Basil Parsley Pecan Pesto

Loon Organics owner Laura Frerichs shares a very simple recipe for pesto, which includes parsley and pecans.

Food & Drink, SidesCynthia SutterJuly 13, 2020Laura Frerichs, Loon Organics Farm, News from Loon Organics Farm, Recipe Tips, Recipe, Basil Parsley Pecan Pesto, Spirited Table®, MN Summer BountyComment

Greek Salad

This recipe is adapted from The Art of Simple Food by Alice Waters. This is the salad that our winter food dreams are made of!!

Food & Drink, SidesCynthia SutterJuly 3, 2020Laura Frerichs, Loon Organics, Loon Organics' Farm News, Recipe Tips, Recipes from the farm, The Art of Simple Food, Alice WatersComment

Farro & Vegetable Summer Salad

Farro is an ancient Italian staple with twice the protein and fiber of today’s wheat and is a great addition to soups and stews. In this recipe, the farro can be made ahead a couple of days, refrigerated until needed and perfect for your backyard BBQ!

Food & Drink, SidesCynthia SutterJune 27, 2020Vicki Brunsvold, Farro & Vegetable Summer Salad, Spirited Table®, outdoor gatherings, backyard barbecues, Recipe, Italian Recipe Tips, Farro = Italian stapleComment

Roasted Carrots with Spices

Celebrate Herbs and Spices Day with this fabulous way to use carrots and spices to yummy up your summer fare.

Food & Drink, SidesCynthia SutterJune 9, 2020Vicki Brunsvold, Roasted Carrots with Spices, Summer Vegetables, Recipe, Summer Veggie Tips, Celebrate Herbs & Spices Day-6/10Comment

Moroccan Style Carrot Salad

Many variations of this salad appear throughout the mid-east: some use mint instead of parsley or a combination of the two, others omit the cumin or use vinegar instead of lime juice. This recipe is the closest to the one I grew up eating with my family.

Food & Drink, SidesCynthia SutterJune 6, 2020Zehorit Heilicher, Spirited Table®, Recipe, Recipe Tips, Moroccan Style Carrot Salad, mideasttomidwest.com, Mideast to Midwest™, Seasonal SaladsComment

Thai Coconut Chicken Soup (Tom Kha Gai)

Try this Thai recipe from Katie Chin and follow her Cooped Up Cooking with Katie! PLUS! Katie and her daughter Becca are doing a virtual Cooped Up Cooking segment on New York Live (a news/lifestyle show which airs on the NY NBC affiliate) today Friday (5/22) at 12:30 pm ET:).

Food & Drink, SidesCynthia SutterMay 22, 2020Katie Chin, Katie Chin Thai Cookbook, Cooped Up Cooking with Katie, Recipe Tips, Recipe, Spirited TableComment

Zesty Tomatoes

This recipe for Zesty Tomatoes is a great choice for summer entertaining as you can marinate them up to two days ahead. A great side dish for ribs, barbecued chicken or top a leafy green salad.