September – although this usually means that summer is over, it really means that nature’s beautiful colors are about to show themselves to us and bring with it all the flavors that I have come to love. So what is in store for me this September? TONS! And I hope to share it with all of you. 1) I joined my first DietBet through Blogilates, to help me lose 4% of my body weight in 4 weeks. Here is the gist: Pay a nominal fee to make you accountable to the bet and then those that have success and complete the task (in this case, lose 4% of my weight…

Whenever I would go to my grandparent’s house in Milwaukee near the airport, my grandma always had hundreds of jars of canned fruits, jams and veggies in the cellar. My grandpa worked hard on his garden and the apple and pear trees always bared quality fruits to can. My brother and I loved my grandma’s pears – they were so soft yet crisp. Although my grandpa has passed away and my grandma no longer cans, the recipes live on in the next generation. We are on our second batch of dill pickles from 2013. My parents and I went to the Waukesha Farmer’s Market and I instantly smelt dill. I…