A mother’s love in a 9 x 13 pan. As much as I treasure the handwritten recipes, well-worn cookbooks, and passed-down dishes from my mom and grandmas, I’ve come to realize that the real gift they gave me is the joy of feeding others and making people feel loved and cared for through food. This particularly rings true with my mom and her baking. Over the years, she’s shared her treats generously—both with our family and with countless others. Her most enthusiastic taste tester was my late father. He would often email me photos of whatever she was baking, not…
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Continue ReadingA tip and a twist on a classic holiday cookie. I am in full-on cookie-baking mode. I aim to use up all of the butter, sugar and flour in the house today to see how many varieties of cookies I can check off my list. Where to start? Russian Tea…
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Continue ReadingIt’s been a difficult week with the passing of my dear dad. I shared some memories of him on my Facebook and Instagram pages and also wrote his obituary. In brief, he was the very best dad who passed away after a long battle with pancreatic cancer and he will be missed tremendously. I wanted…
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Continue ReadingAs we inch closer to saying goodbye to our family home of 50-plus years, it’s been “Minnesota” goodbye with so many memories cropping up at every turn.
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Continue ReadingOpe! It’s prime hotdish season. Here are three of our family’s favorites including one award-winning dish that’s a twist on another iconic Minnesota dish: the Juicy Lucy!
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Continue ReadingWhat I’m making in this season of celebration. June is the time when we honor dads and grads and it takes on exponential meaning in my life this year: two recent graduation commencements (for my college daughter and my high school senior), a big grad party at our house, an…