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A Foodie Road Trip
This past spring I went on a road trip across the West. When we began…
Mark EngebretsonJuly 5, 2012
A Garden Tea
Would you like to party like it's 1910 every day of the year? If so,…
Mark EngebretsonJune 29, 2012
More James Beard Award winners showed up this week, and we got a new periodical subscription!
More James Beard Award winners showed up this week, and we got a new periodical…
Mark EngebretsonJune 21, 2012
Lemon Cake Top Pudding Recipe
To make up for yesterday's possibly unappetizing offering from the margins of the Robbinsdale Library Club…
Mark EngebretsonJune 14, 2012
The Robbinsdale Library Club
This week I came across an item in the Kirschner Collection that led me down…
Mark EngebretsonJune 13, 2012
New Titles in the Kirschner Collection
One of Mrs. Kirschner's wishes for her collection at the University of Minnesota was that…
Mark EngebretsonJune 5, 2012
Happy Donut Day
For those of you who haven't heard, today is National Donut Day in the U.S.…
Mark EngebretsonJune 1, 2012
Fan Mail
Today I received an email from a friend of the Kirschner Collection. Liz, who blogs…
Mark EngebretsonMay 31, 2012
Home Economics 40: Food Preparation
Today I am giddy because I have found Doris Kirschner's Home Economics 40: Food Preparationnotebook from…
Mark EngebretsonMay 25, 2012
Cooking With the Kirschner Collection: Asparagus & Pancakes
It's asparagus season in Minnesota! I bought two big bunches of it at the farmer's…
Mark EngebretsonMay 11, 2012