We’re cooking our way through Thomas Keller’s Ad Hoc at Home…Two Ad Hoc recipes in one week! What am I crazy? No, not really, as this was a pretty simple recipe. I mean, how hard can you really make…

We’re cooking our way through Thomas Keller’s Ad Hoc at Home…This tenderloin has to be the simplest of the recipes in the book we’ve tried so far though it does require some advance planning. Actually…

I went to a birthday party at one of our favorite local restaurants, Corner Table, this weekend. All the wonderful food had a Southern flair with brisket, ribs, pulled pork sandwiches & parsnip spoonbread…

We are big fans of brining. It’s such an easy way to keep meats like chicken, turkey & pork, that often go dry when cooked, really moist. The right brine can also bring a lot of flavor to the meat.When…

Seems like this is the week for me to make dishes inspired by other food bloggers. This dish was inspired by the Penne with Roasted Pears & Goat Cheese on A Nod is as Good as a Wink to a Blind Horse. Oh,…

We’re having quite a warm-up here in Minneapolis with temperatures reaching 40 F (yes, people here consider 40 warm, we are actually starting to see people in shorts). But we know that March is also the…

I was a little worried this curry of baby potatoes in a caramelized onion sauce was going to seem like more of a side than a main dish but it was really quite filling & satisfying as a meal.The original…

1. #59 – So bad but so good, 2. #58 – Grape & Apple Pizza, 3. #57 – Punjabi Dum Aloo, 4. #56 – Farfalle with Lamb Ragu, 5. #55 – Brown Sugar Roasted Salmon, 6. #54 – Meatball Bánh Mi, 7. #53 – Shiitake…

Twin Cities Restaurants Host Fork The Fire!Three Special Events on March 14th To Help Heidi’s and Blackbird Restaurants RecoverThere’s nothing like the power of food to bring everyone together. That’s…

We’ve had a half pound of lamb stew meat sitting in the freezer for awhile that needed to be used soon. A quick run through the meat grinder attachment of our Kitchen Aid turned it into the perfect meat…