What food comes to mind when you think of Idaho? For me, it’s ALWAYS potatoes! Our cousins grew up on a potato farm outside of Rexburg, Idaho and we always drove away with a box of…
This #wethechange challenge is simple but can have a powerful effect in our homes. Children are the front lines to change. What we read to them, what they see in books, and the way we discuss…
There’s a well-known saying about beans… you probably quoted it humorously as a child. We’ll spare repeating it here, but in Nebraska, there’s another famous saying (at least in the bean industry) about beans… this one…
President Gerald Ford passed away in 2006. At the time, I was working at the White House in President Bush’s speechwriting office. I was immediately asked to help research the speech for his funeral. I immersed…
What do you know about North Dakota? Bordered by Montana to the west, North Dakota is the 4th least densely populated with 11 people living in every square mile. Not lacking in North Dakota though– wheat…
Since we are all hunkered down inside for the unforeseeable future, due to COVID-19, we thought we’d offer some ways to help curb our children’s worries and get them to think outside themselves. Serving others can…
We’re in the middle of a historic time not only in our country but also in the entire world with the spread of COVID-19. Since it’s St. Patrick’s day today, we thought we’d help shift the…
If you’re from New Orleans, there’s no question what a beignet is. For the rest of us, if you haven’t had a Louisiana beignet, you’re in for a real treat. Beignets are a Louisiana tradition– particularly…
Some of the best maple syrup I have ever eaten in my entire life came from the Granite State of New Hampshire. During my Senate days, I helped the press secretary from Senator Judd Gregg’s office…
I know. It’s after the holidays and here I am posting a cranberry recipe. Is that so bad? If you try this cranberry salsa, you will be grateful I transcended the recipe-posting seasonal barriers to share…
