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Local Dairy Farmer Starts Side Business Crafting Cheese Boards
The Grater Good offers beautifully-created artisan cheese and meat boards, hearty bread baskets and cheese tasting sessions. Between Hydes and Rice...
Talking Turkey: Do You Know Your Thanksgiving Dinner Vocab?
Don’t wing it when it comes to your Thanksgiving dinner. There are a few Thanksgiving meal camps, including the Tried and Trues and the Let’s Do...
Cooking Game for Thanksgiving Dinner: Recipes, Tips and More
Local food blogger Michele Phillips offers recipes and tips for cooking duck, pheasant and Cornish hens for Thanksgiving dinner. Our more than...
Need a New Use for Your Summer Tomato Harvest? How About Jam?
Use your late-summer harvest in a surprising way with this tomato jam recipe. Come September, home gardeners are looking for new ways to utilize...
Pack Your Picnic Basket and Head to One of These Local Parks
The Lake Minnetonka area features several picture perfect parks for picnicking. Lake Minnetonka Regional Park This park offers an abundance of...
Discover the Fun of Morel Hunting Season
The rich rewards of hunting spring mushrooms. May brings the hunt for morels, the most coveted of Minnesota mushrooms. With their honeycombed caps...
How to Pair Cheese, Wine and Chocolate for a Perfect Valentine’s Day Spread
Local cheesemongers and wine experts share their recommendations for a perfect Valentine’s Day spread. Whether you’re hosting a romantic dinner,...
Want Fresh Fruit in Winter? Try Crab Apple Trees
Eating winter’s underappreciated abundance. In January, winter sets in, typically with the coldest days of the year. Local fresh fruit seems a...
What’s for Dinner? Try These Simple, Delicious Recipes Featuring Red Bench Bakery’s Baguettes
Red Bench Bakery's Andy Mooney provides a litany of simple yet delicious meal ideas that all start with the same thing: a baguette. The baguette is...
Best Friends Make Snacking Easier with Darling Pickle Dips
Darling Pickle Dips are all made with pickled vegetables, cream cheese and white beans. Sara Doherty and Britt Jungerberg met in the cafeteria at...
Summer is the Season for Mushroom Foraging in Minnesota
Summer mushrooms are a delicious delight. August is a month of mushroom magic in Minnesota. Mushroom “roots,” known as mycelium, do their work...
A Guide to the DelSur Empanadas Menu
This article originally appeared in the story Heading South in the April 2019 issue. Many cultures around the world have a version of the...
Perfect Honey and Cheese Pairings from Ames Farm
This article originally appeared as part of the story Bee-utiful Terroir in the April 2019 issue. To find out how you can help struggling bee...
Delano Farm Serves Up Single-Source Honey with a Side of Education
Local farm produces single-source honey, with an eye on educating the public about ailing bee populations. Click here for some perfect honey and...
3 Tips for Growing Produce at Home from MasterChef Junior’s Ariana Feygin
Veggies and herbs are easy—and fun—to grow at home. Here’s where to start. Grow your own herbs. Last year, I started growing all my own herbs in the...
Minnesota State Fair’s Bee Superintendent Battles Bad Buzz
Hannah Hallahan has the bug for bees. Read about the secret behind the State Fair's Bee Beard demonstration here. Hannah Hallahan knows that grimace...
A Writer’s Adventure Amassing Sap for Syrup
A writer’s observations about the arrival of spring. This month, warmer daytime temperatures that drop below freezing at night create a pressure...
L’More Chocolat in Wayzata Does European Treats Right
An antique pink door marks the entrance of the European chocolate shop on downtown Wayzata’s Lake Street. Step over the threshold into L’More...
Lake Minnetonka Beekeeper Produces Honey and Promotes Healthy Bees
Minnetonka Gold adds sweetness to life. “It’s a labor of love. It’s a puzzle you can’t figure out. It’s cost-prohibitive, it’s a time drain and it’s...
