September 23, 2020

All Things Local: Yooper Jambalaya

During a normal year, the Marquette Food Co-op regularly hosts food demonstrations and hands-on cooking classes. However, this year, they are hosting these events virtually with an area…

February 24, 2020

Soup for the Soul: Ham & Whitefish Soup

During holiday debates about featured proteins, I’ve always been open minded – as long as it wasn’t ham. Recently at a food-tasting of Case Country Farm meats at…

August 18, 2019

Thinking Fall: Pork, Potatoes & Peas

Here in the Upper Peninsula the nights are getting chilly again, which means we all are busy soaking up what’s left summer. Kayaking, hiking, biking and event after…

June 26, 2019

Pork, Mushrooms & Wild Rice: Modern Twist on a Childhood Meal

Many of us all have that one dish that seemed to make it to the dinner table more often than most. My mom, who worked full time, often…

March 21, 2019

Hyper- Local UP Carrot Salad

Alex, our Upper Peninsula Local Food Coordinator spoke at the Northern Michigan University’s TedX in 2019 with a story called My Local Food Relationship. (Editor’s note: here’s the link) During the…

February 21, 2019

Local Fusion Cooking: Beef & Potato Potstickers

This recipe is an ode to my life in Seattle. Folding dumplings was one of the most therapeutic tasks from my kitchen time there. Mostly, it was a…

October 3, 2018

Warm up this Winter with a “Michiganized” Vietnamese Bun Bowl

Bún chả is a traditional Vietnamese dish of grilled fatty pork served over rice noodles, usually served with herbs, vegetables, and a dipping sauce. These now internationally popular…

July 7, 2018

Smoked Pork Chops à la Chef Michael Timmins

Smoked Pork Chops à la Chef Michael Timmins Ingredients: 2 smoked pork chops, Chef recommends Standen Acres pasture-raised pork T garlic, chopped finely ¼ c dried cranberries ½…

January 3, 2018

Spicy Kimchi and Pork Ramen for a Savory Arctic Stretch

This time of year, as fresh greens dwindle to paltry proportions, and our northern Michigan season extension expiration looms, I start looking to my fall self to see…

February 3, 2017

Keeping Warm with French Cassoulet from La Becasse

On Tuesdays at La Becasse we celebrate the heart-warming wintry meal that is cassoulet. Cassoulet is a white bean and tomato casserole studded with duck confit, Toulouse sausage,…