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My Mother’s Salad

Posted on August 22, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

My mother has always loved salad. I was impressed early by her willingness to stand at the sink and prepare all the fresh vegetables she put into them. At dinner, it was a challenge to pick around the things I … Continue reading →

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Huckleberry Jam

Posted on August 10, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I understand why people don’t grow huckleberries by the field and there aren’t U-Pick huckleberry farms all over Minnesota. It’s because you can’t tell they’re ripe by tasting them. I waited and waited and waited for mine. The birds tasted … Continue reading →

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Minnesota Summer Casserole

Posted on August 5, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

There’s a food blog I like called “Rantings of an Amateur Chef” and I follow it to be alerted of new posts. It’s nothing special, and that’s in part why I like it so much. It’s just a dad cooking … Continue reading →

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Summer Bounty

Posted on August 1, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

It’s hard to choose from among the ingredients available for meals these days. Mostly I saute up a big mess of all sorts of things and then find a container to put them in. Last night I stuffed it all in … Continue reading →

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Small Plates

Posted on July 15, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

For Steve’s birthday dinner I wanted to make something “gourmet.” I also wanted to focus on what’s in the garden. I spent a lot of time looking through websites for recipes, but in the end decided to do tuna steaks, … Continue reading →

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Blueberry-Rhubarb Jam

Posted on July 4, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

A friend of the blog, DeAnn Kautzmann, gave me a lovely jar of blueberry rhubarb jam last year. I enjoyed it on winter popovers and English muffins and toast, with cream cheese or just butter. It could really get in … Continue reading →

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Raw Kale Salad

Posted on July 3, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Now that all the tender greens are done, but it’s 95 degrees and I don’t want to cook, I decided to try something I’ve been wondering about: raw kale as a salad green. The common wisdom on kale, like collards … Continue reading →

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Midsummer Salad

Posted on June 30, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Just had to post this to prove that miracles do happen (or global warming is worse than we thought). This salad I had for dinner last night does indeed have two cherry tomatoes on it from the garden. Tomatoes in June … Continue reading →

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Broccoli Gorgonzola Pasta

Posted on June 27, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

The food situation is so good right now, solidly in the middle season in terms of the garden. Last week there was the first great stir fry with broccoli, snow peas, onion, radishes and swiss chard that showed the complexity … Continue reading →

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Garlic Harvest

Posted on June 26, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Last night for my birthday I wanted to, of course, make a special dinner. I made cavatelli using ricotta and a duck egg in the dough and it was lovely. I topped it with a medley of sauteed mushrooms from Forest … Continue reading →

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