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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…