A Cook's Tour of Minnesota

by Ann L. Burckhardt

Overview

What do you get when you mix Tater Tots, ground beef, and cream of mushroom soup? Tater Tot Hot Dish, of course! Retired Minneapolis Star Tribune "Taste" section editor—the delightful auntie every discerning foodie wants to call their own—Ann Burckhardt brings back the comfy casseroles of the fifties and sixties with modern updates for busy families, swingin' singles, and twenty-first-century potluckers in Hot Dish Heaven

A veritable geography of the best-of-the-best hot dishes, this handy cookbook features seventy kitchen-tested recipes collected from casserole connoisseurs across the Midwest. Emphasizing the use of fresh, nutritious ingredients without losing sight of the importance of a good can of soup in the right bake-and-share meal, Burckhardt balances delicious down-home selections like Texas Hash, Football Stew, and Reuben Bake with such wholesome one-dish wonders as Whole Grain Pilaf and Tian of Rice and Zucchini.

You too can dine like the stars with such dazzling feasts as Phoebe's Peach Noodle Kugel from the childhood kitchen of comedian Al Franken and the Cedric Adams Hot Dish, named after the late Broadcasting Hall of Famer once known as the "voice of the Upper Midwest." Burckhardt gives us the history of each dish, the classic variations, and ideas for cooking and sharing in today's busy world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780873514682
Publisher:	Minnesota Historical Society Press
Publication date:	10/06/2003
Pages:	244
Sales rank:	1,143,047
Product dimensions:	8.06(w) x 9.06(h) x 0.77(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	viii
	Celebrations and Festivals
1	Bake-Off: The Grandmama of All Recipe Contests	2
2	Festival of Nations: Eat Your Way Around the World	8
3	Cinco de Mayo: Start Summer with a Fiesta	13
4	New Ulm's Heritagefest: Discover Germany in Minnesota	19
5	Powwow Primer: Jingle Dancers, Frybread, and More	24
6	Celebrating Pie: Braham Pie Day	31
7	Remembering St. Paul's Rondo: Rondo Days	37
8	Minnesota State Fair: Feeding the Fair's Thousands	43
9	Family Reunions + Feasting = Hmong New Year	49
10	Christmas Festival with Norwegian Buffet	55
	Savory Specialties
11	Berry Picking at the Farm	62
12	The Butter Is the Best at Land O'Lakes	67
13	Cabin Time ... and the Cookin' Is Easy	73
14	Betty Crocker Takes the Cake: A View from Her Kitchen	78
15	Seeing Red: Ken Davis Bar-B-Q Sauce	83
16	Wild Fruit--To Spread, Pour, and Sip	89
17	Schwan's Ice Cream--A Sweet Story	94
18	Soybeans: Good for You and for Animals Too	99
19	SPAM--Nothing Short of a Phenomenon	104
20	Gobble, Gobble, Gobble--The Whole World Eats Minnesota Turkey	111
21	Watkins Vanilla: A Favorite Flavor, a Fashionable Scent	116
22	Wild Rice: Minnesota's Grain of Choice	123
	Memorable Places
23	The American Swedish Institute: Mansion Museum Preserves Culture	130
24	BC Gardens--Woman-Powered and Community-Supported	135
25	Carlson's Apple Orchard and Bakery--Minnesota Apples Everywhere	141
26	Forest History Center--One Last Lumber Camp	147
27	Fine Food at Kavanaugh's Sylvan Lake Resort	151
28	Summer Fun--and a New Language Too	157
29	Schumacher's Hotel in the Heart of New Prague	163
30	Ironworld--How to Tour the Iron Range in Two Easy Hours	169
	North Star Cooks
31	Leeann Chin: Mother, Caterer, Teacher, Restaurateur	176
32	Hockey Mom Beth Dooley Puts Health on the Menu	182
33	Marie Vogl Gery, Breakfast Queen	188
34	Al Sicherman, a.k.a. Mr. Tidbit	193
35	Grais Notes on Minnesota Jewish Cooking	199
36	Ginny Hoeschen: Live from the Test Kitchen	205
37	Lynne Rosetto Kasper and Her Splendid Table	210
38	Bea Ojakangas: Cookbook Writer Is a Favorite Finn	215
39	State Fair Judge Jan Stroom Finds the Best	220
40	Eberhard Werthmann: The Dean of Cooking Teachers	226
	Appendix	232
	Recipe Index	240