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Dishing Up® Minnesota: 150 Recipes from the Land of 10,000 Lakes

Teresa Marrone

4.07 · Rating details · 30 ratings · 16 reviews

These 150 mouthwatering recipes, contributed by some of Minnesota’s best chefs, farmers, and foragers and accompanied by gorgeous photography, celebrate the state’s outstanding and unique cuisine. You’ll find dishes featuring fish from the lakes as well as morels and chanterelles, wild blueberries, wild game, beef and bison, orchard fruits, berries, dairy products, and muc ...more

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Published June 28th 2016 by Storey Publishing, LLC

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Feb 25, 2016 N.N. Light rated it it was amazing

Shelves: cooking-cookbooks, netgalley-reviews, nonfiction, reviews-by-mrs-n

I grew up in Minnesota and the regional cuisine is something you can’t get anywhere else. In this cookbook, there are 150 fantastic recipes from some of the best chefs, farmers and foodies from Minnesota. The photographs are enough reason to purchase this book but the recipes are incredible and easy to understand. I tried a few recipes and can’t wait to try more. A few of my favorites include North Shore Fish Cakes and Tater Tot Nachos.

If you’re looking to add variety to your family’s diet whil ...more

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Jul 03, 2016 HornFan2 rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: cookbooks, travel, favorites, netgalley, nonfiction, coffeetable

Thanks to netgalley.com, Teresa Marrone, and Storey Publishing for the advance PDF copy for my honest review. I totally enjoyed this one, liked it so much that I purchased it from amazon.com.

I just found way too many fish recipes that I wanted to try, along with beef, chicken, a few that you could even substitute pork with and some that looked really interesting to try.

Definitely will be trying many of them. I really liked how Teresa Marrone even listed different types of fish to substitute in ...more

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Feb 20, 2016 Jillyn rated it really liked it

Shelves: ebook, requested

Three and a half stars.

Ah, Minnesota. Home of the hot dish. Being a Midwestern girl, I love learning recipes from my own neck of the woods. Minnesota is in my region, but ultimately isn't a place I associate with food. This book helped to teach me more.

The good outweighed the not-so-good in this book. I really liked the amount of information that was smooshed into it. There's all sorts of historical notes and facts about Minnesota. There's also some inviting information about places to visit, a Three and a half stars.

Ah, Minnesota. Home of the hot dish. Being a Midwestern girl, I love learning recipes from my own neck of the woods. Minnesota is in my region, but ultimately isn't a place I associate with food. This book helped to teach me more.

The good outweighed the not-so-good in this book. I really liked the amount of information that was smooshed into it. There's all sorts of historical notes and facts about Minnesota. There's also some inviting information about places to visit, as well as a guide to all the festivals that are hosted throughout the state.

The recipes themselves sounded delicious, and came off as approachable to a home cook. The instructions have numbered steps, making it easier to follow along. There's also notes about substitutions when you don't have certain ingredients, or can't consume them. This is something that I wish more cookbooks had, and I appreciated it here. There's also quote a few vegetarian dishes, and even some gluten-free ones. This was a pleasant surprise, because I know we aren't known for our health-consciousness here in the middle of the country. There's also some drink recipes, and there's a list of sources included.

The pictures were okay, but I wish there were more photos of the finished dishes. There's pictures of ingredients, or some of the steps, but not so much of the "ta da! Here's what it should like!" type. That's mainly what I look for when I look for a new cookbook.

I like that there was an homage to the many cultures that call Minnesota home. Some recipes of Native American, German, and Scandinavian origins are in this book, and it was these types of recipes that I found the most interesting and that I most want to enjoy.

The one thing that really annoyed me about this book is the way that the recipes are organized. They're organized by type of dish. Now when I say that, I don't mean divided by ingredient, or by course, or by occasion. More like general labels of "how would this be categorized?" Some of the chapters include The Land of 10000 Lakes, Multi-Cultural Specialties, and Fairs. This leads to the recipes being in a really, really weird order. For example, blueberry pie and mushroom soup are next to each other. It's awkward, and incredibly hard to navigate.

That aside, the dishes in this book sound delicious. Some of the ones that I thought sounded great include Grilled Venison Loin with Honey, Juniper, and Black Pepper Glaze , Pickle-Brined Chicken Nuggets with Dill Horsey Sauce, and Honey and Sunflower Ice Cream.

I think this book does Minnesota justice, said as someone who isn't from there. It's full of yummy sounding things with easy to follow instructions, and I'd recommend it to those looking for more Americana type recipes.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. This review can also be found on my blog, Bitches n Prose. ...more

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Feb 11, 2016 Darryn rated it really liked it

Shelves: cookbooks, approved-netgalley

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley for an honest review.

I really liked the variety of recipes in this book but I hated how everything was organized. Instead of organizing recipes by dinner or dessert they do it by place and type? For example, "on the wild side" and "orchards and vines". I just didn't like it and found it hard to navigate. ...more

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Feb 10, 2019 Torina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2019-read, in-the-kitchen, nonfiction

This is like a travel guide and cookbook in one. Very homey, with a lot of fish recipes since that is what a lot of us do here. The recipes are familiar with a foodie flair but not too different to make them inaccessible. I grew up on lefse and walleye and wild rice. Scratch that. My whole food existence was built upon those three staples and continues to revolve around them to this day. This cookbook definitely respects that.

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Jul 15, 2018 Riegs rated it it was amazing

Shelves: summer-2018, minnesota, cookbook, travel

Easy read, and great for a new cook in Minnesota. Lots of great advice on local food and produce. I learned a lot about new types fish I hadn't cooked, mushrooms, seasonal berries, and where/when to find the food. ...more

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Oct 10, 2017 Ietrio rated it it was ok

Shelves: practical

A cookbook like many others. If you do not identify with the 10,000 lakes, probably there is nothing special about this book either.

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Dec 21, 2017 Annie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

A most excellent 5 star read!

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Feb 27, 2017 Dan Wetenkamp rated it really liked it

Shelves: food-drink, library, owned

The Minnesota Wild Rice Soup is delicious.

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Feb 24, 2016 Lara rated it liked it

Shelves: z-2016

I used to live in Minnesota, both in the north, along Lake Superior, and in the Twin Cities area. So, when I saw this book on NetGalley I was intrigued. Looking over it, I was surprised at how the book is dominated by fish recipes. While fishing is very popular in Minnesota, and any restaurant that served fish had to have walleye, I don't recall meals and diets being so dominated by it. In fact, the first section of this book is all fish recipes, which is nice as many fish books focus more on sa ...more

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Jun 29, 2016 Sandra Noel rated it really liked it

I've only been to Minnesota once, and didn't get to spend a lot of time there, but I did enjoy it. With Dishing Up Minnesota, I can make another visit in the comfort of my own home.

Chapters are divided by area and/or interest instead of course:

The Land of 10,000 Lakes
On the Wild Side
Co-ops, CSAs, and Farmers' Market Finds
Orchards and Vines
Pastures and Prairies
Multicultural Specialties
Fairs, Festivals, and Special Events
Resources: Featured Organizations

I was surprised at the array of dishes list ...more

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Feb 02, 2016 Penmouse rated it it was amazing

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Dishing Up Minnesota: 150 Recipes from the Land of 10,000 lakes by Teresa Marrone is a beautifully written and illustrated cookbook. You can tell how much Marrone loves Minnesota as her writing shows the beauty and diversity of Minnesota food and culture.

Marrone tells about the different regions, farming operations, and cultural traditions through the use of written vignettes, photos and recipes. Some of the recipes you'll find in her cookbook include:

Plank Grilled Trout
Fish Fillets on Garlic ...more

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Jul 08, 2016 Melissa rated it it was amazing

Each of our states offers specialties based upon where it sits regionally, the cultural background of its residents, and what foods are better supported. This cookbook by an author known for foraging and using wild food explores those differences and celebrates them. I also enjoyed the state facts that were included. The recipes are outlined using first a bit of information, the ingredient list and well written and easy to follow instructions. The photos used whether showing the dish or Minnesot ...more

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Feb 01, 2016 Brooke rated it really liked it

Shelves: american, food, non-fiction, netgalley, indigenous

A fantastic book that combines cuisine, culture, and travel. I'm slightly biased because MN is my home state, although I culturally identify myself as a Midwesterner due to my family's WI heritage and my four years of college in IA. Thus I particularly appreciated this book's reflection of MN's diversity. The well-known Scandinavian and German cuisines make appearances, but Marrone also includes the flavors and techniques brought to the table (pun terribly intended) by the Native American, Latin ...more

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May 31, 2016 Kristine rated it really liked it

Shelves: amazon-reviewed

Dishing Up Minnesota by Teresa Marrone is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in early June.

Naturally, this cookbook has me busting with an immense amount of pride, not just because the location photos are sourced from places that I've visited and know well, but the recipes can be traced to a campfire, a bistro, glass jars in the dark corners of a family basement, and the long-hallowed vestiges of the ever-popular supperclub (insert bright white blinky lightbulbs here). Yes, those fancy topped to ...more

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Jun 10, 2016 Sue rated it really liked it

Shelves: books-for-review, cookbook, netgalley, pages-read-challenge, 2016-reads

I like regional cookbooks to see what is popular in a certain area.

In looking at Dishing Up Minnesota, I forgot it was the land of 10,000 lakes (some I know are swamps based on the size of the mosquitos – having lived there when I was younger) there are lots of fish recipes, but then there were a nice variety of ethnic recipes and other recipes using local goods.

Once again the photography was fantastic.

My favorites dished were: Wild Cherry Jellym Thai Peanut Caramel Popcorn; Honey Pecan Pie; Cl ...more

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