Recipes

This past Saturday was Petoskey's Downtown Holiday Parade. What a great way to get into the holiday spirit! Having rained the night before lost we lost almost all of our snow downtown. The rain held off (for the most part) during the Holiday Parade and it's our family tradition that we attend every...
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I think winter is officially here in Northern Michigan. The last month, it felt like fall just arrived here and now there is snow on the ground. Us northerners woke up to at least 1-2 inches, if not more, of snow this morning. My morning drive to school was filled with anxiety as the roads were icy...
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Honey. It's sweet. It's sticky. It tastes really good. But did you know that there is a lot of time, work and energy that goes into making and processing honey? Most of us purchase honey from our local grocery store or organic farm and probably don't put much thought into it. Not only is honey amaz...
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It's mid-September and the weather has been absolutely gorgeous here in Northern Michigan. We finally have our Indian Summer. I spent much of the weekend at the ice rink looking at friends beach and boat photos but only being outside a few minutes was heaven. I have my fingers crossed that the rest ...
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School starts this week and in my book it is officially fall! The last week the temps have fluctuated with cool 50 degree mornings and 80 degree afternoons. I'm hoping we get an indian summer because we haven't been out on the boat much lately but you just never know with Michigan weather! Local fa...
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What screams summer more than a classic root beer float? August 6th is National Root Beer Float day and we are ready to celebrate! What we know as modern root beer originated around the late 1800's. By combining sugar and sassafras root beer was generally sold to local confectionary stores. Root bee...
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With summer being in full swing I love nothing more than heading to the farmers market several times a week. Monday's and Friday I tend to hit Coveyou Farm Market and Wednesdays is always a great day to head over to the Harbor Springs Farmers Market. I can find a delicious fruits and veggies straigh...
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Summer is in full swing and it's hard to believe it's almost August! This coming weekend is already Downtown Petoskey Sidewalk Sales Friday July 27th and Saturday July 28th.Grandpa Shorter's staff have been getting ready the last few weeks for the 2 day event and they have LOTS of awesome sale items...
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There is nothing I love more than fresh produce during the summer months. Growing up on a u-pick farm, you would think I have a green thumb, but sadly it's just the opposite. Or maybe it's because I don't have a lot of time. Either way, I love fresh fruits and veggies during the summer months. We pa...
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With July 4th being less than a month away (can you believe it?!) I thought I'd share an easy patriotic fruit cup recipe. As most everyone knows, I am all about easy entertaining. Northern Michigan summers are gorgeous but they also don't last as long as I'd like so I love making the most the most o...
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