If you missed the other post for our trip, check it out here.
Friday Night
When we got back to the car, it was a whooping 4 degrees!
Once we were in the car, we made our way to our cabin.
(Some of these pictures were taken the next morning)
Nate took our fish to his parents house to clean them and said he was going to drop them off at our cabin on his way home. Again, he was great!!
While we were waiting for the fish, I made a snack plate for us to enjoy. We had crackers, apples, cheese, and mango ginger chutney. We also had Hummus. I LOVE HUMMUS!!
While I made the snack plate, Lisa built the fire. It was the perfect weather to curl up by a fire and snack.
Nate arrived about an hour after we left the park with our fish. He was fast. (Note the Stout! Again, my favorite beer over the weekend)
Lisa roasted some root veggies, and I sautéed the fish with some Salt, Pepper, Crusted Red Pepper, and Lemon.
The fish didn’t really sauté. More like boiled but everything was really good. And we only used 1/4 of a bag of fish.
After dinner, we played some games and enjoyed the fire.
We were in bed early Friday night with the plan to get up early again Saturday.
Saturday Morning
I did not realize Friday night, our cabin was overlooking Lake Superior. We woke up in time to see the sun rise over the lake.
Breakfast was great. Baileys for my coffee… Yes Please! (we were on Vacation after all!!)
We enjoyed our coffee with Grapefruit, Banana, Apples, Cheese, and Bagels with Pineapple Habanero Jelly and Goat Milk Cream Cheese. The Pineapple Habanero Jelly was amazing. Lisa bought it at the Hot Sauce store at the Mall of America.
We finished breakfast around 8AM and headed out to go hiking to a waterfall.
I figure I will stop here for now. I’ll do a post tomorrow for our trip to Gooseberry Falls. We got to hug a waterfall and walk on a moving river! Make sure you come back tomorrow to see it.
FAT TUESDAY
Since today is Fat Tuesday, I thought I would share a recipe to celebrate Mardi Gras. I feel this weeks post may be Blogging overload! I have lots to catch up on. I found this recipe on The Pioneer Woman’s blog. I did not have any heavy cream, so I used a mix of low fat sour cream and cream cheese. My version is lighter than hers. She used a whole cup of heavy cream, but it doesn’t miss out on flavor! We like stuff spicy. Feel free to adjust this to your liking.
Cajun Pasta
Serves | 6 |
Website | Adapted from The Pioneer Woman |
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb Chicken (Cut into strips)
- 1-2 tablespoon Cajun Seasoning Mix (More or Less Depending on Taste )
- Cayenne Powder or Ground Jalapeno Powder (Optional(If you would like more heat))
- Cooking Spray
- 2 Bell Peppers (Sliced)
- 1/2 Onion (Sliced)
- 6oz Mushrooms (Sliced)
- 2 cloves Garlic (Chopped)
- 6oz Turkey Sausage (Sliced)
- 1 cup Low Sodium Chicken Stock
- 1/2 lb Shrimp (Shelled and Deveined )
- 1/4 cup Low Fat Sour Cream
- 1/4 cup Low Fat Cream Cheese
- 1 thin slice Flour
- 2 Large Roma Tomatoes (Diced)
- 1lb Fettuccine
- 2 Green Onions (Sliced)
Directions
Cook pasta according to package directions. Combined Chicken and Seasonings in a bowl. | |
Preheat large skillet over medium heat. Spray with cooking spray and add chicken to pan. Cook 2-3 minutes per side or until browned and cooked through. Removed cooked chicken from pan. | |
Spray with more cooking spray and add peppers, onions, mushrooms, garlic, and sausage. Cook until tender, about 2-3 minutes. | |
While veggies are cooking, combined Sour Cream, Cream Cheese, and Flour. Set aside. | |
Add chicken stock to veggies and stir to remove any brown bites from the bottom. | |
Add shrimp, tomatoes, and cream mixture to pan. Stir to fully combine. | |
Cook until thick and shrimp are cooked through, 3-4 minutes. | |
Add cooked pasta to skillet and stir to fully coat. | |
Top with sliced Green Onions and Serve Hot. |
Well, I hope you enjoy. I’ll be back tomorrow with another recap from our MN trip.
Nice! That looks like sooo much fuN!
Still enjoying your trip, the cabin and the view was very nice. I’m sure the cajun pasta was good, just sounds to spicy for me. Talk to ya later, Love You, Mom
Cajun spice isn’t spicy. You can leave that out. And the turkey sausage doesn’t have any heat to it.
I am enjoying your travels! The pics of the Cajun Pasta are beautiful! :)
Thanks! It was a great trip and the pasta was really good too!