Join me and co-author Linda Svitak as we talk about "Kitchens of Hope" on June 6 at the Gammelgården Museum in Scandia, Minnesota, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. The museum honors Swedish immigrants, who founded Scandia, as well as all immigrants to a new country. Gammelgården is a open-air museum that is focused on Swedish immigrant heritage in the United States. It's a nice drive from the Twin Cities!!

Join us as we talk about "Kitchens of Hope" on May 16 at the Gammelgården Museum in Scandia, Minnesota, from 10:30 am to noon. The museum honors Swedish immigrants, who founded Scandia, as well as all immigrants to a new country. Gammelgården is a open-air museum that is focused on Swedish immigrant heritage in the United States.

Rick Nelson and I will be joining the Star Tribune Taste crew at the annual Holiday Cookie Contest extravaganza on Thurs., Dec. 4, at 11 am, at Southdale Center (main floor), where this year's winning cookies will be available for tasting. Rick and I will be signing copies of "The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book," with its first 20 years of winning recipes.