2011 Archives
Poached Eggs with Vegetables & Taklia (Coriander Seeds & Garlic Toasted in Butter)
Make the Chicken with Taklia (Coriander Seeds & Garlic Toasted in Butter) and Sauteed Spinach (posted below) for dinner, then have poached eggs for breakfast the next day. That’s pretty much the routine in this house. In fact, I saved the chicken pan drippings and used them to saute the cabbage and spinach in this…
Chicken with Taklia (Coriander Seeds & Garlic Toasted in Butter) and Sautéed Spinach
Thanks to Daniel Klein’s Chilled Carrot Soup with Coriander Yogurt & Daylilies recipe, which I posted this week at Dara & Co./Minnesota Monthly Magazine, I am obsessed with toasted coriander seeds. The fragrance off the hot skillet is at once fresh and warm, totally sexy, everything I want now that spring is finally showing its…
Chilled Carrot Soup with Coriander Yogurt & Daylilies
If you’ve been missing the locally produced online documentary series The Perennial Plate, don’t fret: It’s online! Which is good, because once you start watching, you won’t be able to stop. The series—hosted by chef/activist Daniel Klein and filmed by cameraman/editor Mirra Fine—just wrapped its first year of weekly episodes documenting “socially responsible and adventurous…
Shooting the Kitchen: Vincent A Restaurant
Photo by Susan Powers I’m very happy to announce that I’m collaborating with the amazing Susan Powers on a new endeavor: Shooting the Kitchen, a gorgeously photographed (all Susan!) behind-the-scenes peek at chefs in their element, doing their thing, cranking out truly stunning food. We leave with a recipe, which I prep and tweak for…
Roast Chicken Sandwich with Pickled Marmalade
I am so starved for spring color that freshly washed cars look like candy to me. I said the other day, “Oh my gosh, that red car looks absolutely delicious.” My teen son looked at me and asked, “Why do you live in Minnesota?” It’s a fair question, given my oft-bemoaned sensory deprivation, and given…
Orange Yogurt Pancakes

Doesn’t that name sound so healthful, Orange Yogurt Pancakes? Well, I’ll just say up front that these pancakes are not healthful, they’re decadent and rich and completely amazing. The recipe has floated around the family, and our wider circle of friends who taste them, for years. In fact, my handwritten recipe is spelled Orange Yoghurt…
Screw-the-Snow Fish Tacos
The weather, I promised myself I would not talk about the weather. But forget it man, this is Minnesota, and we talk about the weather. So here it is: It rained ice last night, as John and I were on our way from not one but two fabulous dinners. I first dug into champagne, pommes…
Minnesota Food Bloggers Unite Part II: Corner Table Restaurant
These Minnesota Food Bloggers events must end! They’re just so damn fun that the next day is a bit of a let-down. Who’s making me dinner? Pouring me glasses of prosecco? Making me laugh maniacally? Chatting endlessly about food, cooking, ingredients, restaurants, events, new projects, and when we should next have dinner? Spoiled food blogger…
Fried Trout & Refrigerator Pickles
Heidi’s owner/executive chef as well as Shefzilla blogger Stewart Woodman’s recipe for Fried Trout & Refrigerator Pickles, from Shefzilla: Conquering Haute Cuisine at Home, at Dara & Co./Minnesota Monthly Magazine.
Beef Brisket Tacos
I took this picture after…6 pm! That is so outstanding I can barely contain myself. It’s been a long, dark winter in Minnesota and while it’s still cold as hell, with a thick blanket of dirty snow covering everything (the color of despair as my Twitter friend @ChefSpencerGray called it, perfect), there is light. Lalalight!…