Celebrate the rich culinary heritage of the North Star State with Dishing Up Minnesota. This exceptional cookbook gathers 150 recipes contributed by Minnesota’s chefs, farmers, foragers, and home cooks — each dish highlighting the unique bounty of the state’s lakes, forests, farms, and communities.
Whether you’re cooking lake-caught fish, wild game, blueberries, orchard fruits, or dairy and local produce, this book brings Minnesota’s diverse cultural influences to your kitchen. From traditional Scandinavian or German-influenced fare to modern multicultural recipes, the cookbook reflects the state’s evolving food landscape.
These 150 mouthwatering recipes, contributed by some of Minnesota’s best chefs, farmers, and foragers and accompanied by gorgeous photography, celebrate the state’s outstanding and unique cuisine.
You’ll find dishes featuring fish from the lakes as well as morels and chanterelles, wild blueberries, wild game, beef and bison, orchard fruits, berries, dairy products, and much more.
There are recipes inspired by German, Scandinavian, East Asian, and African traditions, as well as dishes from fairs and food trucks.
There’s something here for everyone, from Carrot Risotto and Dry-Fried Sugar Snap Peas to North Shore Fish Cakes; Wild Cherry Jelly; Northland Venison Burger with Wild Rice; Bison, Bacon & Cheddar Meatballs; Busy-Day Pho; Egg Coffee; Gravlax; Varmland Potato Sausage; Hmong Chicken Larb; Tater Tot Nachos; Thai Peanut Caramel Popcorn; Honey Pecan Pie; Classic Pound Cake with Cardamom; and Apple Dessert Hotdish.