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Cucumber Fennel Salad

  Yesterday, I didn’t go for a run outside because with the wind chill the temperature was 33 degrees – too cold for me! Today, I went for a run and the temperature was 75 degrees. What?! I’m not complaining, but this see-saw weather is so hard to adjust to!  I guess I’ll just have […]

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Wheat Berry Arugula Salad

I’ve been loving wheat berries lately. I loved them in the winter Orange Wheat Berry Salad and I love them in this spring salad. They are a nutritious and versatile grain. Plus, I love their chewy texture. However, this salad is also good with any chewier grain – farro, spelt, barley, and millet are also perfectly

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Orange Wheat Berry Salad

  Even though it is cold out and we are having the coldest winter since 1981, I’ve been craving salads. Maybe I’m just craving meals with an overflowing of green leafy vegetables, but that has been manifesting itself in salads. Winter salads are not the same as summer salads. Winter salads need to be hardier,

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Raw Root Vegetable Salad

  Anyone else feel like color is missing from their plate lately? So many of the root vegetables that are available this time of year are a shade of bland. During the summer, it’s easy to get excited about bell peppers and cucumbers and tomatoes. But in the winter it’s different. It’s hard to get

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Endless Summer Coleslaw

  September is not my favorite month. Every Minnesotan can feel winter looming under the falling leaves. Winter is coming, as the Starks are fond of saying in The Game of Thrones.  But, summer just got here. I can hardly remember it!  I don’t like this change of seasons. Not one bit. September also marks

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The Pepper Party!

  Welcome to The Pepper Party!    Until I started receiving a box of veggies from my CSA, I never realized how well peppers grew in Minnesota. We always have a plethora of peppers in our box each year. This year seemed to be even more plentiful.    Slowly, my pepper pallet has expanded from

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Raw Corn Salad

  This summer has been a good for sweet corn. I’ve had so much corn, it’s coming out of my ears! (hehe!) Many of you know that I’m not a huge fan of corn (but I love corny jokes!).        Because the corn has been so delicious this year, I’ve actually enjoyed it

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Citrus Explosion

  Happy Spring! I love Spring for a plethora of reasons. I live in Minnesota and have for most of my life. Maybe this phenomenon happens in other parts of the country too, but here Spring always feels like we suddenly are able to come out of hibernation and get reacquainted with friends, neighbors, and

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