recipes
Collaboration with MSU chefs has produced a lot of recipes over the years. Here's where you can find the latest recipes and seasonal ones as we release the archive.
Please feel free to use these recipes and to share with family and friends. If you share them on-line or publish them in any way, please follow these guidelines:
- If you’re adapting someone else’s recipe, begin with a short note of the goal and what you looked for, perhaps something you changed and why. Then give credit to the person who you got it from: "Recipe adapted from ___________" and give a link to the original source.
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- If you change the ingredients substantially or completely came up with the product on your own; and you write directions in your own words for how you prepared it, the recipe is your own and you should claim it.

Sautéed Green Beans with Nouc Cham
In this recipe Chef Kurt teaches you how to make nouc cham, a classic Vietnamese dipping sauce. Balance the amount of lime juice, fish sauce and sugar to suit your preference for sour, salty, and sweet. Serve over vegetables or as a condiment for dipping.

Watermelon Salsa
Now’s your chance to switch things up. Watermelon season is a great time to try out this twist on salsa. Easy to make and so refreshing, it’s the perfect summertime side

Spring Pea Crostini
Toast is a hot item! Looking for a fresh, bright spread for your toast? This recipe is the perfect way to showcase your early garden harvest or farmers market find. Hint: make it even easier and just as delicious with frozen peas!

Zippy Coleslaw
Featured in the class "Sensible Sides," this simple coleslaw has a secret ingredient in the dressing that makes it - well, zippy!

Herby Orzo Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
Featured in Sensible Sides summer class, this is not your typical pasta salad! Simple and simply delicious! Makes a large amount. Keeps 2 to 3 days in the fridge.

Que Baked Beans
Want homemade baked beans without a lot of fuss? Let Bush’s get your recipe started. Add a few flavorful extras. Bake until thick and bubbly and a little crusty around the edges for the look and taste of homemade. Enjoy the cookout!

North African Spiced Lamb Meatballs
Meatballs in red sauce are classic all over the world. The spice defines the cuisine. For these lamb meatballs, a sauce might begin with tomatoes or red peppers; season with coriander and cinnamon; finish with fresh mint; then serve over couscous.


Trout Tarragon
In this recipe Chef teaches us to make a simple pan sauce. Sauté to develop fond (incredibly flavorful stuff stuck to the pan) add some aromatics, loosen fond with wine, reduce liquid over heat, finish with butter and fresh herb. For this recipe—tarragon!

Badamaash Pork Cutlet
Chef Kurt’s Badamaash Pork Cutlet, spiced with Indian flavors, won him 2018 Chef of the Year from Michigan Chefs de Cuisine Association! He served it with dumpling and other tasty sides. He says it makes a great sandwich, simply served on a bun!

Wild Rice Tomato Soup
Not your typical wild rice soup, Chef Kurt’s version is loaded with vegetables and grains. And deliciousness! Soups in general are flexible. Feel free to switch out the veggies to whatever suits you. Add this one to your repertoire of warm, cozy meals!

Egg Foo Yung Maitake
Egg foo yung is best described as an Asian omelet containing a mixture of chopped foods and served with a flavorful sauce.