How do you keep excited about cooking? Lately, I’ve been struggling with being inspired about new cooking dishes. I want to cook. I have a lot of ideas for dishes. But I don’t know which idea to go with. So, then I order a pizza. :/ When I get stuck in a rut and need […]
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Both Martin and I have been craving cheese lately. A cheese craving is not something to ignore. Broccoli Cheddar Risotto was the perfect recipe to satisfy this craving. Risotto is a traditional Italian dish that dates back to the 1500s. The most basic recipe consists of onions cooked in butter and then short grain rice
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At first, I thought is was impossible. Ridiculous. No way was I going to be able to make this recipe taste delicious. Inspired by the 1967 cookbook An Apple A Day…Vegetarian Cookery by Doctor’s Wives, I wanted to take one of the outdated recipes and remake it for today. (Check out last week’s post
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Up here in the frozen tundra it is colder than cold. So cold that the Minnesota Governor cancelled school statewide. I don’t remember the last time that happened. When the weather gets unbearable, I like to dream about being in a warmer climate and using food to transport me there. After an epic meal at
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
So we got some eggplant the other day and our CSA box and I decided not to bring it with me on vacation. So the day before I left on vacation I new something had to be done with eggplant. However I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to make with it even
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I used to dream of living on a small hobby farm somewhere in the middle of nowhere, making my own cheese and yarn from my herd of sheep. While the mysteriousness of the city has drawn me in, I sometimes still think about making my own cheese and spinning wool into luxurious yarn. I
What makes food delicious? Fresh ingredients? Interesting flavor and texture combinations? Full of healthful nutrients? Skillfully prepared? Yes, I think that is part of it, but not all of it. Food was such a big part of our trip to France that I decided to throw a France Food and Cake party with some girlfriends.
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I’m always a little hesitant to make sauces and pastes. I know that they are the secret to fantastic flavors exploding in my dishes, but they seem so overwhelming. I hardly know where to begin. Where some people can see infinite possibilities with a mango chutney, all I see is a dipping sauce for my
I love this gratin recipe. Comforting creamy vegetables without the heaviness of a lot of butter and cream. And, as far as gratins go, it really couldn’t be easier. Instead of making a flour and butter roux, this gratin relies on slightly caramelized vegetables that bring both the comfort and the flavor to this recipe. While from
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