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AndiatBettyCrocker 10/29/2009 2:26:00 PM
In a recent online survey, the question was asked: How many cookbooks do you have? The categories in the survey were:I’m a hoarder – Over 50!I’m a collector—25 to 50A full shelf—10 to 25A handful—5 to 10Just a few—1 to 4Zip! I use the internet, magazines, etc.
Based on the survey, I’m a “hoarder!” Here is built-in bookcase in our family room where I store my cookbooks. I started collecting cookbo...
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AndiatBettyCrocker 10/28/2009 3:08:00 PM
The Hmongtown Marketplace is a unique market, right in the heart of St. Paul (only a few block away from the Minnesota State capitol building). I just discovered this market last week even though it was started in 2004.
More than 200 Hmong vendors operate year round indoor and outdoor at this market, offering a variety of products and services including Hmong-made clothes, hand soap, purses, dishes, CDs and fresh produce. ...
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Longan, Hmong Market, Asian fruit, Hmongtown Marketplace, persimmon, Jujube fruit, Hmong
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AndiatBettyCrocker 10/26/2009 3:52:00 PM
Pumpkins at an Amish farm in Iowa.
Since Halloween is on a Saturday night this year, maybe you have been invited to or are having a party. This Layered Pumpkin Cheesecake would be the perfect dessert to bring to a Halloween party unless you are looking for something more scary.
Layered Pumpkin Cheesecake Prep Time: 40 Minutes Start to Finish: 10 Hours 35 Minutes Crust 2 cups gingersnap cookie crumbs (about 32) 1/4 cup butter or...
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AndiatBettyCrocker 10/23/2009 1:36:00 PM
In one of the last deliveries from the CSA I joined for the summer, I found a stalk of Brussels Sprouts. 
According to the Food Lover’s Companion by Sharon Tyler Herbst and Ron Herbst, Brussels sprouts are said to have been cultivated in 16th-century Belgium. They are a member of the cabbage family and, resemble tiny cabbage heads. As you can see in my photo, many rows of sprouts gr...
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AndiatBettyCrocker 10/22/2009 12:25:00 PM
10th edition, published in 2005
In a previous blog, I shared a list of 20 cookbooks that every cook should have. The list is a good one but one omission on the list in my opinion, is the Betty Crocker (big red) cookbook...
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Barefoot in Paris cookbook, Ina Garten, Julia Child, favorite cookbooks, Najmieh Batmanglij, Betty Crocker cookbook, Julia Child & Company cookbook, New Food of Life cookbook
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AndiatBettyCrocker 10/20/2009 12:50:00 PM
When someone asks me for a copy of a recipe that I’ve served to them, I take that as the highest compliment someone could give me. It means that they liked what I served—really liked it and may want to make it for their friends or relatives.
I’ve developed a casserole recipe to serve for fall showers (I host one nearly every year) which makes 12 servings. I’ve titled it, Andi’s Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole (it also has some white rice in it too). It feeds a crowd and can be made ahead. I’ve gotten several requests for this reci...
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AndiatBettyCrocker 10/19/2009 11:32:00 AM
Every fall we wait for the Italian Deli, D’Amico & Sons, in General Mills to start selling their wonderful, soft, moist pumpkin cookies with lots of frosting. Every noon as I walk by I see several dozen of these cookies lined up on the counter and I often stop and buy one…..or two. They are so delicious that I really don’t mind spending $2.00 for each one. At $2.00 each however, I wouldn’t buy a dozen of them. And so, we decided to come up with our own recipe for ...
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AndiatBettyCrocker 10/16/2009 10:50:00 AM
In October, I get cravings for German food. Maybe that’s because it’s the time of year when my German grandmother would bake pork chops and sauerkraut, in a casserole, for dinner. When I was growing up, heating up the oven to make diner was also a nice way to make our house feel warmer on cool fall nights. (If you read my post on October 12th, you will know that “cool” fall weather around the Twin Cities this year means 20°F at night.)
Another reason to think about German food this time of year is because the original Oktoberfest occur...
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AndiatBettyCrocker 10/14/2009 1:56:00 PM
I hosted a bridal-shower dinner last night and when my guests started to arrive, I had some appetizers ready for them to enjoy. Since I did all the meal preparation myself, I made one appetizer, ordered one from a local restaurant and bought some frozen ready-to-bake appetizers in order to keep things simple.
The recipe I decided to make was Mini Mushroom Cups (see recipe below). The night before the shower, I cooked the mushroom filling. Then, just before my gu...
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AndiatBettyCrocker 10/12/2009 12:32:00 PM
Before I get to the topic of this post on Monday, October 12th, I feel as if I must share with you something about the weekend weather, here in Minneapolis. Last Friday with temps in the upper 20°s and snow overnight, it seemed too early for winter to begin. It is snowing again today and the forecast is for at least 2 inches more. This is the scene outside one of the windows, here at General Mills.
Let me know what the weather is like where you live today (in the comments box) if you aren’t living in this northern tundra we call, Minnesota.
I was going to start by saying that using ap...
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apples, fall baking, Apple and Gorgonzola Turnovers, Fall, Minnesota weather