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Kitchens of Hope, Cookbook by Linda S. Svitak and Lee Svitak Dean; photos by Tom Wallace

New!

Immigrants carry more than hope as they cross oceans and traverse continents to come to the United States. They hold tightly to stories and recipes, remembrances of what they left behind. More than 30 contributors from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, with 58 recipes, offer a glimpse into their lives and kitchens.

Available for preorders in bookstores everywhere or online through:

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University of Minnesota Press

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Book cover showing six varieties of delicious cookies on a marble background. Titled "The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book: 100 Best Recipes from the StarTribune's Holiday Cookie Contest

Bigger and bigger

With 50 new photos and 35 new recipes, the The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book offers the COMPLETE set of winners for two decades of the Star Tribune Cookie Contest, plus more personal commentary and recipes from Lee and Rick! Start your ovens and test run more than 110 recipes with this one-of-a-kind cookie book, with Lee and Rick as your guides.

Available in bookstores everywhere or through Amazon, Barnes and Noble,  or Indie Books.

The Great Minnesota Cookie Book by Lee Svitak Dean and Rick Nelson - Award winning recipes from the StarTribune's holdiay cookie contest

Who bakes cookies better than Minnesotans?

The Minneapolis Star Tribune has tapped into the public’s psyche for its Holiday Cookie Contest. Find the 80 best cookie recipes from the contest’s first 15 years in The Great Minnesota Cookie Book (2018), written and photographed with colleagues Rick Nelson and Tom Wallace. The book was a finalist for the cookbook awards of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) .

Available at bookstores or through Amazon, Barnes and Noble,  Indie Bound, or Bookshop.org.

Come One Come All - Easy Entertaining with Seasonal Menus - by Lee Svitak Dean - 125 Recipes from the Minneapolis Star Tribune Taste Section

Find a terrific menu to go with that party you are planning.

Come One, Come All: Seasonal Menus for Easy Entertaining (2008) offers 32 options for the gatherings we encounter, from fall harvest celebrations to summer picnics, winter celebrations and spring bridal showers. Many of the menus first appeared in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.