By Jackie Varriano
From The Seattle Times
When Amy Thielen is looking to let off steam on Friday nights, she cooks dinner for friends. Sometimes it’s for no occasion at all; other times it’s for big, blowout celebrations, holidays or birthdays. Thielen and her family live in rural northern Minnesota; “In my corner of the world, in-house entertaining is more than a way of life—it’s pretty much our only option,” she writes in the introduction for her latest cookbook, “Company.”
