A cranberry jalapeño dip inspired by a Tik Tok video recipe.

I had fully intended to share this post at the beginning of the year last month, but with the recent renovation project, this sat on the backburner. It’s now more important than ever to continue to shop local. While the pandemic hit the cities hard in 2020, the ripple effect will likely hit rural communities in the next couple of years, similar to the 2008 housing crisis.

Who knew it would take a pandemic to bring us back to the blogging realm? After what seemed like a defeated attempt, and years of learning how to better adapt in our rural community, it seemed like the pandemic was a perfect time to revisit and help others out.