Savor Dakota Blog

Quesadillas are a simple appetizer that can be created with a variety of ingredients. In this recipe Chef MJ Adams uses pork.

Chef MJ Adams shares a recipe for a salad using an ancient grain, emmer.

Pheasant salad has been served in Aberdeen since World War 2. First offered to troops passing through, the classic sandwich now is shared with folks flocking to town.

Wagner school makes their own ranch dressing to serve to students, creating a healthier option.

Mary Trykoski is a master gardener and says there is room for more people in the program.

Preparing your own salad dressing is easy. Chef MJ Adams shares one recipe.

Chislic is a love it or leave it type of dish with a significant following. The meat treat is typically served using lamb or mutton, occasionally other proteins might be offered instead. Senate Bill 96 would make the skewered meat the official nosh of South Dakota.

Links to the folks interviewed during season two can be found here.

Chef Sanaa Abourezk shares mediterranean dishes from Syria with guests at a restaurant that bears her name. Much can be shared with a community simply by passing a plate.

Chef MJ Adams enjoys cooking with bison and shares a recipe for ground bison empanadas.

Chef MJ Adams shares a recipe for honey apple cake with Marla Bull Bear.

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Wanda Bethke of Purity Seeds shares her recipe for chocolate chip cookies, including flax seed.

There are many reasons to keep bees... to help maintain and support the species and perhaps use some of their honey. Marla Bull Bear discusses both.

Spring brings a greener landscape and an opportunity to add fresh greens to your dinner. Asparagus hunting is a popular pastime among South Dakotans.

W.H. Over Museum in Vermillion hosts an annual Rhubarb Day festival on the first Sunday in June. A historical museum is a fitting place to celebrate a plant with deep midwestern roots.

Viborg, South Dakota was established primarily by Danes... and a few Norwegians. Heritage is celebrated each year during Danish Days. Prior to the event scores of light fluffy orbs are made to serve for breakfast. Aebleskiver, or Danish pancakes, are a treat.