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Everyone has heard of 3M, General Mills, and Pillsbury, but did you know that companies such as Best Buy, Digital River, Chun King, and the Greyhound Bus Company began in Minnesota as well? In Enterprising Minnesotans we read stories of the diverse men and women throughout Minnesota's rich history who have created exceptional businesses. Here are portraits of people driven by an entrepreneurial spirit to found enduring enterprises from 1849 to the present, including Cargill, the Mayo Clinic, Andersen Windows, Ecolab, Schwan's, and Leeann Chin, Inc.

Meet visionaries such as Cadwallader Washburn of Washburn-Crosby (eventually General Mills), James J. Hill of Great Northern Railway, Colonel Lewis Brittin of Northwest Airlines, and Earl Bakken of Medtronic. Experience the adventurous spirit of James Madison Goodhue, who established the Minnesota Pioneer newspaper, and African American journalist John Quincy Adams, founder of the Appeal, now the Minneapolis Spokesman-Recorder. Find out how Rose Totino, a daughter of poor Italian immigrants, advanced from running her own pizzeria to perfecting the production of frozen pizzas, to becoming a multimillionaire top executive with Pillsbury. Learn about the strength of entrepreneurial families like the Daytons and Fullers, and partnerships such as Jimmy Jam Harris and Terry Lewis, who turned their own successful careers as musicians into an influential R and B production company, Flyte Tyme Records.

Through fascinating stories, Enterprising Minnesotans honors the creativity, tenacity, and boldness that enabled these men and women to transform their dreams into success.

Stephen George is a management consultant and business writer based in the Twin Cities. He has written four management books and corporate histories of Dain Rauscher and Pella Corporation.

Marilyn Carlson Nelson is the chair and CEO of Carlson Companies, a company founded in 1938 by her entrepreneur father, Minnesota native Curt Carlson. She was recently named one of the "most powerful women in business" by Fortune magazine and is a member of the Minnesota Business Hall of Fame.

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This digital document is an article from Directors & Boards, published by Directors and Boards on September 22, 2008. The length of the article is 402 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Book it: best bets for board reading: from a roundup of new books, leadership insights on executive humility, CEO tone deafness, managerial development, the problem with pocket vetoers, and interweaving the work/life fabric.(LEADERSHIP)
Author: Marilyn Carson Nelson
Publication: Directors & Boards (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2008
Publisher: Directors and Boards
Volume: 33Issue: 1Page: 46(1)

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This digital document is an article from American Scholar, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2007. The length of the article is 646 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Nine Times Nine, on Awe.(Poem)
Author: Marilyn Nelson
Publication: American Scholar (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 76Issue: 1Page: 71(3)

Article Type: Poem

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Rumors of Troy is a complied group of poems inspired by Homer's the Iliad. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Chief Executive (U.S.), published by Chief Executive Publishing on August 1, 2003. The length of the article is 2181 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Global Heavyweight: Marilyn Carlson Nelson waited nearly a lifetime to become CEO of Carlson Cos. Now she plans to take the top travel services firm to greater heights.(Profile)(Biography)
Author: David Saltman
Publication: Chief Executive (U.S.) (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2003
Publisher: Chief Executive Publishing
Issue: 191Page: 40(4)

Article Type: Biography

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A marvelous collection of 50 haiku honoring hotdish, as well as 30 tantalizing oriental hotdish recipes.(Hotdish is a popular term for casserole in the upper midwest.)Our sort-of Zen Master Poets meditate upon the eternal mysteries of hotdish, a cuisine that originated in the Midwest and spread as far as–well–the Midwest. Written by Pat Dennis (author of Hotdish to Die For), Mary Hirsch (former writer for Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion and author of I Wake Up Beautiful & Other Fantasies), Dean Johnson, Mary Monica Pulver, Jeremy Yoder, Lance Zarimba, Codey Livingood, Peggy Jaegly, Thea Miller Ryan, Marit Livingood, Marilyn Victor, Wendy Nelson, Sandra Thomas and Dale Wolf.Recipes include such oriental hotdish favorites as:Crouching Chicken–Hidden Veggies, Buddhist Temple Basement Hotdish, Seven Samurai Five Can Hotdish and Buddha’s Lutefisk Delight. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Very entertaining
Even if you don't cook, this book is a hoot to read - especially if you're at all familiar with "Hotdish". The Haiku is priceless, and even the names of the recipes are funny.

Depending on where you live, you may just know this type of recipe as a "casserole". Most of the recipes consist of a can of some sort of soup, a starch (rice, noodles or pasta), and some sort of protein. Mix it all up with some other ingredients, and throw it in a baking dish. Voila!

There are recipes with meat, poultry, fish, seafood, and vegetarian, so there's probably something for everyone. I've made several of the recipes, and my husband enjoyed them all.

This would be a great gift.

I like casseroles, but personally rarely use canned soups. If you'd prefer a home-made substitute for the canned cream-of-something soups in the cookbook, you can use the following:

2 Tbsp. butter
2 Tbsp. salad oil
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt
10 ounces milk (whatever fat content you prefer)
2 mushrooms or a rib of celery or some chicken bouillon to make cream-of-mushroom, cream-of-celery, or cream-of-chicken (optional)

Heat the butter and oil then add flour and salt, stirring to make a roux. Add mushrooms, celery, or bouillon if desired and cook about a minute. Add milk and stir until thickened. Use instead of one can of CONDENSED cream soup.



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Vocabulary of 1000 words. ... Read more