State Fair at Home

I have been to the state fair every single year since I have been born. I was so bummed this year to year that the Minnesota State Fair was not happening. Instead they held a drive thru food parade. Unfortunately all the tickets sold out right away and I was unable to snag one. Jake and I decided to make two of our many favorite state fair foods at home this year over Labor Day weekend. We made a homemade pineapple Dole Whip float and Sweet Martha’s Cookies. Sweet Martha’s Cookies are sold frozen at local grocery stores in Minnesota. We have been able to find them at Lunds and Byerlys and Cub Foods in the frozen section.

We found a copycat Dole Whip recipe over at Belly Full that is super easy to make.

Ingredients

4 Ounces pineapple juice

1 Big scoop vanilla ice cream (We used more than this, around 3 big scoops)

2 Cups frozen pineapple chunks

2 Tablespoons sugar

Splash of lemon juice (we did not add this)

Pinch of salt

Instructions:

Combine all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth

Freeze mixture for about 40 minutes to an hour

After you take the mixture out of the freezer you can put it into a piping bag and swirl into a dessert cup or simply scoop it into a cup/bowl. At this point it can be served simply as the classic pineapple Dole Whip or you can add pineapple juice to make a float.

Enjoy!

Stillwater Riverboats

Jake and I have made it a tradition to go on an annual Stillwater riverboat cruise each summer. Stillwater River Boats offers both lunch and dinner cruises. I love the lunch cruises because they last two hours and provide a nice lunch on the water at a great price. It is a great summer activity to do with friends or family. It is a great way to see the beautiful St. Croix river from the water. When we went this summer it was partly cloudy and hot, which was great because we did not have to worry about getting sunburnt as much sitting outside on the top deck.

Not only do Stillwater River Boats offer lunch and dinner cruises, they also offer events. I have attended a wedding on the river boat before and it was so fun!

Floral Dress

I usually do not like floral dresses on myself, but have always adored them on others. When I saw this dress I knew I had to have it and I am so glad that I purchased it! It can be styled with the belt or without a belt. This dress looks great with many different kinds of sandals and a straw bag. It is super comfortable and light weight, so it was great to wear on the hot and humid day when we took these photos (see hair lol!).

Dress // Shoes (on major sale!) // Sunglasses

My straw bag is actually a gift with purchase from L’Occitane found here with code TOTE.

We clearly had too much fun snapping photos!