Fairy Tale Frugal,
A Travel Blog...
finding magic every day!

Last week, Chuck and I ventured out on our first date night since summer :S The month of September is always a bit manic, but we managed...

Last Christmas, we received a fun gift certificate to a restaurant in the Minneapolis area called Travail Kitchen and Amusements. We were...

Last Friday evening, we made the short commute over to downtown Hudson, WI. This is one of our favorite areas to travel to. It is so...

We have now been living in a COVID/"stay home" world for almost a year. Things are slowly starting to look up here. Our numbers are going...

Those of you who regularly read this blog know that I am huge fan of 1) steak 2) dark, cozy, and retro style eating establishments....SO,...

Last week, I was able to help my mother-in-law and sister-in-law process corn! We had such a fun day. We are a dairy farming family, and...

My husband and I had a much needed date night this past weekend. We realized we hadn't been on a date since late June! As you all know,...

This week we tried a new, slightly more technical, sundae. We got our inspiration from Dis Dining with this Mickey Sorcerer Sundae. This...

As things are slowly starting to reopen, my hubby and I are enjoying going out on the town more often! Last night, we had a super fun...

Last year we traveled to Canada. We were driving back to our hotel through the countryside and noticed a roadside ice cream stand. Of...

This week's sundae was actually a sundae on Monday due to a very busy weekend! I really enjoyed this little treat. It wasn't my favorite...

It is SO good to be going out on date nights again! It brings me such joy. I do hope that things keep improving and by this time next...

For this week's sundae on Sunday, we decided to attempt another parks sundae from Disney Food Blog. In preparation for the arrival of...

Sundaes on Sunday (or Monday as it was this week) is quickly becoming one of our favorite family traditions. This week, we took on more...

So I am a few days behind in posting this...it's almost time for ANOTHER sundae of the week. But, I couldn't let this one pass me by. It...

I really miss supper clubs. I know I have alluded to this in other posts, but I REALLY do. My husband and I enjoyed so many fun date...

I have just started feeling confident enough in the kitchen to adapt recipes or improvise. You see, when I learned to cook and bake, I...

I have found in quarantine that the ONE thing that always gives me peace is being in the kitchen. I have enjoyed having the time to...

During quarantine, we are busy being creative with how to make all this time at home fun. I have been LOVING perusing so many food and...

Today we tried out a fun "home ec/cooking with stepmom" activity--candy sushi! I have really enjoyed having the time during quarantine to...