We thought we would wait it out... more
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