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LAGNIAPPE Spargel season
Our recent trip to Germany happened to coincide with a very important culinary time there. It was white asparagus season, and stands selling spargel were everywhere, and the highly prized vegetable wa...
Posted on 5/23/12 at 6:18 AM
EVERYDAY GOURMET Pesto Egg and Cheese Cups
Looking for a quick and easy last minute breakfast idea that will make your kitchen table feel a little more like a bistro table?Or maybe you are looking for a brunch dish thatworks the same for 1 or ...
Posted on 5/6/12 at 8:10 AM
MS. SIMPLICITY Kids In The Kitchen: Ham and Swiss Stomboli
Meals that require no cooking or much prep has got to be a busy parents gift. Then to have the whole family eat it is simply a miracle in my family. The Ham and Swiss Stromboli is one of those recip...
Posted on 2/20/11 at 4:06 PM
CHEF JEFF Appetite for Olives
Did you know that olives are one of the world's oldest foods known? They are thought to have originated on the Mediterranean island of Crete between 5,000 and 7,000 years ago before spreading to ...
Posted on 1/8/10 at 3:44 AM
Confetti Bean Salad can feed a crowd
As I used a wooden spoon to mix up a big bowl full of bright-colored ingredients for bean salad, I thought of what my mom would say if she was with me. “This is the cat’s meow.” She would say that when something impressed her with its ease and convenience.
By Sue Doeden , May 28, 2012
Spoonriver Cookbook's Rhubarb Cake: Example of love in the kitchen
When you’re on the phone with Brenda Langton, owner of Spoonriver restaurant in Minneapolis, you can hear the smile in her voice; you can sense the sparkle in her eyes and feel the passion in her words.
By Sue Doeden , May 21, 2012
Hooray for hummus: Middle Eastern dip is colorful, healthful
On our way to Hackensack, Minn., to do some last-minute shopping for bee supplies a couple of weeks ago, my beekeeping buddy, Bobbie, and I made a stop at Green Scene in Walker. A container of spinach hummus, prepared by chef Kristin Melby in the spotless, wide-open stainless steel kitchen that takes up about a third of the cozy store’s space, went into my bag of organic food purchases.
By Sue Doeden , May 14, 2012
Don't chuck the celery ... make some tasty soup
Any other time, I wouldn’t give a second glance to a recipe for celery soup. I use celery when I make a pot of stock, and sometimes I add it to salads and slaws. It goes into mirepoix to use as a flavorful base for sauces, soups and stews. But unless its ribs are filled with peanut butter and dotted with soft raisins, I ignore celery.
By Sue Doeden , April 30, 2012
Scones made with a baker's gentle touch
I watched intently as Katie Novotny, owner of St. Paul Classic Cookie Co., dumped dry ingredients into a large metal mixing bowl. She used a knife to slash chunks of chilled butter into the same bowl. It seemed making perfect scones would be quite simple.
By Sue Doeden , April 23, 2012
Asparagus with Creamy Chive Drizzle celebrates early spring
When the guy at the checkout asked me if asparagus could hold up to freezing temperatures, I thought he was referring to a malfunctioning refrigerator. Then, he put his hands in the air, layering them 4 or 5 inches apart. “My asparagus is about this big already,” he said. “It’s supposed to get down into the 20s tonight. I’m worried about the asparagus.”
By Sue Doeden , April 16, 2012
Go straight for the Avocado Smoothie
I recently attended the annual conference for the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP), held in New York this year. Breakfast was included on a few of the days. Throughout the large eighth-floor gathering room of the Broadway Millennium hotel, long tables were arranged with a display of help-yourself fresh fruit, small cartons of yogurt and plates of fancy rich pastries, puffy New York bagels and muffins.
By Sue Doeden , April 09, 2012
Kiwi packs a punch
I watched with intrigue as a young woman at the next table picked up her teaspoon and expertly slid the edge of it between the emerald green flesh and thin brown skin of half a fuzzy kiwi she held in her other hand.
By Sue Doeden , April 02, 2012
I'm on a (spring) roll
Four adults lined both sides of the island in my kitchen on a recent Sunday afternoon. Picking and choosing from an array of brightly colored fresh vegetables to include in roll-ups, we looked like young children involved in a pre-school food project, tasting, laughing and chatting as we worked. Or played.
By Sue Doeden , March 26, 2012
Bowl your guests over with Watercress Salad in The Flatbread Bowl
First there was fire. Then there was flatbread. The first hard mixture of hand-ground flour and water was baked in hot ashes or on a stone over flames more than 6,000 years ago. Since then, flatbread has gone global.
By Sue Doeden , March 19, 2012
Winter meets spring: Pumpkin-Mango Upside-Down Baby Cakes
The month of March is one that always keeps me guessing – is it spring or is it still winter? One day the thermometer may read 2 degrees below zero, the next day 42 above.
By Sue Doeden , March 12, 2012
Watercress takes center stage in colorful, flavorful soup
Whether Irish or not, as March 17 approaches, many home cooks start thinking green. Food coloring and sprinkles turn cookies and cupcakes into special treats for St. Patrick’s Day. The more health-conscious create fruit salads with green grapes and kiwi or big bowls of bright tossed salads made of mixed fresh greens.
By Sue Doeden , March 05, 2012
For the love of broccoli: Stir-fry dish satisfies
I’ve always enjoyed eating broccoli. One of my favorite ways to prepare the green cruciferous vegetable is to steam it until it’s still a little crisp, yet tender enough for a fork to pierce into the stem. A drizzle of olive oil, a squirt of fresh lemon juice and a sprinkle of red pepper flakes and the broccoli can miraculously satisfy my taste buds just as powerfully as a chunk of creamy, rich dark chocolate melting on my tongue.
By Sue Doeden , February 27, 2012
No matter how you say it, Belgian endive is good for you
“I’ll have the endive salad,” I said to the self-assured, curly-haired server. I felt confident in my pronunciation (ON-deev) of the pale-colored leaves that are a member of the chicory family. As I watched him make note of my order, he responded, “The ON-dive salad is delicious this evening.”
By Sue Doeden , February 20, 2012
Honey-Glazed Roasted Pears delicious and eye-appealing (video)
This time of year, you’ll usually find pears in the fruit drawer of my refrigerator. A crisp and juicy pear is a welcome midday snack eaten out of hand. Besides their buttery sweet flavor, it’s the versatility and adaptability in the kitchen that I most appreciate about pears.
By Sue Doeden , February 13, 2012
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