Crockpot cooking : an exciting chicken recipe!
Maddy and I love to cook together! Recently, we were in the mood to make something exotic but homey. I remembered a fantastic dish that I made in culinary school.…
Magical Minnesota : the Luminary Loppet
If you’re not from Minnesota, Nordic skiing may only be a Winter Olympics sport to you. It’s so popular here that there’s an annual Cross Country Skiing festival in Minneapolis…
Leggo My Ego (ha!)
I attended a class last night at the St Paul Yoga Center. It opened with a passage from a book about how the origins of fear are tied with the…
Feel Good Workplace
One element of business ownership that I hadn’t thought too much about before founding Taking Stock Foods is company culture. Our culture has been organically developing, and it’s fascinating to…
Make meals at home more like a night out
A wonderful meal in a restaurant is a coordinated effort that involves cooks and prep cooks, expos, dishwashers, food runners, servers, bussers, bartenders, and hosts. Entertaining at home is an…
Facing Our Launch
Becoming a chef made it possible to share my creativity with a large audience. It has been a joy to take the wisdom gained from working in professional kitchens and…
Christmas Traditions
Most people who love to cook can trace the roots of their passion back to someone in their lives. Traditions handed down are the best inheritance a person could receive.…
Southeast Asian
In these dark, day-dreaming days of November, it’s easy to want to escape from Minnesota. Bundle up and visit one of the many amazing soup restaurants in the Twin Cities…