Maple Whipped Cream

    Maple Whipped Cream

    Maple whipped cream adds a subtle maple flavor to your desserts. This recipe only takes a few minutes and is delicious on cakes, crisps, pies, pancakes, etc.
    Homemade Turkey Stock

    Homemade Turkey Stock

    Making homemade turkey stock is one of the best ways to use a leftover turkey. Making your own stock lets you get everything you can from the turkey and helps improve the flavor of soups and stews.
    Apple Gallete Recipe

    Apple Galette

    Apple Galette is a free-form apple pie with a flaky pie crust that gently encircles tart apples, brown sugar, and walnuts. This galette is less sweet and more of an everyday dessert, versus something for a fancy dinner party.
    Mushroom Sage Stuffing Recipe

    Mushroom, Onion, and Sage Stuffing

    This homemade mushroom, onion, and sage stuffing recipe is a great companion for roasted or grilled chicken, turkey, and pork dishes.
    Grilled Turkey with Fresh Herbs Recipe

    Grilled Turkey with Fresh Herbs

    A delicious way to cook a turkey is on the grill with fresh herbs. The secret to this grilled turkey recipe is brining it overnight to add moisture and flavor and using indirect heat to cook the turkey evenly.
    Pie Crust Recipe

    Pie Crust

    All it takes to make a delicious pie crust is knowing what to look for during mixing. This pie crust recipe is easy to make and works great for pies, quiches, and galettes.

    Grilled Butternut Squash with Honey Maple Glaze Recipe

    Grilled Butternut Squash with Honey Maple Glaze

    Grilled butternut squash highlights the squash’s natural sweetness while crisping up the outside. Add a honey maple glaze with a little char and you have a delicious grilled squash recipe worth eating all year long.
    Maple Frango Recipe

    Maple Frango

    Maple Frango is a frozen, creamy dessert, where the tanginess of greek yogurt contrasts with the sweetness of real maple syrup, and toasted pecans round out the texture and flavors.
    Smokehouse Potato Salad

    Smokehouse Potato Salad

    The flavors in this smokehouse potato salad recipe come from a smoky mayonnaise and bacon that are perfect for good BBQ or anything from the grill.
    Smoky Mayonnaise

    Smoky Mayonnaise

    Smoky mayonnaise is a great way to bring a garlicky, smoky flavor to potato salads, roast beef sandwiches, and burgers. This homemade smoky mayo recipe gets its tasty flavors from smoked paprika, garlic, and apple cider vinegar.

    Rusty Nail

    Rusty Nail

    With just three ingredients: scotch, Drambuie, and ice, the Rusty Nail is a great example of how the simplest cocktails can be the most interesting.

    Bacon Infused BBQ Ribs

    Bacon Infused BBQ Ribs

    Using thick strips of bacon to infuse smoked barbecue ribs with bacony goodness creates tender BBQ ribs with a rich, smoky flavor.

    Geese flying in formation

    Walking the Green Path: Support for the Journey

    I understand that on long journeys one person cannot be expected to carry the full weight. When it is shared, the burden is lighter, the investment is deeper, and there is a benefit to having a range of experience to draw upon.

    Chicken Stew with Great Northern Beans

    Chicken Stew with Great Northern Beans

    This chicken stew recipe uses slow-cooked chicken, white beans, rosemary, and garlic to create a scrumptious stew that is one of our favorite comfort foods.
    Whole Roasted Brussel Sprouts Recipe

    Whole Roasted Brussel Sprouts

    A simple way to create an eye-popping presentation is to serve roasted Brussels sprouts still on the stalk. The secret to this roasted Brussel sprouts recipe is how olive oil, lemon juice, and honey add flavor as the sprouts roast.
    Fresh summer cherry tomatoes on the vine

    Why We’re so Giddy Over Late Summer Tomatoes

    I get a little giddy when fresh tomatoes take over my favorite farmers market in late summer. Giddy because it takes tomatoes forever to show up and they’re gone in an instant.

    Doug at work in Piccolo

    At the Table with Piccolo’s Doug Flicker

    In this At the Table, we talk with Doug Flicker the owner and chef at Piccolo located in Southwest Minneapolis about what’s important and what it’s like to run a small highly acclaimed restaurant.

    Dan with local business owners who are working on being locally-climate oriented

    Walking the Green Path: The Microclimate of a Village

    The image of village resonates with me as a way to take our large-scale urban environment down to a more natural level. In doing so, I’m learning more about my role in this unique climate that is the neighborhood around Butter Bakery Café.