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Publication day! Immigrant stories and recipes from more than 30 countries, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Timely and inspirational (we need that now!) with terrific recipes. @UMinnPress #pubdate #newcookbook
Delighted to be one of the finalists w a book on immigration and food traditions w Kitchens of Hope
Three wonderful Foreword INDIES finalists!
House on Rondo (Juvenile Fiction)
My Seven Mothers (Autobiography & Memoir)
Kitchens of Hope (Cooking)
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ALT Book cover of Kitchens of Hope: Immigrants Share Stories of Resilience and Recipes from Home, compiled by Linda S. Svitak, Christin Jaye Eaton, and Lee Svitak Dean. Plated spices, peppers, and peppercorns shown beside geometric shapes and woven textiles. Title in lower left against a blue background.
Look what's on the summer reading list: a book on immigration and food (says this happy co-author)
Page-turners that are new and hot right now: Thanks @mspmag for this excellent list that includes @petergeye @LeeSDean @StaciaKalinoski and Deborah Jiang-Stein!
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Out today: Kitchens of Hope, a glimpse into the kitchens and lives of immigrants from more than thirty countries, with tasty recipes including curry, mole, biryani, pho, and more. Co-compiled by @LeeSDean.
#PubDay #NewCookbook #KitchensOfHope

ALT Cookbook cover for Kitchens of Hope: Immigrants Share Stories of Resilience and Recipes from Home, compiled by Linda S. Svitak, Christin Jaye Eaton, and Lee Svitak Dean, photography by Tom Wallace. Plated spices, peppers, and peppercorns shown beside geometric shapes and woven textiles. Title in lower left against a blue background.
Tonight on Almanac at 7 p.m.:
- @MNSteveSimon on ballot recounts and high voter turnout
- @ProfDSchultz, @HamlineU, on President-Elect Trump’s incoming administration
- Authors @LeeSDean and Rick Nelson share their new cookbook "The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book"
Thrilled to be part of the 2025 spring books that represent the centennial year of @UMinnPress, with “Kitchens of Hope”
Announcing our Spring/Summer list of books—extra special as they will publish during our ✨centennial✨ in 2025.
Feat: @LeeSDean @DerekSDenman @petergeye @joshua_gooch @StaciaKalinoski @amyklobuchar @professahKwate @WilliLempert @AlexMenrisky @julesod2
z.umn.edu/ss25
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Cookies, cookies, cookies: The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book is here! 100 best recipes from 20 years of the @StarTribune 's holiday cookie contest, compiled by @LeeSDean and @RickNelsonMN
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Can't-wait-to-read books in November include the latest from Richard Price, @LeeSDean and @RickNelsonMN
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The wait is over: ‘The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book’ is out Nov. 5 startribune.com/the-wait-is-…
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People! There's an update/expansion on the way of @RickNelsonMN and @LeeSDean 's must-have cookie (contest) cookbook from @UMinnPress in November. It's gorgeous! The @StribGoingOut book room also has the new @richardosman and new @theholdsteady children's book
Welcome back to the book room with @HewittSTrib 😀 every week our books editor opens some mail and we get to enjoy it! 📫
What a treat to read this delightful interview of @ricknelsonmn tinyurl.com/v4ewt4rt
Big news from the cookie world: Thrilled to announce The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book, co-authored with
@RickNelsonMN based on recipes from you-know-where but for every sweet tooth. Fall pub; pre-sales now. @UMinnPress @StarTribune
Always a delight to hear from @ChefJoseAndres on Spain, family and food tinyurl.com/2p8u97s6 @ArtfulLivingMag
Delighted to see chef @karyntomlinson of #myriel in the WSJ food section wsj.com/articles/easy-fried-…
A look at the past, when Mikhail and Raisa Gorbachev visited Minnesota startribune.com/the-soviet-u…
A stormy night to remember in a covered wagon at the Ingalls Homestead in SD (think Laura Ingalls Wilder) startribune.com/on-the-laura…
Always happy to interview Minnesota's most prolific cookbook author, Beatrice Ojakangas tinyurl.com/4bva7br5
Delighted to have a virtual chat with @senatormayukh on food and immigration and his brilliant new book, Thurs, 2-24, 6 pm CST. Details at asimn.org. Preview interview @startribune tinyurl.com/2p9xytwz 📷Christopher Gregory-Rivera @AmSwedInstitute
Cookies, cookies, cookies! Start your ovens for the 19th annual @StarTribune holiday baking contest. Deadline 10/22 strib.mn/3Bjw9cb






















