Minnesota Homegrown

Recently while at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, my aunt Caroline was gracious enough to buy me the Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook. Part of my inspiration for writing this blog came from Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver and part came from this cookbook. The cookbook features restaurants and they farmers they partner with to bring fabulous local food to the table in communities throughout the state.
I love it because it's recipes feature foods unique or popular in our region, such as wild rice, bison and walleye. I also enjoy trying new recipes for foods that we get in abundance during certain seasons - rhubarb and zucchini specifically. There are also heritage or nostalgic recipes, those celebrating the various nationalities that populated our state. Linzer Tart, Norwegian Rommegrot Cream Pudding, and Corn Posole Bison Stew.
So far I've made Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins - they were light and moist, and a Beet Salad that was delicious. Tomorrow I plan to make the Wild Rice Zucchini Pancakes.
Additionally, there is a resources section at the back of the book to find some of the products available making it easy to find local products. I'll be featuring some of those resources in the coming weeks.
Bon Appetit!