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Recipe Review: Sirloin Tip Roast

 From time to time, people have said I'm a good cook.  But I think of it more as finding good recipes.  Recipes that don't have super complex ingredients and deliver good flavor.  I enjoy the search.   For the last few years, we typically will get a bulk order of beef from a friend that raises steers.  We are going to eat beef and it's our modest effort to buy local and lessen the impact.  When you buy in bulk, you end up with some cuts of beef that can be a bit tougher to turn into something yummy that the family will enjoy.  So I'm often searching for new recipes for those cuts and a thick and lean Sirloin Tip Roast can be in that category.  We are approaching that bulk purchase time of year again so I'm trying to empty out the freezer and decided I'd pull said roast from the freezer and look up a recipe.  It was a rainy weekend so it seemed like a good chance to fill up the house with that classic pot roast aroma.  This recipe from Sunday Supp Movement reall

Trip to Little Farmer Orchard - Fond Du Lac WI

With two young boys our house can feel awfully small and time flies by week to week and there you sit w/ another week gone by without finding too many activities for the little guys. Upon the advice of my wife's co-worker, we ventured towards Fond Du Lac to visit Little Farmer Orchard.

It was a nice fall day travelling southbound from Appleton on HWY 55 enjoying the fall colors and view of Lake Winnebago. That alone was just about worth the 45 minute trip enjoying the fantastic foliage Wisconsin has to offer this time of year.

The first thing that impresses about Little Farmer is the size of the operation. While I was expecting to visit a basic Wisconsin farm open to the public, this place had parking attendants directing traffic and hayride tractors going by. Suddenly I knew this was a big operation. I continued to be impressed by observing there was no admission fee to enter the farm.

With all the parking attendants and restrooms I just simply assumed we'd have a modest admission to pay. Access was free and you only paid for activities like a hay ride, the corn maze or food / gift items. It was quite refreshing to visit such a nice location with no admission fee which had access to a unique farm themed playground, animals, orchards and pumpkin patch. Later in the day there was live music and still plenty of traffic arriving at the farm.

While we couldn't stay as long as we would've liked (or were prepared for), we definitely plan to make a return trip knowing now what the atmosphere is like.

Don't take the stroller in the corn maze FYI.

Packing a lunch may be a good idea as its a great location for a family picnic.

 All things considered, a fun family day at low cost that didn't involve TV, movies or video games. Just farm fresh air and outdoor play time.

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