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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Cool-weather soup season is just around the corner! I love soup. I love blending the perfect flavors together to make the most comforting meal ever. Celeriac is the perfect vegetable to kick-off soup season. Celeriac, also called Celery Root, is a crazy looking vegetable! The tops can be used as a garnish, but is
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Are you ready for this? Hold onto your aprons because this is one delicious recipe! I cannot take any credit for creating this recipe. I followed it almost to the letter from Crescent Dragonwagon’s Passionate Vegetarian tome. The only downside to Passionate Vegetarian is that it’s HUGE. It’s over 1,000 pages long; it’s easy to
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This recipe is like being reunited with an old friend. When I was first learning to cook on my own, I purchased the cookbook 100% Vegetarian: Eating Naturally from Your Grocery Store by Julianne Pickle. It is a small cookbook and extremely simple. Just what I needed at the time. All ingredients from the book
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 might be blasphemous, but I don’t like corn on the cob. There. I said it. So, when I received 5 ears of corn in my last CSA box, I did not jump for joy. Fortunately, I discovered a deliciously simple way to cook corn that offers endless possibilities and not just the same old buttered and
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I had good intentions. But the mushrooms forced my hand… And I am so glad they did! I rarely buy mushrooms because Martin hates them (little slugs) and I don’t love them. I don’t know what possessed me five days ago to purchase some pre-sliced button mushrooms…OK, I wanted to use them on a sandwich…
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It’s summer in Minnesota. Time for potato salad! I love the taste of freshly harvested potatoes, and they are even better when slathered with a tangy dressing. There are a plethora of versions of potato salad, and I’ve tried many of them. At the end of the day, I love the creamy potato salad that
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It’s zucchini season! Almost everyone I know has a plethora of the delicious green summer squash. Zucchini can have a bad rep; it can turn into mushy grossness if cooked improperly. But don’t give up on this versatile veggie! Zucchini is high in a ton of vitamins and minerals, my favorite being potassium. Potassium helps with circulation
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What makes a recipe authentic? Typically, authentic recipes use ingredients and methods of cooking that are specific to a particular region. The ingredients used and the methods of cooking developed came from what resources are available in that part of the world. Therefore, it is utterly inauthentic to attempt to cook an “authentic” recipe from
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