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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I’ve been fascinated with bulgur lately. Since this handy pantry staple has only a small amount of the bran from wheat removed, it is a whole grain that cooks amazingly fast. I prefer to use the coarse ground because I like the texture, but bulgur also comes in fine, medium, and super coarse. Not
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This little unassuming recipe may not look like much, but it is packed with so much flavor and comfort that I always come back for more. Polenta is simply cooked cornmeal. There are a myriad of polenta recipes with a wide variety of cooking methods. This is because polenta has a fairly benign
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I have so many things I want to share with you today! The one thing they have in common is that they are all green – the color, not necessarily the eco-friendly movement. First – our CSA box this week was brimming with green vegetables! Starting at the upper left hand corner
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Sometimes I’m inspired by a cooking technique or cuisine. But most of the time I’m inspired by an ingredient. Today’s inspiring ingredient: bok choy. In this transition between Winter and Spring, bok choy is a food we can’t get enough of. It promotes digestion and gives us a wallop of vitamins and other things that strengthen
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During this transitional time of year, Lemongrass Risotto is perfect. Like all risottos, it is creamy and comforting, just what we crave as the air gets brisk. Yet, the lemongrass makes this risotto bright and refreshing, reminding us of those beautiful summer days. Risotto is a rice dish, but it is very different from
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It’s the State Fair in Minnesota. Twelve days of fun, friends, and of course, food. For those of you not familiar with the MN State Fair, it’s HUGE! Over 1.7 million people attend the Fair every year. It’s the second largest state fair in the United States. The MN State Fair was originally designed as
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This summer I discovered the wonderful world of grilled pizzas. Conventional ovens just can’t cook a pizza well. And it just isn’t practical to build a brick oven in my tiny 14th floor condo. Grilled pizzas are a wonderful alternative. They have the charred taste that makes even a simple cheese pizza explode with
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