Riot and Frolic

a mostly ballroom dance, but also a bunch of other stuff, blog

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I own and rock people’s faces off teaching ballroom dancing at Dancers Studio in St. Paul, MN. My husband and I compete professionally in American style and wrangle eight children in our spare time. I’ve been teaching and competing in ballroom dancing for over 25 years and have lots of opinions on it. I am an expert by any means, but there are quite a few dancers who are better than me and I have a solid knowledge of basic technique, so suck it.

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  • Easter Candy

    Our house has become a veritable Candyland after the holiday weekend.   G is the jolly king? I'm not complaining. I freaking love Easter candy.  Way more than Christmas candy (candy canes?  no.), or just regular ol' everyday candy.   First of all, there's Cadbury. CADBURY! Mini eggs.   if we lived in england, we…

  • Sausage and Chocolate

    Short story long: I'm pretty Polish.  I grew up eating kielbasa on any occasion that was barely a holiday.  Our family (and every generation of family that I know of) got their goods from an authentic Slavic deli that is kind of a Big Deal around the Cities. represent the eagle Therefore, the "Polish sausage"…

  • Cookie Dough in Sheep’s Clothing

      I saw a couple pins recently title "Cookie Dough Greek Yogurt".  I'm usually skeptical of somewhat healthy foods that try to pass themselves off as delicious.  A wolf in sheep's clothing, those healthful treats.  Like, just because it has "cookie dough" in the title, my tongue will make it delicious.  Dude, I lived sugar-free…

  • You’re Doing It Wrong

    No, this isn't a post about dancing (your crossover breaks or twinkles might still need some help, though).   Do you love oatmeal?  If you don't, YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG. Oatmeal is a delicious, fast, low-fat, mostly gluten-free, filling, and CHEAP breakfast food. But here's the thing: it can totally suck.  Ask my in-laws.  Horror…

  • Possible Oxymoron: Dessert Fail

    New recipes go against my personality.  I like routine.  I don't like new things.  I like repetition.   Nonetheless, I've been looking up new recipes with abandon.  And then making them.   Last weekend, I tried making a copycat recipe of the Starbucks Toffee Almond Bar.  Did anyone else eat their weight in these, like I…

  • Ah, Nuts

    I've been on another kick this week.  It involves a lot of nuts. … In the interest of saving some dough, I stopped buying "treats", like crackers and other random snacks awhile ago.  It's been a great thing for so many reasons: I save money not buying them; having them around gave me something to…

  • I Made Them

    chocolate chip cookie dough bars/fudge/trouble I made them.  I ate them.  As Warren vividly suggested, I did not roll around naked in them… but I'm not saying I'm against it either. They are dangerous and delicious.  Or as The G would say, dangerously delicious.  Deliciously dangerous?   Go to here to find the recipe.  

  • This is Not For Vegans

    This is not for vegans, or vegetarians, or anyone who thinks piglets are adorable, or anyone who thinks raw meat is pretty gross or people who mind a bleeped-out curse word.   But it is awesome.  And hilarious.   Bacon strips. Bacon strips. Bacon strips. Did I hear bacon croissant dressing?  Yes. Yes, I did.…

  • Food Frenzy 2013

    I wrote a post last year that is consistently one of my highest rated, so with only my SEO in mind, here goes the 2013 version: Pinterest and I are good friends and I actually use the site as a virtual bulletin board.  Like the 2012 Food Frenzy?  I made all of those.   So…

  • Happy New Year

    Celebrate with bacon. Bacon-wrapped sausage.   nothing wrong with that   Yes, I made the appetizer inspired by Homer Simpson.  Let me treat you to a scene… Homer: As long as you live in my house you will live by my rules. Now boy, butter up that bacon. Bart: But dad.. Homer: Do it.. *Bart…