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 Was it already two years ago that I hosted my first class? It was Cinco de Mayo and we enjoyed homemade margaritas, salsa, guacamole, and other Mexican-inspired yumminess. Today I whipped up some pico de gallo and thought I’d share the recipe as we get closer to the weekend, May 5, and the Cinco de [...] Keep reading Easy Pico de Gallo Salsa recipe Happy Year of the Dragon- 2012! I love to cook Chinese New Year Dinner… where an even number of courses are good luck. This past weekend, Bartender Steve and his Heidi were the lucky winners of this year’s 6 course Chinese New Year dinner. Take a look at the video to learn how to make your [...] Keep reading Cook yourself a fantastic Chinese New Year Dinner (Great things are often a surprise. So it is with my friend Faith- we met, clicked, and wanted to collaborate right away! Here is a blog post we wrote together introducing this great collaboration…) The holidays evoke memories of family gatherings, traditions, warm hues of orange and brown and the deep reds of the changing leaves [...] Keep reading Make Healthy Holidays Happen! Do you celebrate National Night Out? On our block in Southwest Minneapolis, we did it up big last week. We closed off the street, hauled out tables and chairs and grills and a bonfire pit, blew up a jumper for the kids, rolled out our coolers and partied til midnight. I wanted to bring something [...] Keep reading Pear Onion Tart
You remember the post about the Hummus, or the post about the Roasted Red Pepper spread… now comes their famous cousin in crime, Olive Tapenade! If you make all three spreads, it’s a lovely trio to serve your guests over wine, beer, before dinner- or for youself as a late night snack! Thanks to [...] Keep reading Appetizer Spread Number 3: Olive Tapenade What happened to this week? Is it already Friday? I can’t believe it! Parley Lake Winery will be serving delicious Catalyst Cooks food this summer… so please stop out to visit me (I’ll be managing the tasting room) and try the wine paired with homemade breads, crackers, spreads, and other bites! I wanted to share [...] Keep reading The Red Spread (aka Roasted Red Pepper Tapenade) I love to have business meetings at my house. We get the panoramic view of what’s happening on the street, in the backyard, and at the neighbor’s from my office. Yesterday I was lucky to host Faith, wellness coach and woman of action! We shared some stories, brainstormed some ideas (look for a Catalyst Cooks [...] Keep reading Make Hummus (or hummous, as you like) from scratch I’m a big fan of seasonal cooking. Meaning: I love to cook based on what’s in season. I think this really kicked in for me when I first joined a local farm CSA (Community Supported Agriculture, see my post here.) I noticed a correlation - the produce I got from my farmer was also the produce [...] Keep reading Tis the Season (for Fruit Salsa) |      |
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