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Saturday, December 20, 2025

Ann Seranne's Bone-in Prime Rib Roast

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  Ann Seranne was born in Ontario in 1913. She moved to the United States in 1936.  She became famous for two things: dogs and food. She was...
Saturday, December 13, 2025

Slow Cooker Hungarian Goulash

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  Hungarian Goulash  originated with Magyar herdsmen ( gulyás ) in the 9th century. It was  cooked in large metal cauldrons over fires using...
Saturday, November 22, 2025

Thanksgiving: Make Ahead Turkey Gravy

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   I'm really anal about making turkey gravy from scratch. Use butter and flour to make a roux, then add turkey drippings and turkey sto...
Saturday, November 15, 2025

Thanksgiving: Make Ahead Garlic Mashed Potatoes

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    The frenetic pace and challenge of getting turkey and side dishes to be served together at precisely 6:00pm on Thanksgiving day is exhau...
Saturday, November 8, 2025

Thanksgiving: Hot Italian Sausage Stuffing

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  If you are smoking your turkey on a pellet grill, you'll want to bake your stuffing in the oven. If you are deep frying your turkey, y...
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Terry Gruggen
My mother disliked cooking. Her greatest food moment came when Pop Tarts were introduced. Pop Tarts meant that an entire meal, breakfast, could be cooked in a toaster. Her mother, Goldie Dunleavy, loved to cook. Goldie and Frank (her private eye husband and renowned butter aficianado) lived in a small apartment by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Goldie's kitchen was 10' X 6'. But the artistry of what she could do with that tiny kitchen and that tiny stove is beyond words. My earliest memories are of her baking me date cookies from scratch. From scratch! Toss together flour, butter, eggs and dates and heaven emerges from the oven. And the Thanksgiving feast that would come forth from that 60 square feet defied description. The fact that we had to eat that feast in an apartment that was kept at 82 degrees is another story. Because of Goldie, I developed a lifelong love of cooking and a steadfast commitment to never let the thermostat get higher than 68 degrees. Grab a sweater, kids, and come enjoy your delicious dinner!
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