When I have a peaceful day, without the need to run around or get things done, I crave a big pot of lentils, cooked with one clove of garlic. Salt, pepper and butter added at …

My kind of stained glass, suffice to say.

So utilitarian. Raw, roasted, kvass, grated, hunked, cubed, squeezed, red, golden, greens, sweet, spiced. Beets, you have an eternal pass to my plate. See you there.

And when you get the chance, let’s rattle up some whipped cream and find maple syrup to sweeten the deal…

I took myself on a trip to Poplar Hills Goat Dairy in Scandia, Minnesota, a cozy yet highly productive goat farm. Are you in the Twin Cities? I’ve bet you’ve seen their pasteurized milk and …

Ratatouille with a swiss chard twist, it’s how we kept our kitchen warm last Saturday during one of those cold, cold Minnesotan days. Luckily, the sun was shining and in just under an hour we …