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    Processing corn for winter
    Lara Draxler
    • Aug 24, 2020
    • 3 min

    Processing corn for winter

    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 ...
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    Ice Cream Nachos-Disneyland copycat
    Lara Draxler
    • Jul 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    Ice Cream Nachos-Disneyland copycat

    We took a little break from "sundaes on Sunday" due to the 4th of July holiday, but we were BACK this weekend with another copycat hit! T...
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    Festive Patriotic Treats to Feed a Crowd
    Lara Draxler
    • Jul 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    Festive Patriotic Treats to Feed a Crowd

    I grew up in a rather small family. We were used to maybe 10-15 people at holiday gatherings...and then I married into a German farm fami...
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    Mickey Sorcerer Sundae
    Lara Draxler
    • Jun 29, 2020
    • 2 min

    Mickey Sorcerer Sundae

    This week we tried a new, slightly more technical, sundae. We got our inspiration from Dis Dining with this Mickey Sorcerer Sundae. This ...
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    Father's Day Strawberry Rhubarb Sundae
    Lara Draxler
    • Jun 24, 2020
    • 1 min

    Father's Day Strawberry Rhubarb Sundae

    Last year we traveled to Canada. We were driving back to our hotel through the countryside and noticed a roadside ice cream stand. Of cou...
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    Timon & Pumba inspired sundae
    Lara Draxler
    • Jun 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    Timon & Pumba inspired sundae

    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 ...
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    Cookie Butter Monkey Bread Sundae-Disneyland copycat
    Lara Draxler
    • Jun 8, 2020
    • 2 min

    Cookie Butter Monkey Bread Sundae-Disneyland copycat

    We have now been trying our "sundaes on Sunday" tradition for a little over a month. I am one who has always struggled with the "Sunday B...
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    Pineapple Dole Whip Sundae-copycat
    Lara Draxler
    • Jun 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    Pineapple Dole Whip Sundae-copycat

    For this week's sundae on Sunday, we decided to attempt another parks sundae from Disney Food Blog. In preparation for the arrival of sum...
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    Sundaes on MONDAY-Plaza Doughnut copycat
    Lara Draxler
    • May 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    Sundaes on MONDAY-Plaza Doughnut copycat

    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 i...
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    Sundae of the Week-No Way Jose-Disney copycat
    Lara Draxler
    • May 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    Sundae of the Week-No Way Jose-Disney copycat

    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 w...
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    Mother's Day pizza party
    Lara Draxler
    • May 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    Mother's Day pizza party

    We had a fun, festive Mother's Day lunch that I LOVED! All my favorites were there... Homemade garlic cheese sticks homemade ranch dippin...
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    Disney copycat eats-beer cheese soup
    Lara Draxler
    • May 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    Disney copycat eats-beer cheese soup

    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 explo...
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    Disney copycat "kitchen sink sundae"
    Lara Draxler
    • May 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    Disney copycat "kitchen sink sundae"

    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 ba...
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    Candy Sushi for kids
    Lara Draxler
    • Apr 29, 2020
    • 2 min

    Candy Sushi for kids

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