Cucumber salads are joys of summer. If you're anything like me, the notion of a bountiful garden is just what I need at the end of a Minnesota winter. By May, I'm chomping at the bit to get seeds or starts in the ground. With August just around the corner, I'm less romantic about it. […]

Summer evenings. As the heat eases and the day becomes less swollen we sit down to eat. Outside, if we’re lucky enough. Tonight’s menu features a simple and delicious oven roasted pork shoulder with herbs and garlic. This is a relaxed cook; it takes a few hours to make, but very little attention is needed […]

The inspiration for this recipe for pickled cherries comes from one of my many, many, many cookbooks and one that holds much historical weight (while the story of the impetus for staring To Feed You is a tale for another time, my collection of cookbooks is at the heart of it). The book I'm referring […]

This simple Garlic and Herb Roast Pork Shoulder makes a great central dish to many menus. Roast pork shoulder is not fussy and is easy to make well. It is unctuous and fatty (in a good way) and is hard to mess up, which is especially nice when you're in entertainment mode. You will find […]