The post discusses recreating okonomiyaki sauce inspired by Tokyo, using fruit and savory ingredients like apple butter. A recipe for acorn squash stuffed with wild rice and topped with apple butter gravy is presented. This dish adds depth of flavor and texture, merging influences from Japanese cuisine with Great Lakes tradition.
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Recipe Haiku #1: Ramp Toast
Simmered ramp butter, Lightly toasted sourdough bread, Over easy egg.
Smoked Whitefish with Bean Puree
On a recent trip to Minneapolis, we had the opportunity to have lunch at Owamni, named James Beard Foundation - Best New Restaurant in America for 2022. If you've been following along at home you might remember our Land Acknowledgment post where we lauded Chef Sean Sherman as one of the most compelling voices in [...]
Roulade of Duck Breast with Butternut Squash
This is the second of a three part series which utilizes indigenous foods and traditional cooking techniques as inspiration, placing indigenous traditions into a new context. We are taking direct inspiration from the work of Sean Sherman aka The Sioux Chef (see some of his ideas here), and we continue our exploration with duck. (Our [...]
Elk Meatball with Charred Wild Leek and Plum Sauce
This is the first of a three part series which utilizes indigenous foods and traditional cooking techniques as inspiration, placing indigenous traditions into a new context. We are taking direct inspiration from the work of Sean Sherman aka The Sioux Chef (see some of his ideas here), and we begin with elk. Elk once roamed [...]
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