Description: "In Minnesota and beyond, summer is prime cabin season. The rhythms of cabin life are very familiar to food enthusiast and genial host Stephanie Hansen, who relishes the opportunity to dazzle with simple ingredients from pantry and garden, creating memorable and delicious meals for friends and loved ones. Her family cabin sits far to the north on picturesque Burntside Lake in Ely, Minnesota-a boat ride away from the nearest grocery story and a world apart from the demands of everyday life. From her perch on True North Island, Hansen tells warm and witty stories and shares favorite recipes for the summer months. Cozy dishes like Beef Bourguignon and Rhubarb Skillet Cake are fitting for May and September, while grilled vegetables, corn fritters, and fresh fruit desserts match the relaxed pace of July and August, when lazy summer days unfurl in endless waves. Hansen's straightforward, creative, tasty dishes will nourish those who gather at your table-whether at the cabin or at home. True North Cabin Cookbook offers ample opportunity to savor north woods living at its very best"--
Brief description: Stephanie Hansen is a food writer and blogger. From chatting about local dining on FM 107.1's Weekly Dish to sharing recipes on The Jason Show to highlighting local entrepreneurs and craftspeople through the Makers of Minnesota podcast, Hansen celebrates all things Minnesota. She loves to cook; even more, she loves to eat.
Review Quotes: "Everyone is seeking a simpler, more localized, and home-crafted lifestyle these days, and Stephanie Hansen's True North Cabin Cookbook delivers that by the barrel. You can smell the pine woods, hear the rain on the lake, feel the sun on your skin. Most important, tasting the incredible recipes gets everyone to their True North."
Andrew Zimmern, award-winning host of Bizarre Foods, What's
Eating America, and Family Dinner
Zoë François, host of Zoë Bakes "True North Cabin Cookbook is a collection of useful, family-friendly recipes and sweet remembrances of time spent at the lake. Stephanie Hansen covers the Minnesota favorites, but with updates that add a little metro sophistication, too. With crowd-pleasing meals, drinks, and desserts, this book will become a well-thumbed heirloom to take to the cabin or use at home."
Robin Asbell, author of Plant-Based Meats: Hearty, High-Protein Recipes for Vegans, Flexitarians, and Curious Carnivores "True North Cabin Cookbook is an invitation to gather with Stephanie Hansen's family and friends and enjoy the seasons up north with stories and recipes. Here you'll find the aroma of delicious food coming out of the kitchen and off the grill. Get comfy in your deck chair, help yourself to one of Dolores's shortbread cookies, and get ready to laugh, cry, and cook."
Patrice M. Johnson, author of Land of 10,000 Plates: Stories and Recipes from Minnesota "You don't need to own a cabin by a Minnesota lake to appreciate the love of family, friends, and good food embedded in every page of Stephanie Hansen's True North Cabin Cookbook. We are invited to enjoy a season on True North Island, where mouthwatering recipes are laid out month by month, using ingredients at their absolute best, in recipes both simple and sophisticated. "True North is an intimate cookbook, full of Stephanie's lively stories and favorite dishes, accumulated over decades of cabin life. I felt like I was cooking along with Stephanie in her cabin kitchen, sipping a refreshing cocktail and enjoying a beautiful view of her
beloved Burntside Lake."
Meredith Deeds, coauthor of The Big Book of Appetizers, The Mixer Bible, and 300 Sensational Soups; Star Tribune Taste columnist "Stephanie Hansen has infused the rustic simplicity of Minnesota cabin cooking with big, fresh flavors woven into family stories. Hansen is a wonderful cook and a gracious hostess, and I loved this peek into her delicious life at the lake. Is there such a thing as the perfect hostess gift? I say yes, and it's this charming book."
Stephanie A. Meyer, author of Twin Cities Chef's Table: Extraordinary Recipes from the City of Lakes to the Capital City
"Thoroughly 'kitchen-cook friendly' in organization and presentation, True North Cabin Cookbook is an extraordinary and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, family, professional, and community library cookbook collections."
Midwest Book Review