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Friday Five: My Five Must Have Favorite Cookbooks

April 12, 2019 By Lane 20 Comments

I am so excited about the Friday Five this week!  Today I get to share my obsession-COOKBOOKS!  And I’m going to tell you my five must have favorite cookbooks.  And best of all, we have a cookbook GIVEAWAY-just in time for you to plan your Cinco de Mayo party!  Keep reading and enter to win below!

Friday Five: My five must have favorite cookbooks

Ottolenghi Simple by Yotam Ottolenghi

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Filed Under: Cookbooks, Friday Five, Kids in the Kitchen Tagged With: cookbooks, dinner, Friday Five, giveaway, kids in the kitchen, must have, vegetables

Friday Five: Tips and Tricks for Feeding Kids

March 1, 2019 By Lane 2 Comments

Feeding kids and getting them to eat healthy foods can be difficult.  With a 16 year old and an 8 year old, I’ve had a lot of time to try and sort this out.  I’ve even (by accident) performed the sociological experiment by the different ways I raised my own two kids in regards to food.  Both turned out to be quite good eaters, however one was much easier than the other to get there.  Read on while I share my Tips and Tricks for Feeding Kids.

Tips and Tricks for Feeding Kids

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Filed Under: Friday Five, Kids in the Kitchen Tagged With: clean eating, feeding kids, Healthy Eating, kids, toddlers, youngsters

Cheesy Turkey Apple Meatballs with Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce

February 19, 2019 By Holly 5 Comments

If you’ve been reading the blog for a while, you might remember me mentioning that I have a very picky eater. My youngest child is now two and has basically four approved foods. If it isn’t a bread, cheese, fruit, or yogurt, she won’t touch it. In my quest to not live my life as a short order cook and still get dinner on the table that most of us will eat, I’ve started working hard on developing recipes that are totally kid friendly and adult approved. These Cheesy Turkey Apple Meatballs with Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce are perfect for picky kids and adults alike.

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Filed Under: Kids in the Kitchen, Main Course Tagged With: apple, cheddar, dip, Honey Mustard, Kid Friendly, Meatballs

Veggie Quinoa Cakes

April 10, 2018 By Holly 14 Comments

I’m not gonna lie, sometimes feeding my daughter is tough. She is the sweetest, funniest little girl in the world but at 18 months old, she’s also a tiny tyrant when it comes to food. If it isn’t a fruit, yogurt, bread, or cheese, she isn’t having any of it. I’m fairly certain that if it weren’t for those handy pouches with veggies mixed in, she wouldn’t get within 10 feet of a vegetable. It breaks my food blogger/veggie loving heart just a little. So, in an attempt to get my daughter to eat something other than cheese, I recently came up with these delicious little Veggie Quinoa Cakes. They’re easy to make (and freezable!) and packed with protein and veggies, making them a great option for the entire family!

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Filed Under: Kids in the Kitchen, Side Dishes, Vegetarian Tagged With: cheese, kids, kids in the kitchen, Quinoa, vegetables, vegetarian, Veggies

Apple Zucchini Toddler Muffins

October 17, 2017 By Holly 22 Comments

MuffinsOne of the things I find most challenging as a mama is finding healthy things to make that my kids will eat and I feel good about feeding them…and that don’t take eight hours to make and are filled with exotic ingredients that are hard to find and cost an arm and a leg. Nowhere is this challenge more evident for me than in packing lunch for my kiddos for preschool/daycare. Our school is wonderful and does have a school lunch option but for a myriad of reasons, we’ve always packed lunch for them. One of my favorite little things to include are these Apple Zucchini Toddler Muffins. Adapted from a recipe by Super Healthy Kids, these tiny muffins pack a pretty good nutritional punch and they are super easy to make. Win! …

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Filed Under: Baked Goods, Kids in the Kitchen Tagged With: apples, Cooking For Kids, muffins, zucchini

German Chocolate Cake: Kids in the Kitchen

January 23, 2017 By Lane 14 Comments

German Chocolate Cake

I got the sweetest text last month.  One of my friends told me that her eight year old daughter was wondering “if that girl who makes really good cake” could come over and bake with her over the Christmas holiday.  And when asked what she wanted to make, the answer was German Chocolate Cake.  Yep, sounded good to me!  This post chronicles their (super fun) day.  The food isn’t styled, the lighting isn’t perfect, there was no thought given to composition, but hopefully it encourages you to get your own kids into the kitchen.  It’s amazing what they can create!…

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Filed Under: Dessert, Kids in the Kitchen Tagged With: Baking, Cake, Dessert, friends, german chocolate, kids in the kitchen, mentoring

Baking Substitutions-A Science Project

December 28, 2016 By Lane 10 Comments

Anna's Cupcake Science Project

A slight hiatus from our normal Wednesday Good Food Reads, which I promise will be back next week.

Recently my 14-year-old daughter came to me about a science project she was going to do for her 8th grade science class.  She had chosen to look at basic substitutions you could use while baking, as she is an avid baker. In fact I buy her a baking oriented cookbook every year for Christmas.  (Clearly I’m winning at parenting as I’m definitely reaping those rewards!).

She worked diligently on this project one fall afternoon at the cabin.  There was a lot of measuring, weighing, and even testing of resistance (it’s good to have a dad who is an electrical engineer and loves to teach scientific principle!). I had promised she could post her results on the blog when she had them written up, and now I am going to deliver. My only other contribution was to buy four different colored cupcake liners so we wouldn’t confuse the four groups.  Read on for my daughter’s science project in her own words.  Baking Substitutions: A Fun Science Project is below.  Proud mom moment…hope you enjoy it as much as I did! …

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Filed Under: Baked Goods, Kids in the Kitchen Tagged With: Baking, banana, cupcakes, daughter, eighth grade, honey, kids in the kitchen, science project, substitutions, teenager, The New Best Recipe, whole wheat flour

Cherry Rhubarb Crisp

August 1, 2016 By Lane 16 Comments

Cherry Rhubarb Crisp

You know those friends who have your back?  Those friends who, when you hint that you might be able to use some of the extra rhubarb from their garden, give you not only rhubarb, but also a split of their rhubarb plant to plant in your own garden?  Well, Amy and Peter are those friends.  Amy recently gave me a whole arm load of rhubarb, not to mention a rhubarb plant that then got planted in my backyard!  The only thing Amy asked in return was to see what I made with the rhubarb.  Well, that sure was easy, I made this Cherry Rhubarb Crisp!  So now my WHOLE family thanks you, Amy and Peter!…

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Filed Under: Dessert, Kids in the Kitchen Tagged With: cherry, crisp, Dessert, kids in the kitchen, Rhubarb

Cabin Burgers

July 18, 2016 By Lane 24 Comments

Cabin BurgersI tried to come up with a catchier name than Cabin Burgers, I really did.  But the truth of the matter is, this is the meal that the kids beg for when we head to the cabin, and thus they have always been called “Cabin Burgers”.  The name just stuck, boring or not.  And although the name may be boring, this burger is anything but……

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Filed Under: Kids in the Kitchen, Main Course Tagged With: avocado, blue cheese, cabin, grilling, hamburgers, kids in the kitchen, tomato

Happy 4th of July!

July 4, 2016 By Lane 13 Comments

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4th of July Pie

Happy 4th of July all of you loyal readers!  We had actually decided not to do a 4th of July post since both of us had family events to host.  However, that was before stumbling across an amazing post by Lady Behind the Curtain! Who is that you ask?  Well, a fellow blogger that I’ve had the pleasure of interacting with through social media.  She creates unbelievable food and gives great entertaining tips.

One of her latest creations was a stars and stripes pie that was just calling to me!  Anyone that knows me, knows that I am the least Pinterest-y person around.  I never decorate for holidays (minimally for Christmas-and really only because I have kids), I’ve never made cute little kids projects (even though I have 2 kids), and I’m not at all crafty!    A patriotic pie? With stars and stripes?  Laugh if you will, but just you wait-I think I actually pulled this one off!

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Filed Under: Dessert, Kids in the Kitchen Tagged With: 4th of July, Blueberry, cherry, fruit, kids in the kitchen, Pie, strawberry

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{NEW BLOG POST} It’s been a tough year and I fee {NEW BLOG POST} It’s been a tough year and I feel like not everyone understands the heavy burden we as healthcare workers are carrying. 
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For anyone that has some interest in my own perspective as an emergency medicine physician, head on over to the blog and get my take. 
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As an added bonus many of my friends and colleagues (of all job descriptions) sent me photos of themselves in their PPE.  As one non-healthcare worker said “all of those photos are so impactful”.
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Hopefully with the vaccine now here, we’re headed towards brighter days...but obviously this depends on the buy in of a public that is getting used to being so deeply divided. 
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May this upcoming year -2021 -bring us back together again. In more ways than one!
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https://withtwospoons.com/from-the-frontline-life-as-an-emergency-physician-during-a-pandemic/

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#2021 #SoMeDocs #physician #healthcare #pandemic #bettertogether #blogpost #coronaviruspandemic #covid_19
Pandemic Lesson #6- Time. . . This was one was the Pandemic Lesson #6- Time.
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This was one was the hardest lesson for me to learn.  I had prided myself on my jam packed schedule and had normalized “busyness” to the point of exhaustion. 
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All of the sudden we went on lockdown and there was nowhere I could go let alone had to go.  At first I filled up that time up with zoom bookclubs and zoom happy hours, but as the days went on I learned to see that time for the gift it was. 
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My kids didn’t need to be anywhere.  My husband didn’t need to be anywhere.  I didn’t need to be anywhere.  I could just be. 
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Turns out that taking that time isn’t self indulgent- it’s self preserving.  Took a pandemic for me to figure that out. 
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Sure I miss real gatherings and hanging out with people.  But in the future I won’t go back to having a jam packed calendar with no room to breathe. 
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I’ve planted my feet firmly on the ground and learned to take my time.  To just be.
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#pandemic #time #WithTwoSpoons #chucks #feetonthefloor #feetontheground #giftoftime #lessons #justbe #minneapolis
Pandemic Lesson #5- Equality (and the attention dr Pandemic Lesson #5- Equality (and the attention drawn to inequality). 
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I will readily admit this photo does not display all that I wanted it to.  But I will say if you had arrived at the Emergency Department of my Level 1 Trauma Center on this specific day, this is the amazing badass all-female physician team that would have saved your life. (Competently and with great compassion)
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We ladies are lucky to work for an organization with pay transparency, amazing camaraderie, and pay equality whether you are white or black, male or female, gay or straight.  So many are still not afforded that simple provision. 
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We all lived through the horror of George Floyd’s murder in what was practically our backyards.  We bore witness to a city torn apart with grief and fear. We cried together and tried to mend the broken hearts and spirits of our friends and patients of color.  We have so far to go. 
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Although we still have so much work to do, I’m here to say we’ll keep working until we get there. May we all get to live in a world where equality is more than a pipe dream. Where you are judged for your heart and soul and actions not the color of your skin or your gender or your sexual preference. 
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I thank every one of you who is different from me in any way.  You are the ones who make life rich, who keep me learning, who add so much to the kaleidoscope of our world.  We all belong.  How boring life would be if we all were the same. 
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I pledge to keep fighting until everyone has opportunity.  And if there is a way I can better do that, by all means, let me know.  I’ll start by acknowledging inequality is absolutely still a problem we all need to confront.  Join me in confronting inequality head on. 2021 we’re coming for you. 
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#equality #diversity #privledge #inclusion #inclusionmatters #badass #genderequality #mamadocs #SoMeDocs #socialjustice #opportunity #minneapolis #bethesolution #standup #northstrong
Pandemic Lesson #4- Books! . . I have always been Pandemic Lesson #4- Books!
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I have always been a book addict.  A lifelong reader.  I get a ton of pleasure out of losing myself in a good book.  This year more than ever, in a year where we couldn’t travel, and escaping seems necessary, books were a constant source of comfort. 
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I took some of my unused travel budget and joined @bookofthemonth club and got myself a long overdue @audible account.  Not to mention placing holds on LIbby to reserve all of the ebooks through the library.  I couldn’t get enough books! 
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Behold the wonder of the book!  What was your favorite book of 2020? 
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(Mine is in the comments along with my runner up...)
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#bookstagram #whatshouldireadnext #booklover #bookofthemonth #audible #withtwospoons #goodreads #withtwospoonsreads #books #library #libby #kindle #bookclub
Pandemic Lesson #3: Nature’s Beauty... . With al Pandemic Lesson #3: Nature’s Beauty...
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With all of this at home time this year, I had time to look around at what nature could do.  Snow on the trees, vegetables in my garden, flowers in my backyard, apples on my trees, amazing sunsets over the water at my cabin.  Nature is awe-inducing when you stop to look. 
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I bought this little Christmas cactus at @shopbachmans while doing errands around Thanksgiving time.  I wanted something close to my bed that I could look at every day when I woke up -to remember the everyday beauty in the world. 
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Because despite all of the horror of 2020 (and there has been tons) there is also a lot of beauty- especially when you stop to look for it. 
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Where do you find nature’s beauty in your everyday life? 
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#nature #beauty #backyard #garden #christmas #cactus #flowers #beautyallaroundus #minneapolis #cabinlife #lookaroundyou #sunset
Pandemic Lesson #2-FRIENDS. . . When you find fri Pandemic Lesson #2-FRIENDS. 
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When you find friends like these you hold tight and you don’t let go.  Find the ones who will will celebrate your triumphs and will hold you up when you fall. Who feel your wins and losses as deeply as you do.  And if you haven’t found them yet, they are out there, keep looking. 
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Call, text, write your friends.  Remind them how much you love them.  Do it today.  Do it right now. 
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This isn’t our whole crew, but If I was headed to jail, @hollyanja and Kelly would be right beside me and we’d be calling @claresercombe to get us out.  And that my friends is love right there. 
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May we all find good trouble together in 2021. (And I’ve tagged a bunch more of you lovelies that weren’t in this photo! Love you all! And I hope to add lots more in 2021!)
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(PS- we aren’t masked because this was taken in 2019 before the pandemic)...
#goodtrouble #besties #friends #friendship #OITF #supperclub #holdthemclose #friendsforever
Pandemic Lesson #1: Family They can be annoying, i Pandemic Lesson #1: Family
They can be annoying, infuriating, and maddening, but people, family is everything. 
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Make sure you remind your family today that you love them. 
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Yes, we’re sitting on a couch outside of our house.  Some of us in our pajamas. Don’t ask.  The truth is stranger than fiction.
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#family #2020 #pandemic #tellthemyoulovethem #familylife #minnesota #merrychristmas #thetiesthatbind
Many of you know 2020 has been hard for me (and fo Many of you know 2020 has been hard for me (and for just about everyone else out there!). It has been a beat down of a year in healthcare and a heart wrenching soul crushing year as an emergency physician.  I’ve struggled to find ways to find some peace amongst all of the sadness. 
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Writing has helped me process some of what I’ve seen and endured.  It has helped me to get beyond my normal coping skill of saying “everything is fine” and being more realistic with my thoughts and emotions. I have now done Morning Page journaling for over 6 weeks without missing a day.  On the days I work at 6a I get up at 4a.  There is something soothing about the process of journaling that fills me and helps give me the strength to go back again. 
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In the next few days I’m going to highlight some things I’ve learned.  Although we are anxious to throw out 2020 (so, so anxious), there are parts of 2020 we shouldn’t forget. 
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Stay tuned. 
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#vulnerability #strength #2020 #healthcare #lightattheendofthetunnel #theartistsway #morningpages #journaling
What a great night! Through a partnership with @n What a great night!  Through a partnership with @nuancecommunications and MNACEP we were able to hang out with @gavinkaysen for the evening.  Not only were the salmon crepe cakes amazing (as was my @parallelwines Cabernet Sauvignon), the connections forged by bringing people into the kitchen and around the table (even virtually) is what gives me the most joy. 
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Hang in there everyone.  We’ll get back to the real table just as soon as we can.  And @gavinkaysen that clinking of the glasses will be music to all of us! 
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#gkathome #gavinkaysen #beatburnout #forgingconnections #aroundthetable #inthekitchen #resilience #cookingclass
Thanks to EMDOCS Chefs (yep, that’s a group) for Thanks to EMDOCS Chefs (yep, that’s a group) for cluing me into this amazing General Tso’s Tofu recipe by @minimalistbaker.  Lunch today is fantastic! 
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#Mamadoc #emdoc #generaltso #tofu #minneapolis #somedocs #vegetarian #inspired
It didn’t look the same with only 4 of us around It didn’t look the same with only 4 of us around the table.  But I’m grateful we’re all healthy as is our extended family. I’m grateful we have food to eat and a warm house to live in.  I’m grateful for friends who have reached out today, a beautiful Christmas tree that went up, and a lot of time to write today.  I’m grateful for a zoom call with my family and even though we can’t be together, we can share a little cheer.
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It may not be the same, but it’s still pretty darn wonderful. 
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone, from our families to yours!
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#gratitude #thanksgiving #happythanksgivng #family #different #familymeal #withtwospoons
Anyone else stress baking like crazy right now?? 🤷🏼‍♀️

I can’t stop making these Whole Wheat Apple Cinnamon Donuts 🍩

Super simple and slightly healthier than your usual donut, this recipe is perfect for a lazy Saturday morning.
Find the recipe link in our profile or at www.withtwospoons.com

#withtwospoons #newrecipe #fall #homecook #easyrecipe #foodblog #itsfallyall #donuts #applecinnamon #baking #cookingwithkids
Dinner tonight...Chicken Piccata. . . Because the Dinner tonight...Chicken Piccata. 
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Because there is something g so delicious about lemon and capers cooked in white wine and butter! 
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Bon appetit! 
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#dinnertime #dinnertonight
No matter what your political beliefs, it is way p No matter what your political beliefs, it is way past due for women to have a seat at this table.  Today is the day ladies.  We have arrived. 
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Congratulations @kamalaharris , I could not be more thrilled for you, for us, and for our daughters. 
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#womensupportingwomen #womenempowerment #vicepresident #glassshatters #whitehouse #2020 
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Disclaimer: this is my not my artwork.  I cannot find the owner to give credit.  If it’s yours please dm, I’d love to give you credit!
My favorite squash- Delicata!! . . For me this wa My favorite squash- Delicata!! 
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For me this was a unexpectedly fabulous 2020 find.  I planted it in my garden not even knowing what it looked like (I had to look it up as it started to grow), let alone tasted like!  It has quickly risen to the top of my squash hierarchy (Come  on, I know you have a squash hierarchy too!) due to the fact that it’s not only simple but easy to prepare! 
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This roasted delicata is headed into a salad- with tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, tortilla strips, pepitas snd cilantro avocado dressing.  YUM!
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What is your favorite squash?
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#squash #withtwospoons #homecook #frommygarden #eattherainbow #eatyourveggies #roastedveggies #yum
We can do hard things folks. The numbers have be We can do hard things folks. 

The numbers have been going up, and I know we’re all tired of this Corona living.  But now is the time to mask up and keep your guard up.  I guarantee you don’t want to spend any of your time with me in the ER. (And I need to keep my kids in school for what little time they get to be there!!!)

We can do hard things. 

(plus-my Fauci mask may be the cutest thing ever.  Thanks to @lisasheppardpearson for keeping me safe in style)

#fauci #maskup #maskupmn #staysafe #fashiongram #instagood #mdh #cdc #coronalife
Anyone else love making their own homemade Instant Anyone else love making their own homemade Instant Pot yogurt?  It’s so easy! I make it every few weeks and store it in mason jars.  I always keep it plain since my favorite is deciding what toppings to put on it!  Today’s toppings?  Lime curd and blueberries!
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#instantpotrecipes #instantpot #limecurd #minneapolis #cabinlife #easybreakfast #easyrecipes #blueberry #topit #thefeedfeed #WithTwoSpoons
We’ve been MIA lately, and I guarantee there’s We’ve been MIA lately, and I guarantee there’s been good reason (I’ll get to my story soon). But in the meantime let me just say thank you for continuing to follow along, thank you for continuing to visit the blog, and above all else...GO VOTE!!!
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#2020 #vote #recipemakers #exerciseyourrighttovote #getoutthevote #willowriver #hiking #chasingwaterfalls #foodies #minneapolis #getinthekitchen
It's been a quiet summer here at With Two Spoons b It's been a quiet summer here at With Two Spoons but we are BACK with an all new recipe!

Don't worry - we're not asking you to turn on your ovens. Our new No Cook Summer Bean Salad is the perfect lazy recipe for the dog days of summer!

Find the link to recipe in our profile. 
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#withtwospoons #recipes #nocookrecipes #fiber #vegan #glutenfree #vegetarian #healthycooking #somedocs #easyrecipe #picnicfood #easyentertaining
My hope for beauty coming out of the dumpster fire My hope for beauty coming out of the dumpster fire that has been 2020. 
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This is my old compost bin.  It is too heavy to lift off of our deck and we haven’t gotten around to finding a good way to move it.  As I was walking by (to head to the new compost bin), I noticed the most beautiful Thai basil and mint plants growing in the midst of what once was essentially garbage-table scraps and grass cuttings. 
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So maybe 2020 will be like that.  Maybe we’re just waiting to see what will rise from all of the garbage.  Will it be closer relationships from more time spent with family? Will it be a deeper appreciation of locally grown food? Will it be a life slowed down with less over scheduling? Will it be the beauty of discovering your favorite book? Will it be that garden that you weren’t sure would make it, producing bushels of tomatoes? Will it be the strength in knowing that even though times were tough you stood strong? 
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Whatever lessons you are learning from 2020, I hope they are serving you well.  May you too be the Phoenix rising from the ashes. 
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#2020vision #phoenixrising #lessonslearned #compost
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