Tag: home cooking
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Harvest Recipe: Roasted Delicata Squash with Bacon, Local Maple Syrup and Goat Cheese
John and I spent the 2020 Thanksgiving holiday in an unusually quiet fashion last year due to COVID-19. I still cooked the full dinner, because to me the Thanksgiving meal is about sharing love & gratitude, and I wasn’t going to let the coronavirus get in the way of that. We pivoted from our usual…
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Farm To Plate Recipe: Sustainable Sunday Brunch Made With A Farmers Market Bounty
“Food is about making an interaction with ingredients. If you talk to them they will always tell you a story” ~ Chef José Andrés This food story begins with a Saturday trip to the Mill City Farmers Market in Minneapolis. I made my first visit of the spring season yesterday. The farmers market is an…
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Semi-Homemade Fall Menu Ideas
Fall is the time of year in Minnesota when the air turns cool, the leaves drop and we mourn the end of summer. I choose to think of it as the beginning of comfort food season. A period of time when we can give ourselves permission to enjoy dishes that are just a little sweeter, a little higher on the calorie scale and that during…
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Pantry Raid: Lisa’s Easy Tomato Cream Sauce Recipe
I get really excited about composing a great meal spontaneously, using only what I have on hand. This recipe came together on a recent Sunday afternoon while I was perusing the pantry and mulling over what I could design for dinner in under 30 minutes. I liken that sort of culinary exploration to a fashionista who creates new clothing combinations with…