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Author Shares Recipes, Memories | The Marshall Independent

A New Cookbook Dishes Up Minnesota Recipes (and stories!) | Pioneer Press

New Cookbook Unveils Cherished Family Recipes and the Stories Behind Them | The Villager

Minnesotans’ Recipes and Stories Are At The Heart of ‘Dish & Tell’ | The Minnesota Star Tribune

Favorite Recipes from Sarah Peterson’s ‘Dish & Tell’ | The Minnesota Star Tribune

Rhubarb Meringue Dessert | Edible Minnesota

‘Dish & Tell’: Honoring the Women Who Feed Us | Minnesota Monthly

Cookbook Author Draws Recipes from Minnesota Childhood | West Central Tribune

The Stories We Share Around the Table | University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts

TV

The Mill City Museum Will Be Serving Up Some Treats | WCCO Saturday Morning (CBS)

Try the Church Egg Dish from ‘Dish & Tell’ Cookbook | WDIO’s The Lift (ABC)

Vintage Dish & Tell Shares Beloved Recipes and Stories Behind Each Dish | FOX 9 Good Day

Taste Buds: Cooking Through the Decades | FOX 9/Syndicated

Dish & Tell: Recipes from the Heart | KARE Saturday (NBC)

Aunt Sally Cookies | Twin Cities Live/KSTP-TV (ABC)

Radio/Podcasts

New MN Cookbook Spotlights Comforting Family Recipes | Ham Radio/KAXE

Dish & Tell: Recipes from the Heart with Sarah Peterson | Funeral Potatoes & Wool Mittens by Random Sweets

Dish & Tell: Recipes from the Heart | Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar (WCCO-AM)

About Sarah

Hi there! My name is Sarah. I am a passionate home cook and storyteller who draws inspiration from tried-and-true, family recipes that have been handed down through multiple generations. When I am not in the kitchen of my 120-year-old house, I can be found scouring estate sales and vintage shops to feed my obsession for old recipe boxes, church cookbooks and pretty dishes.

I also happen to be a lifelong (and very proud) Minnesotan who loves snow and winter, dreams of living the “lake life” and can never get enough of the Minnesota State Fair. I currently live in St. Paul with my husband, two grown children and two pups.

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Because haven’t we all worked hard enough this wee Because haven’t we all worked hard enough this week…here are some fun slush options to make for the weekend and have on hand in your freezer! 🤪Which one sounds good to you?
I had so much fun making Marie’s Dill Pickle Pasta I had so much fun making Marie’s Dill Pickle Pasta Salad on @twincitieslive yesterday! It’s a true “recipe from the heart” that found its way into “Dish & Tell” thanks to my dear friend Staci, who introduced me to her mother-in-law’s family-favorite potluck pleaser.
 
Staci and I met through Instagram and bonded instantly over our shared love of cherished family recipes and the stories behind them. She’s quite the storyteller herself as the creator of the @randomsweets blog and the Funeral @potatoesandmittens podcast, where she celebrates Midwestern food traditions and the people behind them.
 
When Staci told me how her family started talking the moment they heard Marie was bringing her famous Dill Pickle Pasta Salad to a family gathering (one spicy, one regular!), I had to know more and just knew it was one of those memorable recipes that belonged in the book. 😉 I also loved Marie’s tip that puts this pasta salad over the top: she soaks the pasta overnight (up to 12 hours!) in the leftover pickle juice, giving it a powerful pickle punch of flavor.
 
Thank you, Staci, for sharing your family’s story, and thank you, Marie, for graciously allowing me to share your recipe. It’s passionate home cooks like Marie, who cook from the heart and create recipes that become cherished family memories, who inspired Dish & Tell. ❤️

I’ll drop a link to the segment in my stories!😘
Holy smokes, it’s hot out there this week! Can’t Holy smokes, it’s hot out there this week!

Can’t think of a better beat-the-heat than banana split ice cream cake! You can find this recipe on my website and Substack. 😘

It’s a family-favorite recipe from my sweet new friend, Bonny, who has been making this dessert for birthday celebrations for decades. It makes a gigantic amount but I cut the recipe in half—just enough for a 9 x 13 pan and perfect for a summer celebration (or to keep for yourself to chip away at during a hot and steamy week)!😉
Lake life highlights! ❤️ So many bass were caught Lake life highlights!

❤️ So many bass were caught (and released) thanks to our awesome (and patient) fishing guide aka Jaye.
❤️ Homemade onion rings from my vintage “Betty Crocker’s Outdoor Cook book” = ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
❤️ Charlie mastered the Blackstone to make the best breakfast potatoes.
❤️ Italian grinder sandwiches (in a bowl) were a hit! Thank you TikTok!
❤️ Morning coffee on the dock with Dolly (and Lucy).
❤️ Wouldn’t be “lake time” without cowboy caviar. 🤠
❤️ A sloppy joe lunch served by the lovely ladies at Sacred Heart Church in Hackensack was divine.
❤️Cake by Lucy! 😋
❤️ Picture-perfect sunsets every night.
❤️ Loons galore!
Cabin week reading! Have you read any of these boo Cabin week reading! Have you read any of these books?!📚

Kitchens of the Great Midwest | @jryanstradal

The Moon Tavern | @kurtjohnsonbooks @stephaniesdish 

Ghosts of Fourth Street | @lauriehertzel 

Her Place in the Woods | David Hakensen
Happy 4th of July!!❤️🤍🩵 Happy 4th of July!!❤️🤍🩵
❤️🤍🩵It’s starting to look festive around here! Pac ❤️🤍🩵It’s starting to look festive around here! Packing up some of Carol’s Krispies for tomorrow and was happy to find some red, white and blue sprinkles to add on top! ❤️🤍🩵

Are you making any festive treats?🇺🇸
Throwing it back to this 80’s family-favorite reci Throwing it back to this 80’s family-favorite recipe that lives on a stained recipe card in my mom’s recipe box. 🩵 I shared the “dish & tell” for Kay’s taco salad on my Substack recently. You can find it via the link in my bio. All the ingredients of a taco salad with DORITOS mixed in, this would be a great party salad for Fourth of July!🇺🇸 

What’s the one dish that brings the fireworks to your holiday table?
Some recipes are legendary long before they hit th Some recipes are legendary long before they hit the potluck table.
 
That’s exactly what happened with Staci’s mother-in-law Marie’s dill pickle pasta salad. Family members would get excited as soon as they heard she was bringing it to the July 4th potluck! Packed with sharp cheddar, fresh dill, crunchy pickles…and Marie’s secret: soaking the pasta overnight (up to 12 hours!) in pickle juice for that punchy pickle flavor.
 
When Staci first told me about her family’s love for this pasta salad and how she also makes this treasured family dish, I knew it was the perfect “recipe from the heart” to include in “Dish & Tell.” I’m so grateful to Staci and Marie for sharing this family favorite and the story behind it. 💚
 
If you’re looking for a true potluck pleaser this holiday weekend, I hope you’ll give Marie’s version of dill pickle pasta salad a try and let me know what you think. Of have you made it yet? I have a feeling Marie would be tickled “green” to know so many people are enjoying her recipe.😘
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Because haven’t we all worked hard enough this wee Because haven’t we all worked hard enough this week…here are some fun slush options to make for the weekend and have on hand in your freezer! 🤪Which one sounds good to you?
I had so much fun making Marie’s Dill Pickle Pasta I had so much fun making Marie’s Dill Pickle Pasta Salad on @twincitieslive yesterday! It’s a true “recipe from the heart” that found its way into “Dish & Tell” thanks to my dear friend Staci, who introduced me to her mother-in-law’s family-favorite potluck pleaser.
 
Staci and I met through Instagram and bonded instantly over our shared love of cherished family recipes and the stories behind them. She’s quite the storyteller herself as the creator of the @randomsweets blog and the Funeral @potatoesandmittens podcast, where she celebrates Midwestern food traditions and the people behind them.
 
When Staci told me how her family started talking the moment they heard Marie was bringing her famous Dill Pickle Pasta Salad to a family gathering (one spicy, one regular!), I had to know more and just knew it was one of those memorable recipes that belonged in the book. 😉 I also loved Marie’s tip that puts this pasta salad over the top: she soaks the pasta overnight (up to 12 hours!) in the leftover pickle juice, giving it a powerful pickle punch of flavor.
 
Thank you, Staci, for sharing your family’s story, and thank you, Marie, for graciously allowing me to share your recipe. It’s passionate home cooks like Marie, who cook from the heart and create recipes that become cherished family memories, who inspired Dish & Tell. ❤️

I’ll drop a link to the segment in my stories!😘
Holy smokes, it’s hot out there this week! Can’t Holy smokes, it’s hot out there this week!

Can’t think of a better beat-the-heat than banana split ice cream cake! You can find this recipe on my website and Substack. 😘

It’s a family-favorite recipe from my sweet new friend, Bonny, who has been making this dessert for birthday celebrations for decades. It makes a gigantic amount but I cut the recipe in half—just enough for a 9 x 13 pan and perfect for a summer celebration (or to keep for yourself to chip away at during a hot and steamy week)!😉
Lake life highlights! ❤️ So many bass were caught Lake life highlights!

❤️ So many bass were caught (and released) thanks to our awesome (and patient) fishing guide aka Jaye.
❤️ Homemade onion rings from my vintage “Betty Crocker’s Outdoor Cook book” = ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
❤️ Charlie mastered the Blackstone to make the best breakfast potatoes.
❤️ Italian grinder sandwiches (in a bowl) were a hit! Thank you TikTok!
❤️ Morning coffee on the dock with Dolly (and Lucy).
❤️ Wouldn’t be “lake time” without cowboy caviar. 🤠
❤️ A sloppy joe lunch served by the lovely ladies at Sacred Heart Church in Hackensack was divine.
❤️Cake by Lucy! 😋
❤️ Picture-perfect sunsets every night.
❤️ Loons galore!
Cabin week reading! Have you read any of these boo Cabin week reading! Have you read any of these books?!📚

Kitchens of the Great Midwest | @jryanstradal

The Moon Tavern | @kurtjohnsonbooks @stephaniesdish 

Ghosts of Fourth Street | @lauriehertzel 

Her Place in the Woods | David Hakensen
Happy 4th of July!!❤️🤍🩵 Happy 4th of July!!❤️🤍🩵
❤️🤍🩵It’s starting to look festive around here! Pac ❤️🤍🩵It’s starting to look festive around here! Packing up some of Carol’s Krispies for tomorrow and was happy to find some red, white and blue sprinkles to add on top! ❤️🤍🩵

Are you making any festive treats?🇺🇸
Throwing it back to this 80’s family-favorite reci Throwing it back to this 80’s family-favorite recipe that lives on a stained recipe card in my mom’s recipe box. 🩵 I shared the “dish & tell” for Kay’s taco salad on my Substack recently. You can find it via the link in my bio. All the ingredients of a taco salad with DORITOS mixed in, this would be a great party salad for Fourth of July!🇺🇸 

What’s the one dish that brings the fireworks to your holiday table?
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