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Spring Lentil Wild Rice Soup

Spring may be technically here, but it was snowing most of the day today, so I am still into warming hearty soups at the moment. It’s the perfect weather lately for staying inside, being cozy and cooking something delicious!  Like this Spring Lentil Wild Rice Soup I recently made!  It was so good I had […]

Creamy Vegan Mushroom Wild Rice Soup

At pretty much every restaurant in Minnesota you will find some version or other of creamy wild rice soup, usually with chicken, and everyone claims that theirs is “famous” and the “best”.  I tried a few growing up, and I never thought any of them were that great, except for the version that my Mom […]

Roasted Sweet Potato Wild Rice Salad

Wild rice is a Minnesota staple.  Especially creamy wild rice soup, which we can’t ever have enough pots of at work, since it flies out of the deli!  But soup is not the only way to enjoy it, hearty salads are awesome too for when you want to have something a little lighter.  I am […]

Savory Lentil and Wild Rice Stuffed Squash

I have always had a thing for squash.  It is the vegetable that I always used to get the most excited about, and when Fall rolled around, I had to have some in my kitchen at all times.  There was a point when I ate it almost every day, and my skin turned slightly orange.  […]

Wild Rice Salad with Chickpeas and Asparagus

Wild rice is big here in Minnesota.  It is a bit spendy, but worth it. It tastes like nothing else, sort of earthy and savory perfect for hearty dishes and it is classic to use in casseroles.  But it is not limited to warm dishes.  It makes wonderful substantial salads as well.  I made a […]