Sunday, May 26, 2024

Spring salad with savory granola

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It's still early in the Minnesota growing season, so I couldn't find any of the prettier varieties of radishes, which would help in ...
Saturday, May 4, 2024

Salmon with couscous-carrot-raisin pilaf

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  If a recipe gives you pause, do you give that pause back — as in give it a pass? Sometimes I do, although if the pause is caused by wonder...
Sunday, April 28, 2024

Pumpkin soup with maple syrup and five-spice powder

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  While this recipe would make a great fall soup, it did just fine on a day that's rainy and in the 40s. Still in comfort food mode, wit...
Sunday, April 14, 2024

Butternut squash pasta with bacon, sage and brown butter

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  Three weeks ago the red-winged blackbirds were back by the lake's marshy areas singing their signature ascending three-note call. Last...
Monday, April 1, 2024

Lemony white bean soup two ways, plus lemon garbanzo bean orzo soup with spinach, and chickpea soup with feta and herbed oil

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  If you really like one aspect of a recipe but not another, don't be afraid to take another swing at it until you find something that s...
Sunday, March 24, 2024

Crockpot chicken two ways: Marbella and cumin carrot stew

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Kowalski's had a great (and rare) sale on chicken thighs recently so I stocked up. Great candidates for firing up the slow cooker for so...
Sunday, February 18, 2024

Kielbasa sauerkraut soup with wild mushrooms

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  Fresh wild mushrooms are definitely not free, so I only tend to buy them for a specific recipe .... which I then do not make. Usually they...