The Beet Reporter

I always thought as a Minnesotan that winter can never come too soon. Winter has always meant snowball fights, midnight sledding trips, clearing the lake in the back yard for ice skating, and two whole weeks of vacation to enjoy it all. Even the winters that I’ve spent mostly away from Minnesota, I’ve had the [...]

There’s a never ending list of fall foods that I plan on cooking this season. I’m pretty sure that if I didn’t have work at the bakery to create some of my seasonal favorites– sweet potato pecan, chai, and apple cider macarons are in the works– I’d have upturned my kitchen at home with how [...]

Does anyone else get fall-cleaning fever? I’ve suddenly found the itch to sweep out all the summer pollens and dusts out of the house and start fresh with the impending change of seasons. I already catch myself daydreaming about pumpkin pie and burnt orange leaves and carving pumpkins and halloween. And then I open my [...]

For whatever reason, I’ve never shared this recipe before even though it’s one of my ultimate (we’re talking potential favorite) pizzas. I originally made it when a vegan friend was spending the week on my couch, and I wanted there to be plenty of food around to welcome him (so half of the pizza is cheese-less). [...]

After a very long hiatus from food blogging, I’ve realized that it’s time for an update on my cooking activities. Mostly it’s just been a summer too full of browsing though farmers markets, exploring the coop in my new neighborhood, volunteering at the food shelf’s kitchen and of course baking macarons– much to full to [...]

Has anyone else ever heard of garlic scapes? I was perusing through my new cookbook (I got Super Natural Cooking by Heidi Swanson), remarking how few of the ingredients she mentions I’ve ever actually seen in my local grocery store. Teff flour? Pistachio oil? Calendula? Garlic Scapes? I’ve never cooked with any of these things, as delicious [...]

To me, the biggest treat of the weekend– really, what makes a weekend a weekend– is having the time to wake up slowly, get my bearings, maybe have a cup of coffee, and then make breakfast. Ok, I understand breakfast should be “made” every day, but does splashing some soy milk in a bowl of cereal [...]

Before the rolls are baked These cinnamon rolls are nothing short of amazing. There is double the fun of cream cheese– first it is literally folded into the dough, then slathered on top with nuts and spices and rolled all up inside. The result is far better than a stale store-bought roll or an out-of-the-package pillsbury [...]

It was one of those moment where I didn’t know if I was bringing people to a drinks/appetizer event, or a dinner party. It was eight o’clock and a vaguely food-friendly location, but I was hungry enough that I didn’t want to be the one awkwardly scarfing down a huge dinner platter while friends mingled. [...]

Chris and I went to an Italian restaurant in the neighborhood for dinner last night, and although neither of us ordered it, we both eyed the eggplant parmesan as one of our favorite dishes. Lately though, I just haven’t been able to stomach so much cheese, and the best eggplant parmesan is one oozing and [...]