Summer Panzanella Salad with Arugula

The popular Tuscan Panzanella is a salad made of toasted bread, fresh tomatoes and onions that characterizes a summer in Central Italy. We love the high proportion of toasty bread (obviously) and of course, that it’s a delicious way to use up that lingering loaf sitting on your counter. Shake up your summer dinner routine…

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Steak Crostini with Blue Cheese

Steak and blue cheese is a classic combination that we’ve adjusted for a new presentation – served on a thin slice of baguette with crispy onions, scallions, and thinly sliced sweet peppers. Not only does this appetizer come together surprisingly quick, the stick-to-your-ribs combo of steak and cheese means that no guest leaves your party…

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Pozole

Marisol Galvan Murillo cooked this fragrant and hearty recipe for a 3/15/22 cooking class in partnership with the Brookings Arts Council. Pozole is an authentic pork and hominy stew cooked by Marisol’s family in central Mexico. She serves it in a bowl topped with shredded Romaine lettuce, diced radishes, and diced onion, accompanied by Lala…

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Norwegian Meatballs with Gjetost Gravy

Michael Johnson from The Pheasant Restaurant & Lounge created this fantastic recipe for a 1/25/22 cooking class in partnership with the Brookings Arts Council. It is filling and savory. Perfect for a cold winter day! The direct translation is “meat cakes” instead of “meatballs”. It’s okay if they are a little flat and not perfectly…

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Green Bean Casserole

Vegetables aren’t always everyone’s favorite side dish, except when it comes to green bean casserole! This traditional dish is almost always one of the first to be gone at the Thanksgiving table. What makes this particular dish so mouth-watering is its homemade, creamy mushroom sauce. This sauce is wildly more satisfying than the canned cream…

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California Veggie Sandwiches

What truly brings this sandwich together is the pickled vegetables. Just a simple combination of chopped vegetables, vinegar, sugar and a little seasoning that marinates together in your fridge until ready to eat. No cooking, no canning – just vegetables submerged in a simple mixture that takes your sandwich to the next level. The combination…

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