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What began with a tent purchased from an anonymous $200 donation and Dawnna Berndtâs idea to grow a garden to bring in more income, turned into a family-based vegetable farm market business (Berndt Family Produce) thatâs been serving their community of customers in eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota for 24 years.
At the time, she and her husband, David, had five young children and even though she admits she knew zilch about gardening (she told me she was the âinside girlâ and her sister was the âoutside girlâ when they were growing up), she leaned on Davidâs knowledge as a lifelong farmer to start growing and harvesting veggies on less than two acres and selling the produce at their local farm stands and self-serve stands.
Since their start in 2000, theyâve grown to six children, eight grandkids, 30 acres of sweet corn and 25 acres of some of the best vegetables, CSAs and canning and salsa shares around! And Dawnna says that along with all that growth and change, faith and family have always been at the center of what they do and how they treat people.
Berndt Family Produce grows everything from broccoli, tomatoes, cabbage, garlic, tomatoes, peppers, onions, pumpkins, gourds, sweet corn, squash, cauliflower, potatoes radish, carrots, watermelon, cucumbers, beans, muskmelon, and more.
While youâre listening, learn more about Berndt Family Produce at Berndtproduce.com. I also posted photos and the recipe links from Dawnna for their favorite corn salsa, potato soup, copycat KFC coleslaw, roasted garlic parmesan potatoes, and 11 easy potato recipes on randomsweets.com.
Dawnna and David Berndt, Berndt Family Produce, White, SD
Email: [email protected]
https://www.berndtproduce.com
Mobile: 605-690-4522
Facebook: Berndt Family Produce
Instagram: @berndtproduce
Locations: https://www.berndtproduce.com/visit_us
Recipes Dawnna mentions in this episode:
11 Easy Potato Recipes
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/3588874692004262/
Roasted Garlic Butter Parmesan Potatoes
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/241787073737487016/
KFC Coleslaw Copycat
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/153403931048621958/
Best Ever Potato Soup
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/274086327313603706/
Easy Corn Salsa
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/187625/easy-corn-salsa/
Staci Mergenthal
RandomSweets.com
#ourSweetMidwestLife
Website randomsweets.com
Instagram @potatoesandmittens
Instagram @randomsweets
Facebook Random Sweets
Pinterest @staciperry
Email: [email protected]
#ag #agriculture #garden #gardening #farmer #farmtotable #produce #vegetablegarden #farmstand #rural #ruralSD #midwest #oursweetmidwestlife #podcast #foodpodcast #southdakota
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Roots go deep in todayâs show. Come with me to meet fifth-generation farmers, Taylor and Cassandra Sumption, the founders of Anthem Oats. The couple grows and packages premium, gluten-free oats for retail on nearly 400 acres near Frederick, South Dakota, 27 miles north of Aberdeen on US Highway 281, just seven miles south of the North Dakota border, and their packing and offices operation in Frederick.
Taylorâs great, great grandpa homesteaded in the area in 1882 so Taylor and Cassandra are keeping the family agriculture business alive in whatâs now 142 years! Theyâre focused on value-added agriculture and vertical integration to build their legacy-based, farm-to-table companyâthis means we can count of them for many years of delicious steel cut, old-fashioned, and quick oats and instant oatmeal cups and packets in flavors like vanilla chai, peach and cranberry, dark chocolate brownie, super fruit, pumpkin spice, and my personal favorite, maple pecan.
Learn more about their products and the family at anthem oats dot com. The photos and recipes that Cassandra shared with us for tiramisu-inspired overnight oats, energy balls, and her bacon cheeseburger meatloaf with secret sauce are on randomsweets.com.
Taylor and Cassandra Sumption, Anthem Oats
[email protected] and [email protected]
https://anthemoats.com
Instagram: @anthemoats
Facebook: Anthem Oats
TikTok: @anthemoats
Also mentioned in this episode:
South Dakota Value Added Agriculture Development Center
Staci Mergenthal
RandomSweets.com
#ourSweetMidwestLife
Website randomsweets.com
Instagram @potatoesandmittens
Instagram @randomsweets
Facebook Random Sweets
Pinterest @staciperry
Email: [email protected]
#ag #agriculture #valueaddedag #oats #oatmeal #farmer #farmtotable #oatfarm #oatfarmer #rural #ruralSD #grocer #midwest #oursweetmidwestlife #podcast #foodpodcast #southdakota
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Itâs almost summer, which means pool and lake parties, family reunions and picnics, camping, and smoking out the neighborhood with your backyard grilling. Itâs also time to dig out your library card, visit your local indie bookstore, and pack your beach bag with books on your âwant to readâ list.
Today Iâm bringing back my friend and book goals hero, Christianne Beringer. First, we are talking about easy appetizers and sides delicious enough for sharing, like creamy red pepper dip, Southwest dip with pepperoni, BLT dip, Clara's corn, and green beans with lemon and toasted almonds.
Then, Christianne catches us up on (and inspires us with) her reading goals, and she tells us about new authors and book series sheâs been enjoying, including the one she likes so much she starting checking out two at a time from the library.
We also talk about the handy book recommendation and discovery website and app, Goodreads, which we use to keep track of books we want to read, books weâve read, and to browse whatâs on our friendsâ bookshelves as well.
So if you are someone who likes simple recipes and celebrates the joy of finishing a good book, this episode is for you!
I posted the five recipes that Christianne shares on my website randomsweets.com.
Christianne Beringer on Goodreads
Staci Mergenthal on Goodreads
Goodreads
Libby App (free app for digital reading from your public library)
Hoopla (borrow and enjoy books and media using your library card)
Midwest Independent Booksellers Association
Abe books
Thrift books
Also mentioned in this episode:
Tikka House at Historic City Market, Kansas City How to Freeze Green Beans to Enjoy And Time of Year, Good Housekeeping#amreading #reader #readinggoals #reading #library #books #appetizers #midwest #midwesterner #oursweetmidwestlife #podcast #foodpodcast #southdakota
Staci Mergenthal
RandomSweets.com
#OurSweetMidwestLife
Website randomsweets.com
Instagram @potatoesandmittens
Instagram @randomsweets
Facebook Random Sweets
Pinterest @staciperry
Email: [email protected]
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Living a life of curiosity and creativity means you will, at times, gracefully let go of things that no longer fuel your passion or serve you positively. This week's podcast guest, Bobbi Lynn Gaukel, and I agreeâthe earlier in life you learn this practice, the more open and freer you are to being curious and trying new things.
Throughout her life, Bobbi has weaved in creativity and learning, leaving a trail of beauty wherever she goes. In addition to her professional life as a graphic artist, she gardens, crochets, writes, takes captivating photos, thrifts, repurposes, bakes desserts, crafts and so much more.
Her Grandma Elizabeth taught her to crochet, all while burning through soap operas together. She began her graphic design career without a computer. And she once threw away a paint-by-number because for her, the whole experience was awful.
She's the friend you give your funeral plants to when they start to die and you feel too guilty to throw them away.
The recipes Bobbi is sharing with you and photos are on my website, randomsweets.comâsausage wonton appetizers made with ranch seasoning and two kinds of cheese, crock pot apple butter, and Bobbiâs momâs easy carrot cake with an inch of cream cheese frosting.
Just like Bobbi and I do when we meet for coffee, we visit here for a long time. So itâs OK to pause the episode when you need a break and resume when youâre ready for more. I hope after hearing from her, youâll feel inspired to ask yourself the question, âwhat would happen ifâŠâ
Bobbi Lynn Gaukel, Pie in the Sky Co
Website: pieinthesky.co Facebook: Pie in the Sky Co Instagram: @bobbilynngaukel Instagram: @ps_wedesignthings Email: [email protected] Bobbi's monthly article in etc. for her magazine. (In addition to the current issue, you can read her articles in the back issues too.) Watch: How to thrift your way to a beautiful, sustainable home with BobbiAlso mentioned in this episode:
Cindy Lindgren, artist, you may recognize her Midwest vibe http://www.cindylindgren.com Alissa's Flower Farm near Rock Valley and Hull, Iowa, alissasflowerfarm.comStaci Mergenthal
RandomSweets.com
#ourSweetMidwestLife
Website randomsweets.com
Instagram @potatoesandmittens
Instagram @randomsweets
Facebook Random Sweets
Pinterest @staciperry
Email: [email protected]
#graphicartist #graphicdesigner #southdakota #midwest #midwesterner #oursweetmidwestlife #podcast #foodpodcast #siouxfalls #creativelife #entrepreneur
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Have you thought about who youâll pass down your handwritten recipes to? If youâre like Wendy Doornink and me, you have a mix of handwritten recipe cards from family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and of course, yourself. This episode might make you think about who the next person might be to keep those cherished recipes in your family.
In our visit, Wendy shares recipes and sweet and fun stories from her grandmothers, and we talk about the correlation between the food basics and mental health. Weâre kind of all over the place, thereâs head cheese, raisins in the sheep pasture, and popcorn in the cookie box from grandma.
Wendy shares recipes for zucchini bread, pasties, pie crust, sweet yeast dough and caramel sauce for caramel rolls, and the coconut pie she uses as currency in her family. Those recipes and photos of Great Grandma Emma on a Farmall tractor and grandma Olga are on randomsweets.com.
Staci Mergenthal
RandomSweets.com
#ourSweetMidwestLife
Website randomsweets.com
Instagram @potatoesandmittens
Instagram @randomsweets
Facebook Random Sweets
Pinterest @staciperry
Email: [email protected]
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In this episode, you and I are going to meet Bettyâs Antiques owner, Liz Murphy from St. Paul, Minnesota. Sheâs walking us through her charming vintage boutique on the historic corner of Selby and Snelling Avenues, plus she shares the sweet way her grandma Betty influenced how she dresses up a table, in a non-fussy sort of way, so that we can make our guests feel specialâeven in our everyday livingâusing touches like fresh flowers and table linens, to glassware and flatware, candles, and pretty dishes.
We talk about an evening with Lawrence Welk, her manageable way to appreciate our fine china, what mindset we should be in when itâs time to wash the fancy dishes, plus, Liz tells us a couple of her favorite spots to each lunch and enjoy a treat near her shop, and we talk about the cookbook that her cousin put together thatâs full of recipe and stories the family has of Grandma Bettyâshe even gives us Bettyâs recipe for buttery smooth caramels, which you can get on my website randomsweets.com.
While youâre listening, take a look at Lizâs website and social media, which you can find on https://www.bettysantiques-stp.com. I hope this episode inspires you to use something fancy in your everyday living and for the holidays.
Thank you to Sarah Peterson from the blog Vintage Dish and Tell for introducing us. If you missed Sarahâs episode, it is S2 E9 on Dec. 1, 2023.
Show Notes & Links
Bettyâs Antiques, Liz (Elizabeth) Murphy
https://www.bettysantiques-stp.com
Instagram: @bettys.antiques.stp
Facebook: Bettyâs Antiques
Rose Street Patisserie
Yum! Kitchen and Bakery (multiple locations)
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
#useyourfancydishes #bettysantiquesstpaul #StPaul #SelbyatSnelling #shopBettys
Staci Mergenthal
RandomSweets.com
#ourSweetMidwestLife
Website randomsweets.com
Instagram @potatoesandmittens
Instagram @randomsweets
Facebook Random Sweets
Pinterest @staciperry
Email: [email protected]
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Welcome to the 50th episode! Weâre heading to Iowa today to speak with Iowa Egg Councilâs Board Chairman Bruce Dooyema, and Director of Marketing and Communications Melissa Alto-Kintigh about one powerhouse foodâeggs.
IOWA IS THE #1 STATE IN EGG PRODUCTION
First, we cover the basics, like how many eggs a chicken lays in a day, what determines the color of eggs, their nutritional value and health benefits, why we refrigerate our eggs in the U.S., and which fast-food restaurant still cracks a real egg for their breakfast sandwich.
Then, Bruce, who is also known as the director of deviled eggs, shares a few of his tips and recipes, plus he tells me why he made deviled eggs on three continents in three days, and what his next bucket list wish is.
You can get Bruceâs recipes for shrimp deviled eggs, smoked deviled eggs, sweet and/or sassy deviled eggs, avocado deviled eggs, and cheesy peasy deviled eggs on my website randomsweets.com. You'll also get my recipe for smoky deviled eggs there.
I answered my own question about the expiration date on egg cartons here: https://ask.usda.gov/s/article/What-kind-of-dates-are-on-cartons-of-fresh-eggs
#deviledeggs #foodpodcast #eggs
Iowa Egg Council
iowaegg.org
Bruce Dooyema Bio
Melissa Alto-Kintigh on LinkedIn
Watch Bruce Dooyema on Hello Iowa
Watch Bruce Dooyema make deviled eggs at home
Instagram: @iowa_egg
Facebook: Iowa Egg Council
X: @IowaEggCouncil
Pinterest: Iowa Egg Council
LinkedIn: Iowa Egg Council
YouTube: IowaEggCouncil
Tik Tok: Iowa Egg Council
Staci Mergenthal
RandomSweets.com
#ourSweetMidwestLife
Website randomsweets.com
Instagram @potatoesandmittens
Instagram @randomsweets
Facebook Random Sweets
Pinterest @staciperry
Email: [email protected]
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Batter up! You donât have to be from the Midwest to feel like a part of the community weâre talking about todayâthatâs because our beloved Friday night fish fry welcomes people from around the world to sit across the table with each other at parish schools and fellowship halls, to supper clubs, taverns, and community centers to enjoy golden-fried or lightly baked fish alongside classic sides like coleslaw and potatoes.
Who better to talk with me about this Lenten tradition than Ron Faiola? Heâs a filmmaker, director, and author who, in addition to his movies and books about Wisconsin supper clubs, has produced two movies about fish frys in Wisconsin. All four of his films were licensed and broadcast on PBS for several years.
Weâre covering everything from which side of Wisconsin serves rye bread at their fish frys, and how to know if youâre getting real lake perch, to how to find a fish fry in your community and why you want to skip the fork and eat fish with your fingers.
Ron Faiola
https://wisconsinsupperclubs.com
Club List
Movies
Facebook: Wisconsin Supper Clubs
Instagram: @wisconsin_supper_clubs
Wisconsin Supper ClubsâSecond Edition (2023)
The Wisconsin Supper Clubs Story, An Illustrated History With Relish (2021)
Wisconsin Supper Clubs: Another Round (2016)
Wisconsin Supper Clubs, An Old Fashioned Experience (2013)
Itâs Lent. Do You Know Where Your Fish Fry Is? (Atlas Obscura article with Ron Faiola)
Staci Mergenthal
RandomSweets.com
#ourSweetMidwestLife
Website randomsweets.com
Instagram @potatoesandmittens
Instagram @randomsweets
Facebook Random Sweets
Pinterest @staciperry
Email: [email protected]
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On todayâs show, weâre expanding on last weekâs theme of incorporating personality into your kitchen as we sit down with expert designer, Carissa Trygstad, about what sheâs seeing in kitchen trends and the classics, plus the revival of the scullery, and how it differs from a butlerâs pantry.
From cabinets to heated countertops, Carissa covers kitchen work zones, function and organization, floating shelves, appliances, cabinet hardwareâŠeverything including the kitchen sink, even a few tips for giving your kitchen a refresh without a remodel.
While you listen to this episode, I recommend you visit showplacedesigncenter.com and showplacecabinetry.com for all sorts of ideas for your dream kitchen. Showplace Cabinetry Design Center is where you will find Carissa working with clients, and incorporating brands you love, plus the companyâs South Dakota-made cabinets.
One thing I know for sure, no matter the style or age of our kitchen, the food is just as delicious, and family and friends are what make it the heart of our home.
Show Notes & Links
Carissa Trygstad, Designer
Pinterest @carissaleight
Showplace Cabinetry Design Center
804 S Minnesota Ave., Sioux Falls, SD
Instagram @showplacedesigncentersd
Showplace Cabinetry
Instagram @showplacecabinets
Pinterest @showplacecab
Houzz @ Showplace Cabinetry Design Center
Bamboo Drawer Knife Block, (affiliate link) Carissa talked about this in the episode, but please note the price has increased since she purchased them.
Martha Stewart article about sculleries making a comeback
Staci Mergenthal
RandomSweets.com
#ourSweetMidwestLife
Website randomsweets.com
Instagram @potatoesandmittens
Instagram @randomsweets
Facebook Random Sweets
Pinterest @staciperry
Email: [email protected]
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We're heading into the kitchen with Wendy Doornink, the color services manager at Hirshfieldâs, a family-owned paint, wallcoverings and window fashions company headquarted in Minnesota.
Wendy has been painting since she could hold a paint brush, so when Jason and I started talking about painting our kitchen and possibly even our cabinets, I knew I needed professional help.
Maybe you can relate. It's because I have a hard time choosing paint colors, for two main reasonsâIâm worried Iâll choose a color that once itâs on the walls, I wonât like it. Second, as soon as I choose a color and like it, I find another I wish I would have used.
We cover timeless and daring paint colors, how to incorporate personality into our kitchens, painting cabinets, and we even talk about wallpaper and a few fun places to use it.
Show Notes & Links
Hirshfields.com
Blog
Facebook Hirshfieldâs
Instagram @hirshfieldspaint
Pinterest @hirshfields
Hirshfieldâs At Home Magazine
Hirshfieldâs Design Resource Showroom
The Effects of Light on Color
Color 101
Staci Mergenthal
RandomSweets.com
#ourSweetMidwestLife
Website randomsweets.com
Instagram @potatoesandmittens
Instagram @randomsweets
Facebook Random Sweets
Pinterest @staciperry
Email: [email protected]
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Itâs hockey season and I live in Minnesota, the State of Hockey. And even though my kids played hockey in South Dakota whereâs itâs not school-sanctioned, thereâs one thing we have in common across the sportâonce a hockey mom, always a hockey mom, even after our kids have shot their last puck as a high school player. We may not wear our playerâs photo button on our puffy winter coats anymore, but weâll always proudly wear the âhockey momâ title.
Itâs been a few years since my guests, Kathy Lesnar and Julie Pederson and I screamed from the bleachers together, so I thought it would be fun to swap a few stories and share the recipes that our hockey players loved at team breakfasts and potluck dinnersâlike caramel rolls, biscuits and gravy, crockpot spaghetti at the hotel, egg bake, pancakes and butterscotch muffins, and it wouldnât be the Midwest if we didnât include Caseyâs breakfast pizza on that menu.
From hotel hallway knee hockey, parent bonding over beer in the lobby, and driving to games in blizzards, lifelong friendships were formed on and off the iceâamong players, parents, even grandparents.
So whatever sport or team your kids are, or were, involved in, I think youâll be able to relate to our amusing and heartwarming recollection of our time as Brookings Ranger Hockey Moms.
Recipes and photos from this episode are on randomsweets.com.
breakfast egg bake
butterscotch muffins
cake batter pancakes
Staci Mergenthal:
Randomsweets.com
#ourSweetMidwestLife
Website: randomsweets.com
Instagram: @potatoesandmittens
Instagram: @randomsweets
Facebook: Random Sweets
Email: [email protected]
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Weâre going back to schoolâto the school cafeteria, that is. And although I do ask about good olâ square school lunch pizza, and the pairing of cinnamon rolls & chili, my guests, Karla Sawvell and Amanda Reilly are spilling the beans on how the Huron South Dakota School District is implementing Farm To School.
In addition to being one of the very few public school nutrition programs that cooks from scratch AND bakes all of their own bread, they are striving to serve fresh and local foods to 2,200 students each day.
Youâll come to the end of this episode knowing:
1. How to champion your school district to cultivate a farm to school initiative if it isnât already.
2. If youâre a farmer, rancher or producer, you can help revolutionize school lunch in your area.
3. How many pounds of cheese, and the secret mixture of cheeses they use, to make 132 commercial-sized sheet pans of pizza in one day.
So grab your pencil box and sharpener, because itâs time to learn how local agriculture and school nutritionists are positively impacting student well-being and benefiting the community. The seasoned turnip fries with herb dipping sauce is on randomsweets.com.
National Farm To School Network
The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program
Farm to School Planning Toolkit from USDA
Find the network in your state https://www.farmtoschool.org/our-network
Facebook: National Farm to School Network
Contact Amanda Reilly, Nutrition Director or Karla Sawvell, Farm2School Coordinator: [email protected] and [email protected].
#agriculture #food #schoolnutrition #farming #FarmToSchool
Staci Mergenthal:
Randomsweets.com
#ourSweetMidwestLife
Website: randomsweets.com
Instagram: @potatoesandmittens
Instagram: @randomsweets
Facebook: Random Sweets
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Today weâre heading to rural Dixon, Iowa to meet Lauren Schroeder and her mom Katie on their family farm, and Laurenâs FFA advisor and ag teacher, Jenna Kingsley.
Lauren is a junior at Calamus-Wheatland High School. She shows sheep and rabbits at county fairs, plays softball and volleyball, sheâs the junior class president, and somehow, Lauren, who is a three-time National FFA grant recipient and a My Impact Challenge Special Award winner, has found time to grow more than $15,300 in retail value of fruits and vegetables over the past two years and donate them to local nonprofits.
Having already donated more than 7,000 pounds from her bounty of 25 different crops, Lauren will triple her impact when she meets her goal of expanding to two acres and growing and donating a total of 20,000 pounds of fresh produce to at least 10 organizations by the end of her community service project in the summer 2025.
We have a lot to talk about like where in the world Lauren came up with this idea, how many green beans sheâs donated and how she likes to cook them at home, why sheâs watering it all by hand with watering cans, how Jenna sees Laurenâs project inspiring others, and what impact her generous bounties have had on communities.
Her mom, Katie shares her recipe for homemade spaghetti sauce, how Lauren gives with the goodness of her heart, and, a heartwarming story about the time she saw firsthand how the fresh produce affected a mom and her children at a domestic violence shelter.
While youâre listening, go to randomsweets.com to see the photos of Lauren with all her bounties and the recipes for green beans and spaghetti sauce.
Watch Lauren on ABC News: Teen harvests huge vegetable garden for charity.
Lauren in the Washington Post: Iowa teen grew 7,000 pounds of veggies, then gave them all away
#ourSweetMidwestLife
Website: randomsweets.com
Instagram: @potatoesandmittens
Instagram: @randomsweets
Facebook: Random Sweets
Email: [email protected]
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Since I can remember, my mom, Linda Moe, has shared dozens and dozens of delicious goodies at our familyâs Christmas gatherings.
Today weâre talking about most of them, like vintage treats from her mom like mashed potato candy, cherry bing bars, and fruit salad with a cooked pineapple dressing, and newer recipes sheâs added over the years like Ritz cracker cookies, Corn Pops clusters, puppy chow, taco dip, veggie pizza, caramel corn chips, chex mix, and orange chewins cookies with orange slice candies.
Of course, we love our bars in the Midwest so weâre reminiscing about the ones with our take on candy bars like Mounds and Babe Ruth, 9x13 pans that start with a box of cereal like sâmores, caramel rice krispies and peanut butter krispies treats, and our Christmas classics like 7-layer and mud hen bars.
We each share a funny memory from Christmases past, like what happened to my momâs forgotten kisses, and why my sisters and I brought large totes with us to Christmas at momâs one year and headed straight to her spare bedroom.
Get the recipes on randomsweets.com.
Staci Mergenthal
www.randomsweets.com
#ourSweetMidwestLife
Website: randomsweets.com
Instagram: @potatoesandmittens
Instagram: @randomsweets
Facebook: Random Sweets
Email: [email protected]
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Rural South Dakota friends since kindergarten and K-mart co-workers in high school, Carissa Trygstad and Val Ellens have a bond that even Valâs dense molasses cookies canât break.
Theyâre joining me today because I heard that Carissa hosts an annual ranch cracker snack mix tossing party, and to top it off, she weaves in a Christmas cookie exchange and an evening of cocktails and appetizers with their friends. Get the recipes and photos on â randomsweets.com.
It hasnât always gone as planned though, so along with Carissaâs snack mix recipe from her friend Lorna Nielsen and Val and Carissaâs tips for planning a successful night, these BFFs share some pretty funny stories from over the years. Like how they define the 5-second rule and why scented garbage bags arenât on the list.
Carissa has done this enough years now to know a few things about what works, what doesn't, and what to do when things go hilariously wrong. Like how a bag of snack mix ended up on the floor so now they use the large, heavy duty Ziplock bags.
Carissa Trygstad: @carissatrygstad
Val Ellens: Instagram @valellens
Showplace Cabinetry: Instagram @showplacecabinets
Form Fitness: Instagram @formfitnessboutique
Staci Mergenthal
Randomsweets.com
#ourSweetMidwestLife
Website: randomsweets.com
Instagram: @potatoesandmittens
Instagram: @randomsweets
Facebook: Random Sweets
Email: [email protected]
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For Minnesota native and public relations professional Sarah Peterson, launching her own blog with family recipes helped her find her writing voice. But it didnât take long for Sarah of Vintage Dish and Tell blog to expand her passion for handed-down recipes and the stories behind them by inviting others to share the cherished food and family traditions that are dear to their hearts.
We talked about Aunt Jeannieâs famous lasagna parties and her friend Annetteâs sugar cookies, which recipe earned Sarha the title of a Minnesota State Fair blue-ribbon baker, recipes to inspire you such as Carolâs Krispies Bars, Edeâs Cucumbers, Sarahâs Lucy's Juicy Tater Tot Hot Dish, gluten-free coffee rum cake with boozy buttercream, and chocolate chip shortbread, plus two cheesy hash brown casserole recipes.
Some people donât like to share their secret thrift shops, but Sarah generously gave us the scoop on where she finds the best vintage wares and enjoys an afternoon of nostalgia in St. Paul and northern Minnesota. And bonus, she gives us a âlocalâsâ list of where she goes out to eat in the Twin Cities or Duluth.
Recipes, photos, and recommendations from this episode available on Randomsweets.com.
Sarah Peterson
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Staci Mergenthal
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#ourSweetMidwestLife
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This episode is dedicated to thanking you, a listener of Funeral Potatoes & Wool Mittens. Plus I share a few of my favorite Thanksgiving recipes, like sausage stuffing, pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, KAHLĂA pumpkin chocolate cheesecake, cherry crunchobblerumble, and pumpkin bars with maple cream cheese frosting. I'm also sharing ways you can support this podcast and a sneak peek into a few upcoming episodes. Thank you for pressing play today!
Recipes in this episode:
Sausage Stuffing
Cinnamon Chip Muffins
Pumpkin Bars with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
Buffalo Chicken Dip
Turkey Leftover Ideas
9 Recipes for Cheesy Hash Browns/Funeral Potatoes
Ham and Cheese Stuffân Puff Breakfast Bake
Sausage Hash Brown Egg Bake
How to Smoke Cheese, Crackers and Summer Sausage
Salami Pasta Salad
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Butterscotch Monkey Bread
Smoky Garlic Hummus
KAHLĂA and Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake
Cherry Crunchobberumble
Staci Mergenthal
â Randomsweets.comâ
#ourSweetMidwestLife
Website: randomsweets.com
Instagram: @potatoesandmittens
Instagram: @randomsweets
Facebook: Random Sweets
Email: â [email protected]â
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Stine Aaslandâs dream of creating a Nordic Waffle Wafflelution has come true, and that means we get to delight in sweet and savory, handheld, heart-shaped waffles all day long.
Stine, known as Norwayâs Waffle Queen, came to America in 2015 with two suitcases, a waffle recipe, and a dream. On todayâs show, Stine and Nordic Waffleâs CEO, Jeremy Ely, talk about everything from selling cozy, soft and thin waffles at Valleyfair to the Minnesota State Fair, to what happened when a pandemic shut down their main revenue stream, her advice to people with a business dream, and why they like to partner with companies close to home.
Stine, Jeremy and I talk about what we add to our Nordic Waffles to make them extra special.
And then Stine unexpectedly advises us on the only one ingredient she says is not very good on a Nordic waffle. And if you want to make the Scandi snack at home, Stine shares her basic Norwegian waffle recipe, which includes her two most special ingredientsâcardamom and love. Get the recipes and photos on randomsweets.com.
Web: nordicwaffles.com
Where to Buy: https://www.nordicwaffles.com/locations
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @nordicwaffles
Facebook: Nordic Waffles
TikTok: nordicwaffles
#wafflelution
Randomsweets.com
#ourSweetMidwestLife
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Instagram: @potatoesandmittens
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Email: [email protected]
Also mentioned:
Kramarczukâs
Top The Tater
Hormel Foods
Urban Growler Brewing Company
Farm Stores
Gjetost (brown cheese)
Lunds & Byerlys
Kowalskiâs Markets
Cub Foods
Hy-Vee
Potluck at Rosedale Mall
Pheasant Restaurant & Lounge
DashMart
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Tuck a few Kleenex in your sleeve. Everyday livingâthe highs and lows of everyday lifeâis exactly what todayâs show encompasses. Because whether we, or someone we love, is braving adult or youth mental health battles, our everyday lives continue around us. But how we cope with and support each other makes all the difference in the world. You might cry, laugh, cry again, and then even laugh out loud.
In the first half of the show, Kristin and Anna Rehkamp share their personal story about how Annaâs panic attack at a well-child check in 2020 when she was 11 years old turned into a debilitating panic disorder within two weeks. Counseling was booked months out. And their daughter was in crisis.
Although it is hard for Anna to talk about it, she and her mom bravely and candidly tell their story, with the purpose of changing and opening the current conversation and advocacy, or lack thereof, around youth mental health with parents, children, medical and mental health professionals, the community, and anyone who can help make change.
Anna is remarkably courageous, and she is wiser than many of us when it comes to accepting people where theyâre at. She and her mom continue to advocate for youth mental health initiatives.
This journey led Kristin to write and publish her book titled, âFinding Us: A Motherâs Memoir of Braving Mental Illness with Her Young Daughter,â along with opening La Vie Est Belle, her boutique in Lake Elmo, which in turn, she donates a percentage of net profits to pediatric mental health initiatives.
I learned that there is a long line of bakers in this family, Anna and Kristin being two of them. And Kristinâs mom, Lynn (Johnson) Rohman, has taken it up a level by publishing two family cookbooks! So naturally, we thought it would be fun to talk about some of their handed-down family recipes like turtle cake, chocolate chip shortbread bars, and cinnamon rolls.
Recipes, photos, links and Lynnâs dedication to her mom, Eileen (Klinkhammer) Johnson in the family cookbook are on https://randomsweets.com/family-recipes-and-braving-youth-mental-health-with-kristin-and-anna-rehkamp/.
This episode is NOT intended to be medical advice.
Kristin and Anna Rehkamp
shoplavie.co
âFinding Usâ
Instgram: @lavieestbellegiftshop
Facebook: La Vie Est Belle Gift Shop
LinkedIn: La Vie Est Belle
Instagram: @honey_beebakery_
#youthmentalhealth
#smallbusiness
#recipes
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You may have met this weekâs podcast guest Stacie Suedkamp, the owner, artist, and cookie engineer behind the South Dakota luxury cookie company, Fig Tales. But how well do you know her?
Tune in to Funeral Potatoes & Wool Mittens S2 E5 to learn:
1. Whatâs the one word Stacie doesnât allow people to use?
2. How is Stacie using high-tech engineering tools like a 3D printer and AutoCAD?
3. Why does Stacie use emulsion instead of extract?
4. Whatâs the one question Stacie asks each of her clients?You'll hear all about the interesting jobs she's had like selling mini doughnut machines and a Catholic youth minister, and what she sold to help pay for college, to her time owning the Bean & Vine coffee shop in Flandreau to finally starting her dream cookie business.
She teaches and entertains during her cookie classes, engineers and bakes cookies for special occasions like birthday parties, weddings, hockey tournaments and funerals, fills corporate orders, and she's even made cookies for the Sanford International PGA Tour.
And it wouldn't be Stacie without a sprinkling of her family and faith. Stacie shares expert sugar cookie making tips and a chocolate fudge bundt cake recipe from her seventh-grade science teacher, Mrs. Chandler.
Get the recipe for Mrs. Chandlerâs Chocolate Fudge cake, links and photos from this episode on Randomsweets.com.
#ourSweetMidwestLife
Instagram: @potatoesandmittens
Instagram: @randomsweets
Facebook: Random Sweets
Email: [email protected]
Connect with Stacie:
Website: Figtales.com
Instagram: @figtales
TickTok: @figtales
Facebook: Fig Tales
Email: [email protected]
Stacie's Newsletter for Cookie Tips
Stacie's segments on KELOLAND Living
Meet the Creative Stacie Suedkamp, 605 Magazine article from 2022
#foodpodcast
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