10 Reasons to Visit Downtown Nevada, Iowa

10 Reasons to Visit Downtown Nevada, Iowa

Small town charm, beautifully restored old buildings, kind people, and THE BEST doughnuts can all be found in Nevada, Iowa! Check out what else I found on my downtown foodventure.

Foodventurous: Amana Colonies

Foodventurous: Amana Colonies

Discover the distinct flavors of the Amana Colonies. More than just food, it’s community and hospitality at it’s finest!

20 of the Best Foods of 2020

20 of the Best Foods of 2020

2020 brought us incredible challenges, shortages and restrictions. It is not possible to review this year without remembering the fear and the loss; but, amidst all those troubling days we hopefully also find the good. What things brought you joy? For me, I obviously find 

Foodventurous: Decorah, Iowa

Foodventurous: Decorah, Iowa

Take a virtual tour of Decorah, Iowa! Fly fishing and hiking, stuffing bluffs and architecture, breweries, coffeehouses and pizza on a farm, you will love this town!

Foodventurous: Miami

Foodventurous: Miami

September is not the month this Iowa girl would pick for a trip to Miami.  Cooler temps and turning leaves typically have me pulling out flannel shirts and making chili and molasses cookies. However, when an opportunity to spend a few days in southern Florida 

Foodventurous: Wallace Country Life Center

Foodventurous: Wallace Country Life Center

If you grew up on a farm in the midwest, chances are one of the publications prominently displayed in your home was Wallaces’ Farmer. If you are a history buff, the name “Wallace” triggers thoughts of Vice Presidents and Secretaries of Agriculture. Go to college 

Foodventurous: Mankato

Foodventurous: Mankato

If I invited you to share a picnic with me and gave you the opportunity to choose one of the following settings, which would you choose? Wine & Live Music Waterfalls & Pie Military Tanks & Beef Jerky Did you think I was going to 

Foodventurous: Olive Oil in Lazio

Foodventurous: Olive Oil in Lazio

Which travel personality are you? Are you the laid-back, we’ll-figure-it-out-as-we-go type? Or are you like me … Type A, FOMO (fear-of-missing-out), Google-obsessed planner? You can imagine then that a trip to Rome as the master-planner for 6 people might send me into overdrive. It did. 

Foodventurous: Rome

Foodventurous: Rome

Just how exactly does one put Rome into words? Even if I narrow it down to “food in Rome”, it is still an overwhelming task. Having just returned from a week in Italy and placing a magnificent check-mark next to one of my upper-tier bucket