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Chocolate Chip Bar Cookies

Chocolate Chip Bar Cookies were the snack of choice for the Cub’s game and for the last debate this past Wednesday. They didn’t last until today…

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My Last Supper: The Next Course

Ask 50 famous chefs this tantalizing question: What would be your last meal on earth? You will be intrigued at many of the answers. How would you respond?

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Lost Recipes from Marion Cunningham

Marion Cunningham, who died in 2012 at the age of 90, was an enthusiastic advocate for home cooks and a mentor to many chefs.

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Fire Pit Cooking

Fire Pit Cooking is what I call my husband’s cookbook, since he has his own fire pit in our backyard. If he can’t cook in the woods, he’ll cook in the pit.

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Pumpkin Freezer Dessert

This Pumpkin Freezer Dessert has a spicy oatmeal crust topped with a mixture of pumpkin, coffee ice cream, and more spices.

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Nutty Caramel Corn

Caramel corn baking in the oven always smells like autumn to me, and reminds me that Halloween is right around the corner!

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Sphere Magazine, October 1974

Sphere Magazine October 1974 features one of my favorite truly American foods, wild rice. Read on for a dozen ways to prepare it this fall.

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Stone Ground Cornmeal

What’s better than stone ground cornmeal from a 150-year-old historic mill? Graue Mill near my home produces the best cornmeal and whole wheat flour.

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