The Suburban Homestead
We’re so excited! Sarah and I are off to IZEAFest 2017. Grandparents have been briefed and the kids schedules are set. Buh bye Minnesota! I’ll be returning to the blog after flying a four-day trip immediately following IZEAFest to update you on our experience. Last year we had so much fun and met a ton of great […]
A waffle on a stick is a fun breakfast for kids… or for anyone who loves the on-a-stick theme of the Minnesota State Fair. I was happily surprised how well this idea worked. Honestly, it was kind of a shot in the dark and it worked perfect the first time. This is how we did […]
Piecaken. You’re Welcome. Piecaken I saw this idea of putting a pie inside of a cake on a video somewhere. I don’t remember where it was, but I remember I had to try it and I thought about it a lot … probably way too much. It’s like a turducken, but it’s a piecaken; a […]
Tavern Grill Restaurant Arden Hills A Review of Tavern Grill Restaurant Arden Hills. It’s February 2, 2017 and a brand new restaurant, The Tavern Grill restaurant Arden Hills location just officially opened two days ago. Yay! It is always fun to find a new place to go eat on a date night or to hang with […]
Refrigerator Pickles Recipe With all of our preserving this summer, we had to try refrigerator pickles too! I have never made refrigerator pickles but had heard how easy they are. Well, they were right and, man oh man, are they delicious! Don’t tell my great aunt who’s canned dill pickle recipe we love, but these *might* […]
Cider Mimosa Recipe Pure genius. It’s a rare thing these days. Combining two of your favorite things can either be pure genius or a total disaster. Cidermosa is definitely a genius idea. Does anything beat the crisp taste of fresh apple cider on a fall day? Or the bubbly perfection of champagne? The short answer […]
Preserved Lemon Chicken Welcome back. We decided to sneak in one last recipe for the month! It’s a preserved Lemon Chicken and a great example of you can use your preserved food to cook fresh all year long. It feels great to be back behind the camera. Especially when the prize is to eat something […]
Cheese Curd Chili When a nip of cold is felt from the woods in the beginning of fall, you know it’s time to start thinking about hot soups, crock pots, and good old-fashioned comfort food. Today, we whipped together a crockpot chili we call Cheese Curd Chili. Served with a side of cornbread and fresh […]
Jalapeno Corn Bread A delicious option for fall weather is homemade cornbread. The Four Kids and a Chicken blog prefer to use the TLAR method of measuring. If you are unfamiliar, it means “That looks about right.” It’s a VFR navigating method for you non-pilots out there. In other words, go ahead and have some […]
Show your Purple Pride Hello fellow northlanders – It’s tailgating season. The Four Kids And A Chicken family are huge Vikings fans and we’re gearing up for Vikings v. Carolina today. We think you should show your Vikings colors as much as possible … if for no other reason then to bug all of the […]