Yearly Archives: 2008

Caramelized Tomato Tarte Tartin

September 29, 2008    |    Print Print
The tomatoes have been piled high these last few weeks at the farmer’s market; overflowing the tables with abundance. As I walk the aisles, I realize their days are numbered. Soon I will be longing for another Big Boy, Italian Ice or Roma, knowing all to well that it will be another year before they [...]
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August Road Trip

September 1, 2008    |    Print Print
August is the perfect time of year for a road trip and that’s exactly what we found ourselves doing on a recent Saturday morning. We headed out early to southeastern Minnesota and to the duck farm of Liz and Christian Gasset. Upon our arrival we were greeted by a couple of family dogs and a [...]
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Bret’s Table at the Fair – August 24th

August 6, 2008    |    Print Print
I’ll be at the State Fair this year, teaching folks how to make a fabulous Butter Cookie using Minnesota made Pastureland butter. The two, half-hour classes will be at 10:00 am and 12:00 pm, Sunday, August 24th. The Healthy Local Foods cooking demonstrations are part of the EcoExperience in the Progress Center on the State [...]
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CITIZEN – Cafe for the People

June 30, 2008    |    Print Print
After stopping at the local ACE Hardware (so glad they’re still in the neighborhood) we stopped by CITIZEN – Café for the People, formerly occupied by “Sweet Lorraine’s” at 2403 East 38th Street, Minneapolis. It’s only 5 blocks from the 38th street light rail station. Owners Michael and Seaen MacKay spent from March to June [...]
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Get your Hands on Some Dough

June 5, 2008    |    Print Print
Zoë François and I were recently on KARE 11’s Showcase Minnesota. We demonstrated how to make the bread dough for Pain d’Epi from the book she co-authored with Jeff Hertzberg called, “Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery that Revolutionizes Home Baking”, Saint Martin’s Press. Go to the Press page on my website [...]
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Sure Signs of Spring

May 11, 2008    |    Print Print
Weather conditions can bring joy or destruction. Luckily in our case these past few days we’ve had the perfect amount of rain, humidity, sun, wind and soil temperatures to provide a bounty of morel mushrooms. The only drawback, at least for me, is finding the little buggers. But a romp in the woods makes up [...]
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Heidi’s Minneapolis

April 28, 2008    |    Print Print
Four of us finally snagged a spot at Heidi’s Minneapolis recently. Well we didn’t technically snag one as we made reservations early in the week for a Sunday evening 6:45p dinner. Upon arriving I made a note to self: ask what the dress code is when making a reservation. We walked in wearing business casual [...]
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Chocolate Techniques

April 6, 2008    |    Print Print
There are not many activities more fulfilling than spending three hours with an extraordinary Chocolatier and six eager students on a Saturday afternoon learning the secrets of crafting artisan chocolates. That’s exactly what we did again recently with Brian McElrath owner of B.T. McElrath Chocolatier. In the first class, we delved into the scientific aspects [...]
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