Tracy Rittmueller is a poet, a writer, a teaching artist, and a Cultural Producer. I had the pleasure of interviewing Tracy last year about Lyricality.org, where Minnesota writers, lovers of poetry, and new writers can come together, to foster the art of empathy through poetry and stories. You can listen to our interview below by clicking on the player.

As we discussed this very important topic, we thought about creating something that we can all connect around. What better than food to bring us all together; to share our cultural differences and learn something new from our friends and neighbors that make up our local neighborhoods and communities?

Tracy’s German ancestors came from Pommerania and Prussia in northern Germany. In the late 1970’s she was an exchange student and went to school in Hamburg, on the Elbe River between the Baltic and the North Sea. Cooks in the home of her ancestors and in her host city Hamburg are known for their many varied fish delicacies, and her recipe honors that heritage.

If you have a heritage recipe and would like to share your story, recipe and pictures to be featured on one of our segments, please send the information to: Kelly@wjon.com.