The Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook: Local Food, Local Restaurants, Local Recipes

by Jan Joannides, Garrison Keillor (Foreword), Brett Olson (Contributor)

With The Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook , you can recreate delicious local dishes, as prepared at some of the state's most beloved restaurants and cafes. Locally grown food can't be beat for flavor, nutrition, or beauty. From the Twin Cities to the North Shore and in between, many of Minnesota's best restaurants use locally grown produce and meats to create their finest dishes. The Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook celebrates the best of our state with 100 local recipes from the state's finest restaurants, cafés, and bed and breakfasts, using incredibly fresh ingredients from regional farmers, markets, and organic producers. Restaurant profiles will tempt those who want adventures on the road as well as in the kitchen?"you'll find yourself planning a trip to taste these inspired dishes. Local favorite recipes range from breakfast to dessert and Lois's Buttermilk Pancakes, Wild Mushroom-Tomato Bisque, Barbecue Bacon Elk Burger, and Norwegian Rommegrot Cream Pudding. The Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook is beautifully illustrated with full-color, full-page photographs of the finished dishes, the ingredients, Minnesota landscapes, and the chefs and producers themselves. This new edition is updated with 30% new material and restaurant information.

Genres: Cookbooks

160 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2014

Reviews

[Stefanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This food book highlights some of the great Minnesota restaurants pursuing local, seasonal and organic ingredients. Not all restaurants are still in business, but for those who are, I want to check out. Each restaurant has a couple page write up and one to four recipes. Fun for the local foodie!