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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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Classic Scandinavian Cooking

Classic Scandinavian Cooking by the great Nika Hazelton contains more than 200 recipes that will let you travel to Scandinavia without leaving your kitchen.

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Pumpkin Muffins with Cardamom

These pumpkin muffins with cardamom are not overly sweet and filled with fragrant spices like cardamom, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

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Pumpkin Caramel Kringle

If you have to ask what a kringle is, you are probably not from the Midwest. And if you know what a kringle is, you know you want one from Racine.

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The Dione Lucas Meat and Poultry Cookbook

Dione Lucas was the first woman to host her own cooking show on American television. I love her easy and fabulous pork chops from this cookbook.

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