by Mary Tastad | Feb 2, 2022 | cookbooks, Food, North Dakota, Photoblog, Tasty Tuesday, Valentine's Day
February is for Sweethearts in the Beautiful Badlands February is a welcome month in the badlands. It’s short. And it’s the last full month of winter. But, it’s more! February is all about chocolates and cherries and sweethearts. ...
by Mary Tastad | Dec 28, 2021 | Belfield, Church, Dickinson, Food, Foodie, North Dakota, recipes, Stark County, Tasty Tuesday, Ukrainian
A Ukrainian New Year! January 1 marks the first day of the New Year in most of the world. That’s according to the Gregorian calendar. Ask any Ukrainian, and they’ll tell you that Ukrainian New Year begins the eve of January 13, and New Year’s Day...
by Mary Tastad | Dec 21, 2021 | Christmas, cookbooks, cooking, Culture, Food, North Dakota, Norwegian, recipes, Tasty Tuesday
Gløgg! Raise a Glass to the New Year! Gløgg may be a way to cope with the long, cold, dark winter months in Scandinavia. It might be a way to do just the same in frigid western North Dakota, when daylight hours are less than dark hours in mid winter. Whether made...
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 Mary Tastad | Oct 5, 2021 | cookbooks, cooking, Food, North Dakota, North Dakota agriculture, recipes, Tasty Tuesday
Apples. Pick some, please! The seasons, they are a changing. As the dog days of summer linger, the colors of the landscape change, including those of our gardens and orchards. For many, that means Red! And lots of it! Apples. A delectable delight,...
by Mary Tastad | Sep 14, 2021 | cookbooks, cooking, Culture, Food, Foodie, North Dakota, recipes, Tasty Tuesday, Watford City
Best Soup In The West. Knoepfla. Knopfla. Knophla. Knepfla. Knoephla! Western and central North Dakota boast heritage based in many cultures, a result of pioneer settlement in the latter part of the the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries....
