A Pageantry of Art & Cheese

We jumped at the opportunity to cater Caché, a local art extravaganza at the Casket Arts Building, the newest warehouse of creativity in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. The event will feature glasswork, textiles, painting, and one of the city’s hottest jewelers Sarah Michaela Design.

Chowgirls is sponsoring the event and catering opening night on Saturday, November 22, from 6-9 pm. We’ll have spiced hot cider and holiday cookies, an assortment of other finger foods as well as our Holiday Cheese Pageantry. Please come enjoy the art and food on this wintry weekend.

Sample this at Caché and enjoy it at your own holiday party!

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Tis the Season for Comfort Food!

I spent the weekend making comfort foods, including a French soup – bouillabaisse borgne - with fennel, garlic, potato and tomato (The latter two ingredients were grown by my husband in our backyard gardens.). I snagged the recipe from “A Good Day for Soup” by Jeannette Ferrary & Louise Fiszer (Chronicle Books). I added a bit more herbs de Provence and still turned out a delicately flavored soup. I highly recommend this recipe.

I also prepared my Stroganoff recipe. Chowgirls made a vegetarian version with mock duck that was thoroughly enjoyed by the staff and members of the East Side Food Co-op at their annual meeting. My friend Steve used the beef recipe with great success to feed the campaign workers for Al Franken (we’re keeping our fingers crossed for you, Al).

Here are PDF recipes for both vegetarian and beef versions of Chowgirls Stroganoff. Enjoy on a chilly day!

Chowgirls Beef Stroganoff

Chowgirls Mock Duck Stroganoff