Category Archives: food

Miso Soup

Posted on November 21, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’ve been doing some serious larder cleaning the past few days. I’ve also been getting into soup season. We’re leaving for Chicago tonight to get ahead of the snow/sleet/freezing mixture moving in overnight. Like my mother, I like to leave … Continue reading →

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Flageolet Beans for the First Snow

Posted on November 19, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

The first snow of the season came late, but it came on strong. Yesterday was our first blizzard, and anyone who could stayed home and hunkered down. Seemed like a good day for a pot of beans! In my latest … Continue reading →

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Ethiopian Food in St. Cloud

Posted on October 31, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

One of the benefits of new immigrant groups in an area is the arrival of good new cuisines. Steve and I have made an effort to find Somalian food in St. Cloud, eating at two small restaurants, and a few … Continue reading →

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Greenhouse Days

Posted on October 21, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

There is no act more hopeful than buying seeds. I am a seed junkie, and cannot help myself. So when the ads for “end-of-season sale seeds” started coming into my inbox, I spent a lot of time reading the descriptions … Continue reading →

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Chicken Chili

Posted on October 14, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Taking advantage of this steroid day, when I have energy before the poisons in my system take hold, I made a big pot of chili. I made this once before, a couple weeks ago, when I learned Rancho Gordo had … Continue reading →

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First Frost Kitchen

Posted on October 8, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

The garden season this year has played out consistently. There has been a lot of growth, a fair amount of disease, and meager harvests. Only the poblano peppers (a plant I bought, didn’t start from seed) produced enough small peppers … Continue reading →

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Waves

Posted on September 25, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

By any measure, my healing and recovery and just plain old stamina through these cancer treatments has been great. Above average. Stunning even. These past two weeks since the surgery have been quiet, monitoring my body and kind of keeping … Continue reading →

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August

Posted on August 24, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

It has been a beautiful August. Just like June and July. The prairie behind our house was burned very late in the season, so it is behind– or it is just different than the other prairie. The river of blue … Continue reading →

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Summer Eating

Posted on August 23, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

It is wonderful to be back in the kitchen during tomato season. Even with a sparsely producing garden, there are ingredients to match my energy level without completely overwhelming me. My temptation in these times– as during the weeks of chemotherapy … Continue reading →

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More Cooking… catching up

Posted on August 17, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

In the week way back in late February before I started chemotherapy, I planned great meals. My last meals before taste would be taken away– and at that point I was expecting nausea, too.  I prepared by purchasing Cream of Wheat … Continue reading →

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