My favorite version of a Minnesota classic includes just three ingredients—pickles, cream cheese and pastrami—for a a quick and easy snack that is highly portable and great for entertaining when sliced into bite-size pieces! This may be the shortest recipe in the history of recipes,…
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Continue ReadingRolled oats give this dessert an irresistible, crispy-crunchy texture that nicely balances the tender, tart pieces of rhubarb. When I wanted to unearth some new-to-me recipes using rhubarb, I knew just where to go. A friend had given me a thrifted recipe box a few…
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Continue ReadingCrispy, fried onions and a splash of Worcestershire sauce added to ground beef or turkey make for a super flavorful and better burger called Crunch Burgers. Eddie Murphy once told a funny story about his mother’s homemade hamburgers (RAW, 1987) and how, as a kid,…
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Continue ReadingThese three-ingredient Shortbread Cut-out Cookies are packed with flavor and make for great “dunkers” or cut into shapes and top with colored sugars for a pretty cookie worthy of a spot on your holiday treat trays or for any special occasion. These super easy shortbread…
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Continue ReadingThis family recipe for Meat Pie, also known as Tourtiere, features ground pork seasoned with sweet basil and onion that’s baked in a homemade pie crust. A few years back, I visited my longtime friend Toni to make her late grandma Flossie’s Meat Pie. The…
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Continue ReadingEasy as (and better than) pie, Apple Pie Bars include an apple filling with a hint of cinnamon and a buttery, flaky crust topped with a drizzle of glaze. Fall is for apple bars! This is a cherished, family recipe that my cousin-in-law Becci shared…