Grilled Shrimp Scampi
Marinated Grilled Shrimp
Labor Day is the perfect day for grilling, and since it’s the last big holiday of the summer, it’s also the perfect day to splurge on ingredients like shrimp. Just season, skewer, and grill the shrimp, and then serve with your favorite summer side dishes.
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I love lasagna, but I have never really enjoyed working with lasagna noodles. And to me, their flavor only got in the way of the cheesy tomato goodness. So when I heard that sliced zucchini could be used in place of lasagna noodles, I went to the store for ricotta and mozzarella. Then I went [...]
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Salsa Picante
Sweet Pepper Salsa for Canning
Spicy Bean and Corn Salsa
Whether it’s made with fresh or canned tomatoes, salsa is perfect for summer snacking. It’s refreshing and healthy, and it can be prepared a variety of ways to please a variety of palates. No matter how you make it, salsa is a great addition [...]
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I spent the last several days celebrating the Askov Fair and Rutabaga Festival. See the list below for what I cooked up!
• Sunday: Soup in August. Why not?
• Saturday: Æbleskiver at the festival, æbleskiver at home
• Friday: Friday five: My favorite Minnesota foods
• Thursday: Ruta…Fries?
• Wednesday: Celebrating rutabaga…and much more!
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Thank you for joining me for my online celebration of the Askov Fair and Rutabaga Festival! I’ve had a lot of fun working with and writing about some of my favorite Minnesota foods.
As I said here, The Practical Pantry got its start at the Askov American newspaper in Askov, Minnesota. The column still appears [...]
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Many years ago, I was working at the Askov American newspaper with a woman who volunteers a lot of her time to the Askov Fair and Rutabaga Festival. She asked me if I would be willing to take a shift at the æbleskiver stand. I agreed, even though I didn’t really know what an æbleskiver [...]
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Every region is known for some foods, whether they are available nationwide or not. These are the top five foods that remind me of Minnesota. I don’t think I’d heard of any of them before I lived there, but now they will always be among my favorite things to eat.
1. Pasties— If you’re not familiar [...]
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Rumor has it that a chef’s toque has 100 pleats to represent that 100 ways that a chef can cook an egg. Sometimes I wonder if those same pleats could represent the number of ways one could cook a rutabaga.
One of the newest ways I’ve found to prepare rutabaga is sliced like french fries and [...]
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This rutabaga won a blue ribbon at a previous fair, but even the ones that don’t win ribbons still taste good!
Welcome, visitors from the Askov Fair and Rutabaga Festival!
For those unfamiliar with Askov, it’s a wonderful small town in East Central Minnesota. It’s also home to the Askov American newspaper where The Practical Pantry began. [...]
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Earlier this year, I was thrilled when scallions started showing up at the farmers’ market.
Now, I’m even more thrilled that they started showing up in my own garden. These scallions looked good, tasted good, and–best of all–were successfully grown from a package of seeds.
