Synopses & Reviews
“I can never be a boy again standing barefoot in a garden on a sunny day and holding a ripe tomato in my hand—don’t really want to be him anyway—but this lovely book gives me hope that something beautiful that I thought had passed away has actually come full circle and that other people in Minnesota share this same longing for fresh food.”
—Garrison Keillor, from the Foreword
Minnesotans live close to the land and love good food, so we expect the best—tasty dishes with the freshest ingredients, locally grown and true to our roots. And this is the kind of culinary regionalism celebrated in The Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook.
Here are 100 recipes from 38 of Minnesota’s outstanding chefs and restaurants with a special commitment to locally grown, organic, sustainable cookery.
Recipes come from Lucia’s, Café Brenda, Spoonriver, Heartland, New Scenic Café, Angry Trout Café, Restaurant Alma, Brasa, Bryant Lake Bowl, Barbette, Red Stag, Bayport Cookery, Birchwood Café, Hell’s Kitchen, Nosh, and many more bistros and world-class bed & breakfasts from across Minnesota.
Mixing the familiar comfort food traditions of Minnesota’s roots with flavorful innovations, these recipes comprise a travel guide through our state, with illustrated profiles of each restaurant, chef, farmer, and uniquely appetizing locale.
Synopsis
Minnesotans live close to the land and love good food, so when they go out, they expect the best--the tastiest dishes with the freshest ingredients, locally grown and true to their roots. And this is the kind of homegrown regionalism celebrated in this book.
With 100 recipes from 35 of Minnesotas outstanding restaurants with a special commitment to locally grown, organic, sustainable cookery, this cookbook combines rich traditions and delightful innovations. The painstakingly prepared fare of world-class bed-and-breakfasts is here, alongside the saucy mix of cultural cuisines from kitchens at the Twin Cities Cafe Brenda, Spoon River, Lucias, Heartland, and the delectable slow cooking of eateries like the New Scenic Cafe, and Minwanjige Café (Native Harvest).
Mixing the familiar comfort food of Minnesotas roots in the culture of Northern Europe with the fine new flavors of world cuisine, these recipes comprise a travel guide through Minnesota, with illustrated profiles of each restaurant, chef, and uniquely appetizing locale.
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This photography rich book is a love song for local food. Through narrating the stories of 31 Minnesota chefs and restaurants, the
Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook offers 100 recipes that celebrate cooking with local, sustainably grown food. The passion of these chefs, and the farmers they work with, sings throughout the pages.
This cookbook combines rich traditions and delightful innovations. The mouth-watering fare of world-class bed-and-breakfasts is here, alongside the saucy mix of cultural cuisines from kitchens at the Twin Cities' Cafe Brenda, Spoon River, Lucia's, Heartland, and the delectable slow cooking of eateries like the New Scenic Cafe in Two Harbors and Minwanjige Cafe in Strawberry Lake. Mixing the familiar comfort food of Minnesota's roots in the culture of Northern Europe with the fine new flavors of world cuisine, these recipes comprise a travel guide through Minnesota, with illustrated profiles of chefs and farmers, of food and farms.
The Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook is the newest release from Renewing the Countryside (RTC), a Minnesota-based non-profit organization that champions the positive stories of rural revitalization. In additional to developing books, RTC produces educational programming around local foods and sustainable agriculture including the Local Food Hero radio show, the Healthy Local Foods exhibit at the State Fair's EcoExperience and Green Routes, a sustainable tourism initiative.
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Recipes from 35 of Minnesota’s outstanding restaurants with a commitment to locally grown, organic, sustainable cookery.
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“I grew up a few steps from a half-acre vegetable garden and it pretty much ruined me for fine dining forever after. When you’ve eaten sweet corn ten minutes removed from the stalk, you’ve experienced intense sensual pleasure at a young age and what can the great chefs of New York and Paris offer to compete with it?”
—Garrison Keillor, from the Foreword
Good food is locally grown food. Many of Minnesota’s finest restaurants use locally grown produce and meats to create their finest dishes. The Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook celebrates the best of our state with 100 local recipes from 38 local chefs and restaurants, cafés, and bed & breakfasts using incredibly fresh ingredients from regional farmers, markets, and organic producers. Inspired by these growers and chefs, now you too can be spoiled forever!
Synopsis
This photography rich book is a love song for local food. Through narrating the stories of 31 Minnesota chefs and restaurants, the Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook offers 100 recipes that celebrate cooking with local, sustainably grown food. The passion of these chefs, and the farmers they work with, sings throughout the pages.
This cookbook combines rich traditions and delightful innovations. The mouth-watering fare of world-class bed-and-breakfasts is here, alongside the saucy mix of cultural cuisines from kitchens at the Twin Cities’ Café Brenda, Spoon River, Lucia’s, Heartland, and the delectable slow cooking of eateries like the New Scenic Café in Two Harbors and Minwanjige Café in Strawberry Lake. Mixing the familiar comfort food of Minnesota’s roots in the culture of Northern Europe with the fine new flavors of world cuisine, these recipes comprise a travel guide through Minnesota, with illustrated profiles of chefs and farmers, of food and farms.
The Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook is the newest release from Renewing the Countryside (RTC), a Minnesota-based non-profit organization that champions the positive stories of rural revitalization. In additional to developing books, RTC produces educational programming around local foods and sustainable agriculture including the Local Food Hero radio show, the Healthy Local Foods exhibit at the State Fair’s EcoExperience and Green Routes, a sustainable tourism initiative.
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With The Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook, you can recreate delicious local dishes, as prepared at some of the state's most beloved restaurants and cafes.Locally grown food can't be beat for flavor, nutrition, or beauty. From the Twin Cities to the North Shore and in between, many of Minnesota's best restaurants use locally grown produce and meats to create their finest dishes.
The Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook celebrates the best of our state with 100 local recipes from the state's finest restaurants, cafés, and bed and breakfasts, using incredibly fresh ingredients from regional farmers, markets, and organic producers. Restaurant profiles will tempt those who want adventures on the road as well as in the kitchenâ??you'll find yourself planning a trip to taste these inspired dishes.
Local favorite recipes range from breakfast to dessert and include: Lois's Buttermilk Pancakes, Wild Mushroom-Tomato Bisque, Barbecue Bacon Elk Burger, and Norwegian Rommegrot Cream Pudding.
The Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook is beautifully illustrated with full-color, full-page photographs of the finished dishes, the ingredients, Minnesota landscapes, and the chefs and producers themselves.
This new edition is updated with 30% new material and restaurant information.
About the Author
Garrison Keillor is a native Minnesotan. His old-style radio variety show, A Prairie Home Companion, has reported on the world of Midwestern winters, Lutherans, and Norwegian bachelor farmers since 1974. He is the author of more than 30 books.Alice Tanghe is a food writer with more than 20 years experience. She was the publisher of Minnesota Palate magazine, and is now creating an online version supporting the spirit of \u201cCreating Community Through Local Food.\u201d An avid cook, she\u2019s has more than 500 rare cookbooks in her kitchen.Tim King is a Minnesota organic vegetable farmer and agricultural journalist. He's grown everything from organic garlic to strawberries, apples, bell peppers, and herbs. As a journalist he has written hundreds of articles on organic farming and the workings of the organics industry. Tim is also a cofounder of two Twin Cities farmer's markets, past program manager for the Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota, a founding board member of the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, and a cofounder of the Whole Farm Cooperative. Alice Tanghe is a food writer with more than 20 years experience. She was the publisher of Minnesota Palate magazine, and is now creating an online version supporting the spirit of "Creating Community Through Local Food." An avid cook, she's has more than 500 rare cookbooks in her kitchen.Tim King is a Minnesota organic vegetable farmer and agricultural journalist. He's grown everything from organic garlic to strawberries, apples, bell peppers, and herbs. As a journalist he has written hundreds of articles on organic farming and the workings of the organics industry. Tim is also a cofounder of two Twin Cities farmer's markets, past program manager for the Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota, a founding board member of the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, and a cofounder of the Whole Farm Cooperative. Alice Tanghe is a food writer with more than 20 years experience. She was the publisher of Minnesota Palate magazine, and is now creating an online version supporting the spirit of "Creating Community Through Local Food." An avid cook, she's has more than 500 rare cookbooks in her kitchen.
Table of Contents
Table of contents
Foreword by Garrison Keillor
Introduction
North Shore
Angry Trout Cafe
Dockside Fish Market
Wild Mushroom-Tomato Bisque
Blueberry Cream Tart
Smoked Herring with Cranberry Horseradish Sauce
Chez Jude
Wild Acres Game Farm
Bistro Roasted Chicken
Herbs de Provence Meat Rub
Yukon Gold and Root Vegetable Mousse
Wild Blueberry Maple Crème Brûlée
Ellery House Bed and Breakfast
Park Lake Farm
Joan’s Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins
Featherbed Eggs
Jim’s Stuffed French Toast
Minnesota Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Cream Cheese Frosting
New Scenic Cafe
Bay Produce
Northern Waters Smoked Salmon Appetizer
Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette
Organic Tomato and Herb Oil Appetizer
Cilantro Oil
Bittersweet Chocolate Ganache Fondue
Pine and Lake Country
Prairie Bay Restaurant
The Farm on St. Mathias
Prairie Bay Pizza Margherita
Wild Mushroom Strudel
Backlot Bistro Sweet Corn Polenta
Brewed Awakenings Coffeehouse
Spica Farm
Tomato Coconut Curry Soup
Potato Spinach Soup
German Potato Stew
Country Bed & Breakfast
Steve Anderson Sugarbush
Budd’s Country Bed & Breakfast Omelet
Lois’s Buttermilk Pancakes
Red River Valley
Caribou Grill
Double J Elk
Strawberry Spinach Salad
Corn Chowder
Barbecue Bacon Elk Burger
Loghouse & Homestead on Spirit Lake
Jake’s Syrup and Natural Products
Muskrat Coffee Company
Wild Rice Sausage
Spirited Baked Apples
Spoon Bread in a Mug
Glazed Apple Slices
Puff Pancake with Strawberry-Almond Butter
Maple Pecan French Toast
Minwanjige Cafe
Native Harvest
Oatmeal Molasses Bread
Corn Posole Bison Stew
Wild Rice Cranberry Stuffing
Minnesota River Valley
The Amboy Cottage Cafe
Whole Grain Milling Company
Northern Lights Swiss Chard Quiche
Butternut Basil Soup
Seeded Oat and Potato Bread
Java River Cafe
Dry Weather Creek Farm
Country Whole Wheat Bread
Cranberry Multi-Grain Bread
St. Peter Food Coop
Shepherd’s Way Farms
Velvety Yam Soup
Caprese Salad
Bluff Country
Nosh Restaurant & Bar
Rochester Farmers Market
Grilled Pork Loin with Two-Potato Hash and Elderberry Demi Glace
Grilled Lamb Chops with Blue Cheese Bread Pudding and Tomato-Cucumber Relish
Roasted Beet Salad
Linzer Torte
Dancing Winds Farmstay Retreat
Callister Farm
Chevron Meatloaf
Asparagus with Goat Cheese and Morels on Fettuccine
Herb Goat Cheese Quesadillas
Callister’s Beer Can Chicken
The Backroom Deli
Whole Grain Milling Company
DreamAcres
Back Room Deli Salsa
Back Room Deli Hummus
Scandinavian Inn
Hilltop Pastures Family Farm
Vegetarian Quiche
Scandinavian Inn Herb Potatoes
Danish Rødgrød Raspberry Pudding
Norwegian Rommegrot Cream Pudding
Twin Cities Area
Restaurant Alma and Brasa
Otter Creek Growers
Sweet Corn Flan
Seasonal Greens Souffle
Fennel Gratin
Bryant Lake Bowl, Barbette, and Red Stag
Moonstone Farm
Bryant Lake Bowl Chicken Wings in Barbecue Sauce
Bryant Lake Bowl Black River Blue Cheese Dressing
Bryant Lake Bowl Dijon Mustard Vinaigrette
Bayport Cookery
Thousand Hills Cattle Company
Wild Acres Pheasant with Wild Rice Risotto and Dried Cherry Pinot Noir Sauce
Beef Tenderloin with Garlic Confit, Wilted Spinach, and Braised Oxtail
Birchwood Cafe
Riverbend Farm
Farro Carrot Cakes with Fennel Kumquat Pistachio Salad and Carrot Coulis
Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler
Roasted Pumpkin Hand Pie
Corner Table
Southeast Food Network
Spring Lamb with Oranges, Lemons, Green Olives, and Oven-Roasted Potatoes
El Norteño
Whole Farm Co-op
Enchiladas Suisas
Gardens of Salonica
Hill and Vale Farm
Zweber Farm
Roger’s Farm
Fasolakiia Arni (Lamb and Green Beans)
Tourlou
Rizogalo (Rice Pudding)
Heartland
Cedar Summit
Midwestern Cassoulet
Fresh Vegetable Slaw
Asparagus-Barley Risotto
Green Gazpacho with Dill Sour Cream
Hell’s Kitchen and Hell’s Kitchen Duluth
Silver Bison Ranch
Maple-Glazed Bison Sausage
Bison Sausage Bread
Mahnomin Porridge
Lucia’s Restaurant, Lucia’s Wine Bar, and Lucia’s To Go
Fischer Farm
Riverbend Farms
Porketta (Garlic-Fennel Pork Roast)
Beer Batter Walleye Fingers with Maple-Mustard Dipping Sauce
Classic Rosewood Inn
Alexis Bailly Vineyard
Curried Chutney Spread on Crisp Apple Slices
Apple Cranberry Chutney
Roasted Green Beans with Sun-dried Tomatoes, Goat Cheese, and Olives
Wild Rice-Zucchini Pancakes
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and Good Life Catering
Grilled Gouda Sandwich with Roasted Beets and Arugula
Three Sisters Salad
Roasted Vegetable Casserole
Cafe Brenda and Spoonriver Restaurant
Mill City Farmers’ Market
East Indian Potato and Pea Pastries
Veggie Burgers
Trotters Café and Bakery
Northwoods Organic Produce
Carrot Dill Soup
Sweet Potato Oat Currant Bread
Zesty Cornbread
Triple Fruit Scones
Ackowledgments
Glossary
Local Food Resources
Restaurant Directory
Index