Amber That Midwestern Mom
Quirky Minnesota/Midwest food and humor
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Amber Estenson, That Midwestern Mom, is a mom living in the middle of nowhere in Minnesota, land of Ope, Uffda, hotdish and Jello salad.
You may have seen her viral videos on Tiktok/IG/FB poking fun at her regional dialect and hilarious Midwestern cuisine, singing “Minnesota salads that aren’t really salads.” Her viral video “snickers salad” in April 2021, landed her on BuzzFeed, Now this News, Today.com, and she has been going nonstop ever since!
But there’s more! She is an opera singer by training, a teacher by trade, a cook/baker/salad maker out of necessity, a mom by choice, a traveler inspired by a curiosity, multi-lingual by immersion, social media sensation by surprise, and Midwestern by birth. She is the gosh darn whole potluck, dontcha know!
I’m hoping to branch out with other brands to build my profile. I’ve had very successful partnerships with Tootsie Roll, JCPenney, Mr Bubble, Oscar Mayer, CBS and MORE!
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I’m already THAT neighbor that always forgets trash day, never mows her lawn often enough and always needs a cup of sugar…so at least I don’t have to feel embarrassed about this, because they have come to expect it from me anyway 🤪 #minnesota #midwest #hotmess #mom #snow #snowstorm #winter #garbage #trash #trashday #snowday #yeet it in the #street 😂
I’m already THAT neighbor that always forgets trash day, never mows her lawn often enough and always needs a cup of sugar…so at least I don’t have to feel embarrassed about this, because they have come to expect it from me anyway 🤪
My video for Cub Cadet is in the final approval stages! I used this mighty machine to dig out my poor mailbox that has been ignored over the holidays 😬 but also I found this amazing Columbia Sportswear coat on super duper clearance at my local farm and fleet store. I sure would love to partner with them too 😉😉😉 I’m thinking a signature Midwestern mom emerald green coat next year? And purple too because I also love purple.
Apparently, my mom’s pantry is some things super special! Everyone lost their minds over it. My #adhd does OK with the set up, because her pantry has been organize this way since I was a kid. 😅 #pantry #tour #midwest #midwestern #mom #minnesota #kitchen #storageideas #storage
The last time I filmed from my mom‘s house, everyone lost their minds over my mom’s pantry! So, here is the promised pantry tour! (I’m not entirely sure I use the word “conniption” correctly, but my mom always used to use it in this context, when would make a fuss over anything 😅
Posted with permission! My kid is so awesome. The ad in question per contract is pinned to the top of my account for 24 more hours. Enjoy! #minnesota #mom #midwest #teen #momsofteens #cringe #storytime
Does everyone remember when I was looking for the @kellyclarkson dress from her album “wrapped in red” and one of my followers Cassandra from @theeme_couture offered to design and make me a dress? Here it is 🥰 ❄️ Here are some fun facts about this original design… ❄️89 hours of labor ❄️Approximately 15 yards of fabric ❄️75 snowflake appliqués that took 35 hours to make on her embroidery machine. They also have Swarovski crystals and are hand stitched on the dress  ❄️the built-in corset utilizes 2 spring steel and 10 coil steel bones More photos to come from Washington DC where it was considerably warmer! (19°F next to the river with 10 mile an hour winds was super fun but worth it) @kellyclarksonshow #nyc #brooklyn #brooklynbridge #midwest #mom #midwestern #winter #snowflakes #design #dress #fashion #midsizefashion #midsizestyle #midsize photos by @daveyxking
Does everyone remember when I was looking for the Kelly Clarkson dress from her album “wrapped in red” and one of my followers Cassandra offer to design and make me a dress? Here it is 🥰 ❄️ Here are some fun facts about this original design… ❄️89 hours of labor ❄️Approximately 15 yards of fabric ❄️75 snowflake appliqués that took 35 hours to make on her embroidery machine. They also have Swarovski crystals and are hand stitched on the dress  ❄️the built-in corset utilizes 2 spring steel and 10 coil steel bones Cassandra’s page is https://www.facebook.com/TheFunkyButtn?mibextid=ZbWKwL And her Instagram is theeme_couture  More photos to come from Washington DC where it was considerably warmer! (19°F next to the river with 10 mile an hour winds was super fun but worth it) The Kelly Clarkson Show
Thank you to whomever sent me these gorgeous Phoenix and fire pendants. The box said “because the fire inside you burned brighter than the fire around you” Although most days I feel like what Conan O'brien tweeted in 2021 “I will rise again, like a Phoenix that tripped over an extension cord, hurt its shoulder, and then awkwardly stood up.”
When you stop by Dairy Queen on the way home and the staff loses it because they recognized you. ”MY MOM IS GOING TO LOVE THIS!” 😂🥰🥰
We are at my nephew’s swim meet today, and someone asked if we were sisters. We giggled and said together “how could you tell!?” And laughed again. Then the person inquiring said “you girls look like that mom on Facebook that makes all the Minnesota salads!” Yes we do, because that’s ME! 😂
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Jello salad recipe! When I was in Las Vegas, I stayed with a friend of mine from social media who is moving from Las Vegas to North Dakota! Of course I had to teach her how to be a Midwestern Mom😂 #salad #recipe #Minnesota #NorthDakota #Midwest #LasVegas 
Teaching @pachatzke how to be a #midwestern #mom before she moved to #northdakota from #lasvegas ! #minnesota #midwest #salad #recipe #comedy #satire but really, the #recipes are very real 😂
It’s that time of year! Your girl is getting ready to take the plunge again! What’s the polar plunge you ask? Well that’s when we remove four foot blocks of ice from Detroit Lake, and jump in to raise money for our local boys and girls club! I’ve doubled my goal from last year, but I’ve also double the time that I will be fundraising. So hopefully we can achieve it! (and let’s face it, my real goal is to beat everyone including the teams😉😉😉) Please consider supporting this event, all of the money stays locally to benefit our community🥰 If you haven’t seen my video from last year, it’s pinned to the top of my profile.  https://www.classy.org/fundraiser/4379546