Chez Popine

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Using up basil bonanza, one course at a time

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Leaving a few flowering heads on some of the basil keeps the pollinators happy. This bumble bee was one of many that paid a visit to the bas...
Wednesday, September 9, 2026

A rose by any other name

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Nope, not one of mine.  A few weeks we escaped our routine and played hooky. We got a takeout lunch, found a shady bench facing the Lake Har...
Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Simple flavored waters

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If it's not clear by now that I go down food rabbit holes, you haven't been picking up on trends. The strangest things can provoke a...
Friday, August 7, 2026

Not just your regular joe

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Gochujang gives this sloppy joe an extra bit of flavor. Warmed ground beef and sauce on a bun? Or shredded beef with not much sauce? Or some...
Friday, July 31, 2026

Three apps I'm apt to make again

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  I'm always in the market for fresh appetizer options to stave off food boredom, but some bear repeating. Here are three likely suspect...
Friday, July 24, 2026

Rhubarb muffins

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Conventional garden wisdom is that you shouldn't do a heavy harvest of rhubarb after mid-July-ish, and many people mark the cut-off poin...
Friday, July 17, 2026

Watermelon cornbread panzanella salad and two more cucumber summer salads

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My lone cucumber plant is verging on yielding fodder for tiny pickles, but Minnesota growers are ahead of me so there are plenty at farmers ...
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Chez Popine
I’m a Minneapolis journalist who loves all things food-related, gardening (especially veggies and herbs), motorcycle rides and picnics. I’m a big believer in farmers markets, compost and mise en place, both in the kitchen and throughout my life. Yes, I schedule my panics. Popine? She's the resident sour dough starter.
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