Mary Tastad

Cowboy Chocolates and Pioneer Cherries for Your Sweetheart

  February is for Sweethearts in the Beautiful Badlands  February is a welcome month in the badlands.   It's short.…

2 years ago

You’ll Be Amazed by the Ukrainian New Year Feast Malanka

A Ukrainian New Year! January 1 marks the first day of the New Year in most of the world.  …

2 years ago

Gløgg!  Raise a Glass to Christmas and the New Year!

Gløgg!  Raise a Glass to the New Year! Gløgg may be a way to cope with the long, cold, dark winter…

2 years ago

Surprising Historic Thanksgiving Sales of the Beautiful Badlands !

Read this newspaper page here:  Thanksgiving Time in Williston, 1917.   Historic Thanksgiving Sales Modern Thanksgiving Day seems to be…

2 years ago

Authentic Mexican Cuisine After a Hike in Western North Dakota? You Bet!!

  Really? Authentic Mexican? Really.  Authentic Mexican Cuisine, the real deal, in western North Dakota?  You're kidding.  Right?  That's what…

2 years ago

Spectacular Fall Colors on the Maah Daah Hey Trail. An Outstanding Five Day Adventure in the Beautiful Badlands!

  The Maah Daah Hey Trail, One of the Best! The Maah Daah Hey Trail system in North Dakota is…

3 years ago

Best Apple Pies in the Beautiful Badlands!

  Apples. Pick some, please! The seasons, they are a changing.   As the dog days of summer linger, the colors…

3 years ago

Best Soup In The West? Knoepfla. Knopfla. Knophla. Knoefla. Knoephla!

  Best Soup In The West.  Knoepfla. Knopfla. Knophla. Knepfla. Knoephla! Western and central North Dakota boast heritage based in…

3 years ago

Wildlife Roamed in the First Fall Colors in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

  Fall Already? Fall colors seemed to come on early in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota this year.…

3 years ago

Real Good Food and Real Cowboys at the Cowboy Cafe, Medora, North Dakota

Real Good Food, Not Just For Cowboys Real cowboys get hungry. And so do travelers and tourists.  If they want…

3 years ago