It feels like I’ve been waiting for February forEVER! Strangely, February feels a lot like January. It’s still super cold (it’s been well below zero degrees) and I seem to have caught a cold. I don’t get colds very often, and I blame this one on my immersion blender. A few weeks ago, my immersion […]
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Let me introduce you to my new best friend: Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce. This is not a likely combination – me and chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. I grew up in northern Minnesota eating very traditional Midwestern foods where the spiciest pepper we used was ground black pepper. Until the food franchise
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Sweet potatoes, oh sweet potatoes, what else can I do with you? We have gotten a plethora of sweet potatoes in our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) box this year. Typically, these kinds of root vegetables can last quite a long time in a cool, dark pantry. However, I live in a condo building
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It all started with a simple breakfast consisting of a green monster, toast, and tea. Sounds unassuming enough, right? Until I realized cinnamon had permeated everything. I had added cinnamon to my green monster, sprinkled cinnamon and sugar on my toast, and chosen cinnamon infused black tea. Cinnamon was clearly in the cards for
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Cooking vegetarian food is not simply about removing meat from recipes. Beef stroganoff becomes quite boring when the beef is removed. While the noodles and creamy mushroom sauce is delicious, it feels like something is missing. This is not vegetarian food even though it is meat-free. Vegetarian food looks at dishes differently than traditional
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Peanut Butter and Chocolate No Bake Cookies I’ll admit it: I have a pretty insatiable sweet tooth, especially when it comes to chocolate. I like to have at least a little piece of chocolate every day. Chocolate, however, is not often extremely healthful. A small piece of dark chocolate, yes. The dark chocolate brownies with
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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
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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It’s been hot here. Really hot. I say I love the heat, but I live in Minnesota – what do I know about heat? Yet, all this past week the temperature was around 100 degrees Fahrenheit with a heat index of around 115. Nuts. I tried to do things outside…a walk to the grocery
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I have been having some fantastic cooking adventures these past couple of weeks! I love spring harvest! The soup featured in today’s post makes the most of all the fantastic greens that are in season right now. But before I tell you more about this soup, let’s take a look a few of my
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