The Beet Reporter

My family recently went to a small Italian restaurant in Saint Paul over the holidays, Cossetta’s. Their mostaccioli is delicious, but my favorite part is the market where they sell deli meats, fresh olives and handmade specialities. My step-sister Anne also works at an Italian restaurant, so we spent most of our family meal browsing [...]

Our christmas feast this year was remarkably simple. After our traditional christmas eve dinner of cheese and chocolate fondues, it’s necessary to balance the holidays with more substantial veggies and protein. It’s impossible to think about preparing a hearty meal after stuffing oneself with french bread, gruyere and dark chocolate, so this quick and basic [...]

The idea for this one came from the Barefoot Contessa cookbook. I was looking for another hearty dinner idea in this week running up to Christmas, and I stumbled across a lobster potpie. I don’t eat seafood, certainly can’t afford to cook lobster nor do I wish to learn how to prepare shellfish. But I [...]