This post coincides with my appearance on the Fresh and Local Show, tomorrow, December 3rd at 8:00 am Central on 950 AM! I will be talking to food advocates and hosts of the show, Susan Berkson and Bonnie Dehn about an inspiring woman farmer from the Minneapolis Farmers Market, Mindy Desens! Listen to how she […]
December 2, 2011
This post coincides with my appearance on the Fresh and Local Show, tomorrow, November 12th at 8:00 am central time on 950 AM! I will be talking to food advocates and hosts of the show, Susan Berkson and Bonnie Dehn about adorning your Thanksgiving table with a local farm raised turkey and the benefits of […]

November 11, 2011
A few emotions came over me when I spotted a few heads of gorgeous purple cauliflower at the Minneapolis Farmer’s Market early Saturday morning: 1. I got the chills thinking about how blessed we are to have such amazing and beautiful food readily available to us 2. Excitement about the numerous ways I could prepare […]

Tags: Cauliflower, Tomatoes
November 8, 2011
this … This warm, hearty stew is packed with zesty spices and gets a twist from balsamic vinegar and cocoa. On chilly days where the sun just doesn’t want to shine it’s comforting all while being vegan and gluten free. Leftovers make a quick, filling lunch for the rest of the week too! To celebrate […]

November 2, 2011
Pumpkin pie – one of my absolute favorite desserts. There’s just something about the smell of cinnamon and nutmeg wafting through the house while your baking it that sing fall. When fall blows its way in, apples, pumpkins, pears, make their way into my kitchen. I couldn’t wait to recreate pumpkin pie into a form […]

Tags: Pumpkin
October 25, 2011
A few weeks ago I was so excited when Joyce of Friends Drift Inn asked me to write a guest post for her, but that excitement doubled when she said the focus would be on preserving ground cherries. They are one of my favorites that I regularly pick up from the Minneapolis Farmers Market and […]

October 4, 2011
When asked to bring a salad to a recent dinner party, I wanted to jazz things up a bit and really catch people’s tastebuds by surprise. While brainstorming in the kitchen I thought about how I love the warmth of curry combined with roasted vegetables. I brought the two together, along with some lentils to […]

Tags: Cauliflower
October 1, 2011
Let’s just call this liquid gold my friends. Canning a batch of salsa verde, made from beautiful tomatillos (you’ll see at the farmers market with a husk coving them, and green skin underneath, resembling a green tomato), charred peppers, cilantro, and cumin, will be one of the best things you did all summer! And you’ll be […]

September 9, 2011
I am a Bohemian girl, through and through. My ancestors came from the Czech/Slovakia area and traveled to Ellis Island long before my time to sow their roots in the wonderful United States. They came from a place called “Paa Town”, so when they arrived here in the US and were asked a surname, they removed town and went with […]

August 25, 2011
Nights like last make me really wish I lived somewhere else. Why do I not live somewhere I can relax on my patio with two awesome girlfriends Jen and Mellissa, eating great food, drinking fun libations and discussing life for more than 5 months out of the year! Minnesota has a lot of character because […]

August 7, 2011
this … After making my Crazy Good Gluten Free Cherry Scones I still had some of those beautiful bing cherries leftover. I wanted to preserve them so during the cold winter I could still taste the brilliance of summer. I like jams a lot but I wanted to try a fruit butter because you taste […]

August 3, 2011
Garlic scapes – also known as a funky, curly, neon green, super cool vegetable – in my books :) Up until this summer I had only heard of scapes but didn’t really know what they were or how to use them. As I hit the farmers market this year I kept seeing loads of them […]

July 18, 2011