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This dish gives you something else to do with your zucchini, the bountiful vegetable everyone gives away this time of year. The friend, who originally passed the recipe on to me, uses store-bought frozen hash browns. Great with eggs or steak. Also stands alone as a side dish with other foods. If you don’t eat meat, … Continue reading
In the late 70’s, Dan and I lived on a 160 acre farm in Floodwood with another couple and their baby. Dan and I were longshoremen at the time and commuted an hour to and from the port of Duluth to work. In the summers, we grew a huge garden and experimented with a number … Continue reading
Imagine, a cake name that ridicules a political snafu. I’ve never heard of pastry sarcasm before or after. During the same period of time (the 70’s) she made this cake, mom also made a dessert bar called “Better than Robert Redford Bars.” Mom loved Redford; hated Nixon. I found this recipe stuffed in an old cookbook inherited from … Continue reading
I learned about pesto in Genoa. Genoa is an old seaport, where men still swagger like sailors. The Genovese (or at least, my friend Giacomo) claim, and I agree, that their pesto is best. What is cool about pesto is that if you make a large batch ahead, it makes assembling an entree quick and easy. Cook … Continue reading
I was about 15 the first time I made mustard, and, like a lot of my cooking experience, it was invention born out of desperation and poverty. We were out of mustard, and I was babysitting my brother and sisters (my last brother wasn’t born until I was 20), and I needed the condiment for … Continue reading
When our romantic relationship was still new, I occasionally hung out with Dan at the little house that he shared with his friend, Larry, in the Proctor, Minnesota countryside . On one particular day,I was bored because Dan and Larry were working on a car. The afternoon was sunny and warm, filled with the scent of wild roses … Continue reading
Dan and I have made versions of the following recipe for years. We generally make them for breakfast with frozen blueberries and strawberries. However, this concoction is especially good, and at this moment, the nectarines are in season in the U.S. You can eat have this smoothie for breakfast or lunch. It benefits from extra … Continue reading
This recipe is gluten-free, but not fat-free, and definitely not taste-free. If you have guests, you will impress the bejeezus out of them with this dish. But it is quick and simple to make. Serve it with some crisp chilled fruit for a balance of temperatures, textures and tastes (savory and sweet). Watermelon or cantalope … Continue reading
I started preserving food as soon as I was able to crank the grinder to grind cabbage for my mom’s picalilli. I have canned, brined, and dried a variety of vegetables, fruits, and meats over the last 50+ years. The only “putting food by” activity I haven’t tried is smoking. Our financially strapped family was necessarily creative in finding and preserving … Continue reading
I blew out my flip flop, Stepped on a pop top, Cut my heel, had to cruise on back home. But there’s booze in the blender, And soon it will render That frozen concoction that helps me hang on. From “Margaritaville” lyrics by Jimmy Buffet I love a good margarita, even a marginal one. Since … Continue reading
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