Born and raised in the Blueridge Mountains in Virginia, Adele Leslie comes from a large family of seven siblings. At a young age, Adele found her love for cooking from her mother, whom Adele is named after. Not only was her mom passionate about cooking and baking for her large family, she was often featured on a local cooking show in Virginia teaching other's her passion. After graduating high school, Adele attended Radford college, which was an all girls school at that time. During this time, she worked for a large tobacco company as the assistant to the head of research before meeting her husband and starting a family of her own. Adele started her family in Winnipeg, Canada, before making their home in Fargo, North Dakota, in 1992.

While this fall, Food Network was debuting Molly Yeh's fourth season of Girl Meets Farm, Yeh was debuting baby Bernie (now nearly eight-months-old). Filming in the home she shares with her husband Nick Hagen, a fifth-generation farmer in East Grand Forks, Yeh has been busy baking up a little holiday spirit. This month, we're sharing her homemade version of the ever-popular Snickers that is bound to be the sweetest gift under the tree! ​

Story by Tracy Nicholson
Photography by M. Schleif Photography

If you’re in the fine-dining industry like Taylor Snelling, the end of the holidays marks a time to celebrate survival. To see how Mezzaluna dines after-hours, we joined Taylor and his wife, Valerie at their Brandt Crossing home in South Fargo. This time, instead of pampering the guests, their hardworking team took a seat and toasted to another successful year; in the kitchen, and behind the bar. We started with the main course of maple-glazed duck, paired it with a side of white sweet potato and apple risotto, then chased it with a hibiscus punch that’ll make you forget all about your new year’s resolutions.