by Mary Tastad | Dec 23, 2022 | baking, cafe, Christmas, cooking, Culture, Dickinson, Fairfield, Food, Foodie, Quality of Life, Ukrainian
Twelve Course Ukrainian Christmas Christmas in the Beautiful Badlands brings friends and families together. Traditions are demonstrated in the most intense way of the entire year. Western North Dakota and eastern Montana are resplendent with many cultures. Among...
by Mary Tastad | Jun 7, 2022 | Billings County, cafe, cookbooks, Dickinson, Dunn County, eatery, Fairfield, Food, Foodie, gardens, Grassy Butte, Killdeer, McKenzie County, Medora, North Dakota, recipes, Tasty Tuesday, Watford City, Williston
Rhubarb Love it. Hate it. Weird rhubarb was a mainstay of the early settlers of the badlands and grasslands of North Dakota. It still is! Whether it was brought from Scandinavian countries, or Germany, or Ukraine, or Russia, no one really knows. But almost every...
by Mary Tastad | Feb 9, 2022 | bar, cafe, eatery, sweetheart, Tasty Tuesday, Valentine's Day
Where will you dine with your Sweetheart on Valentine’s Day? We recently posted a question on social media: Where is the best place to take my sweetheart out for a meal for Valentine’s Day? We received immediate response, and lots of it! We took that as...
by Mary Tastad | Nov 16, 2021 | cafe, Culture, eatery, Food, McKenzie County, North Dakota, restaurant, Small towns, Tasty Tuesday, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Watford City, Wildlife
Really? Authentic Mexican? Really. Authentic Mexican Cuisine, the real deal, in western North Dakota? You’re kidding. Right? That’s what we thought when several locals recommended we try Los Saguaros in Watford City, North Dakota. We Had...
by Mike Kopp | Sep 12, 2021 | cafe, Hike, History, Lake Sakakawea, Little Missouri National Grasslands, McKenzie County, Missouri River, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota scenery, Places to go, Road Trip, Watford City
Birnt Hills? Yeah, I heard of Birnt Hills, but I never really had the motivation to check out the area. My bad. Now I wish I’d visited before now. It’s the kind of tranquil place that a lot of people would like to find these days. We were reminded of the Birnt...
by Mary Tastad | Aug 31, 2021 | Billings County, cafe, cooking, Cowboys, eatery, Food, Foodie, Medora, Tasty Tuesday
Real Good Food, Not Just For Cowboys Real cowboys get hungry. And so do travelers and tourists. If they want real good “Home Cooking at its Best”, they go the Cowboy Cafe, in Medora. It’s practically an institution in western North Dakota. ...
