My Go-To Red Velvet Cake
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My Go-To Red Velvet Cake

Red velvet cake is more than just a white cake dyed red, it’s also not a full-fledged chocolate cake. Instead, it has a buttery, tangy flavor with a slight chocolate undertone. Red velvet cake has a pretty unique flavor with an old-fashioned, from-scratch quality that I love. In my opinion… no boxed red velvet cake mix can compare to the work and effort.

Summer Recipes and Ideas
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Summer Recipes and Ideas

Summer is flying by. We’ve been staying close to home this year, enjoying time with our family and taking advantage of what La Crosse has to offer. I grew up in Madison and used summers to travel and see family. So embracing what you have at home is something I hold close to me. I realized as I got older, how much I need to embrace both exploring other places, and appreciating what I have here.

A Guide to S’mores Dessert Board from Start to Finish
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A Guide to S’mores Dessert Board from Start to Finish

You’ve heard of a Charcuterie board, and I’m sure you’ve made one (it is the trend right now), but have you tried a S’mores Platter? I Love any excuse to eat a melted marshmallow with chocolate, but what if I told you it doesn’t just have to be graham crackers and chocolate? It also doesn’t have to be a long homemade process either! Yup, this simple DIY requires you to run to fav store and grab all of your fav candy and cookies. Hello Elder Millenial Nostalgia!

Recipe: Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad
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Recipe: Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad

Summer is a great time for pasta salads and one thing I’ve been really enjoying is revamping some favorite Tex-Mex recipes from my childhood. Many of you know that my dad is Chinese, but what many of you may not know is my mom is a Texan, and my dad, although Chinese, is associated greatly as a Texan himself (growing up there much of his life). So even though I was born and bred in Wisconsin, I grew up eating a lot, and I mean a lot of Tex-Mex food.

Recipe: Asian Cucumber Salad
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Recipe: Asian Cucumber Salad

I love, love, love this salad! Cucumbers are wonderfully cooling and even with that touch of spice, this salad is still a welcome snack during the summer heat. I went on a bit of a hiatus eating this salad, I grew up with my dad eating it a lot in the summers and when I was little, cucumbers were not my thing. but recently, I came back to it, want to try it again, and found a new love for it. I introduced it to my husband this year and he loves it so much that he said he wants to grow some cucumbers just so I can make it.