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Frozen Dessert

July 21, 2023Sarah

A simple crumb crust is topped with an ice creamy, strawberry palooza of a layer and topped with more crumbs. It can even be made…

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When I look at this photo of my great-grandmother’

When I look at this photo of my great-grandmother’s kitchen from 1959, I can’t help but think… this is where “Dish and Tell: Recipes from the Heart” truly began.

At tables like this one—where women gathered, shared what they had, and passed recipes (and stories) from hand to hand. And now, we get to carry them forward!💕

If you are a bit nostalgic and appreciate recipes of yesteryear, have a soft spot for handwritten recipe cards or adore pictures like this one, then this book is for you! Details at link in bio.😘

If you want to know more about this beautiful “cov

If you want to know more about this beautiful “cover girl” cake from “Dish and Tell: Recipes from the Heart,” check out my Substack newsletter today! (Link in my stories.)

Hint: it’s a true recipe from the heart—passed down from Becky’s mom and still made by Becky’s kids for her today. 💕

This past Saturday, we even stopped by @kare11 to make this special cake—because yes, she really is a star!⭐️

You’ll also find so many other cherished recipes, like Becky’s Birthday Cake, with sweet backstories inside my new cookbook. Link in bio! 😘

Up next: Come see me at @lykkebooksnewulm in New U

Up next: Come see me at @lykkebooksnewulm in New Ulm on March 19 at 5:30 p.m.! 🤗

This sweet family-operated bookstore in the heart of New Ulm puts on such fun events! We will have a potluck-style “dish & tell” event with attendees invited to make and bring a dish from the book to share. I will make something too…maybe the Dill Pickle Pasta Salad? Or how about Juicy Lucy Tater Tot Hotdish…using some Schell’s Beer for the beer-infused binder that puts this hotdish over the top?!

Also, those who buy a book at the store get a blank “dish & tell” recipe card to fill out with one of their cherished family recipes that we will swap at the event. Hope to see you there!

It’s sniffle season. Seems like everyone around me

It’s sniffle season. Seems like everyone around me has a cold (myself included)!

Which makes it the perfect time to make a batch of Get Well Chicken Soup—one of the cherished, family recipes in “Dish and Tell: Recipes from the Heart.”

This recipe comes from my dear neighbor, Carol.

It’s the kind of soup carried across state lines after a new baby. The kind poured into pint jars for friends who are sick, welcoming a new little one, or simply in need of extra love.

The kind made slowly (over two days) because love isn’t meant to be rushed. Stock first, then homemade noodles made from a recipe passed down from Carol’s beloved neighbor, Grandma Ev (who once cooked for advice columnist Ann Landers!).

If you or your loved ones are under the weather, this one’s for you.

You’ll find this treasured dish (and so many others!) inside my new cookbook. Link in bio!

My heart is full! 💕 Thank you to everyone who cam

My heart is full! 💕

Thank you to everyone who came to my cookbook launch on Saturday!

Seeing so many familiar faces gathered to celebrate “Dish and Tell” meant more to me than I can say. Family, friends, neighbors, recipe contributors who are featured in the book — wow. I’m still a little verklempt that so many of you showed up from near and far!!

This book began as a small idea in my heart, shaped by the ladies in my family aka the “keepers” who taught me that food is love. To stand in a room filled with people who helped bring it to life felt surreal and deeply humbling.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for celebrating with me. 😘

Enjoying my morning coffee with Beatrice (who stol

Enjoying my morning coffee with Beatrice (who stole the show yesterday all gussied up in florals!) and still basking in all the love from yesterday’s book launch.💕

I’ll share a full recap (with photos!) soon.😘 Thanks to @a.johnson.florist for making my beloved mixer look so pretty!

Let the fun begin! I hope you can join me at one o

Let the fun begin! I hope you can join me at one of my upcoming book events where we’ll “dish & tell” about the stories and recipes from the book as well as YOUR cherished family recipes and food traditions. 💕 This list will continue to get updated and I will share more details as each event gets closer.

First up: the launch event is this Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul! More info can be found at the link in my bio. 😘 Hope to see you there!!

Happy “pub day” to Dish and Tell: Recipes from the

Happy “pub day” to Dish and Tell: Recipes from the Heart!

It’s a book that began as a love letter to the recipes and stories from my family but grew into a celebration of kitchens all across Minnesota. The classic, tried and true dishes handed down through the generations. The potluck party pleasers and church-basement favorites. The handwritten recipe cards. The dishes that remind us of home.💕

I’m so grateful to the families who shared their cherished recipes with me and gave me a seat at their tables, the amazing team at @mnhspress, Sue Everson for the beautiful book design, and Rachael White from @setthetablephotography for capturing the heart of this book through the cover and so many of the stunning images inside! 😘

The book is officially out in the world as of today, and I’m sending it off with all my heart.❤️

XOXO,
Sarah

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