FOOD
Corn dogs entertain, satisfy kids’ tempermental taste buds
I think it is time to devote some space to kid food – seeing that a 2-year-old is my most constant, devoted and demanding customer.
Seriously – and this is classic 2-year-old stuff – he sits at the counter and orders. As if there were a menu.
By Amy Thielen , March 10, 2010
Go light and bright tonight with Zippy Garlic Shrimp
Mother Nature has been teasing me with days full of sunshine and temperatures mild enough to warrant only a heavy sweater to stay comfortable outdoors.
March 06, 2010
Withhold ‘contemplation’ as an ingredient to chili 
In preparation for this week’s chili challenge I’ve been throwing recipes and styles around in my head and have come to the conclusion that the best chili is personal.
By Amy Thielen , March 03, 2010
And the Oscar goes to ... Croque Monsieur
The Oscars are coming. I tune in to watch the hoopla every year. It never matters that most years I haven’t seen the movies that have been nominated for awards.
February 27, 2010
North woods freezers hold food unimaginable to the city slicker
Friends from New York City ask me what it’s like to live out here and sometimes I don’t know where to begin, or how to explain the differences between living inside the buzzing hive of Brooklyn and here, outside, beneath the quiet moon-washed sky of the rural north.
By Amy Thielen , February 24, 2010
Choucroute Garnie: It's a real mouthful
The heady aroma of simmering sauerkraut is not what typically arouses me from my morning slumber. But on the day I planned to serve Choucroute Garnie for lunch, sauerkraut in my slow cooker definitely won out over the familiar fragrance of freshly ground coffee beans brewing in my coffee maker.
February 20, 2010
Reinvention of famed nutroll requires secret hiding place
I love the tradition of making homemade bars that taste just like commercial candy bars: Snickers bars, Mars bars, but it is a curious one: driven by thrift or just hunger?
By Amy Thielen , February 17, 2010
Flavor of honey-roasted pears brightened by balsamic vinegar
During my last trip to the Twin Cities, I had the opportunity to visit one of the new specialty stores that sells olive oils and balsamic vinegars.
February 13, 2010
Dispel winter’s chill with hot peppers, black beans winter white-outs
Does anybody else crave chili peppers during blizzards?
By Amy Thielen , February 10, 2010
A dessert that's filled with love power
I’ve been eating thin, lacy pancakes the size of a dinner plate since I was a toddler. Although some would call them French crepes, in our house, they were Hungarian palacsinta.
February 06, 2010
Longed-for bahn mi found in LA
Generally, I try to make my lunches unpredictable and varied – in part because I feel that eating the same thing at the same time every day is something that an old dog does.
By Amy Thielen , February 03, 2010
Score big at the party: Make Artichoke and Green Chile Slather with Garlic Crostini
Who doesn’t love a good dip to slather on crackers or down with some chips? And if it’s a dip that can be ready in about 10 minutes from start to finish – touchdown!
January 30, 2010
Recipe-phile: Add splendid color to winter with blood orange and beets
Navel oranges are but one small part of the citrus universe. Right now, all kinds of interesting varieties are ripening to the south of us and trickling slowly northward.
By Amy Thielen , January 27, 2010
Pasties: Fill your pockets with flavor
The sign read “Pasties For Sale.” It was 1988 and I was in Ely, Minn. My husband was a sports writer at that time and we were there for the state American Legion baseball tournament. I wasn’t very interested in the games, but I kept eyeing that sign at the concession stand advertising pasties for sale.
January 23, 2010
Recipe-phile: Vikings’ win stirs a craving for spuds with bacon, cheese
I had another column in the works but when the Vikings won today – spectacularly – I felt a strong craving for football food, something bold and carnivorous.
By Amy Thielen , January 20, 2010
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