While St. Patrick’s Day might bring to mind shamrocks, leprechauns and everything green, don’t forget about Irish cooking, especially when it comes...
Recipes
A Trip to the Grocery Store With a Nutritionist
Learn to navigate grocery stores to find the best-for-you food. What are you going to do to take care of your body today? It’s a question that...
There’s More Than One Way To Make a Bloody Mary
Add a spirited mix into your recipes. Someone wants to move from the bar and into the kitchen—and her name is Mary, as in bloody mary. Talk about...
The Proof is in the Pudding
Chocolate gets a lot of attention this month because of Valentine’s Day. While real dark chocolate does provide some nutritional value, most of the...
Simply Delicious and Easy Champagne Cocktail
Champagne over Chambord 1 oz. Chambord raspberry liqueur (Chambord is sweet and doesn’t need additional sugars.) 5–6 oz. Champagne (I would...
Simply Delicious Cast Iron Pork Chops
Warm and cozy comfort food to help weather a Minnesota winter. Winter is in full swing, as are the notorious Midwest snowstorms and frigid...
Best Après-Ski Cocktails To Warm Up With
There is something delightful to be had when opposites meet and wonderfulness ensues. Can we say the same when chilly meets toasty? How about…
Festive Holiday Recipes to Bring Comfort and Joy
Editorial Advisory Board members share their favorite holiday recipes. Can we agree that food is a jack-of-all trades, of sorts? It can be the salve...
Thanksgiving Side Dishes With A Twist On Tradition
Shake up your Thanksgiving feast with comforting and colorful side dishes that put a twist on tradition. Not that we aren’t thankful for the meaty...
Bringing Peking Duck to The Holiday Table
Recipe is the main ingredient for holiday tradition. As we look toward a holiday steeped in tradition—Thanksgiving—it affords an opportunity to...
Creepy Cocktails
Halloween isn’t just for the younger set. Prepare some spirited beverages for your over-21 guests at your own trick or treat celebration. The Zombie...
Treat Students to a Slice of Home This October
Give college-age students a boost with healthy(ish) snacks from local bakers and makers. College students are gearing up for autumn around...
Specialty Kitchen Shop Shares Abundant Recipes in New Cookbook
Cookbook serves recipes that are “tasty and quick.” Interestingly, a farm in rural Darwin, Minnesota, and a 100-acre organic farm in County Cork,...
Stop and Smell the Rosemary
Herbs are one of my all-time gardening favorites because most of them continue to grow and produce all season long. I’ve taken to growing more than...
Heathy Lunch Ideas for Kids
Pile school lunches with healthier, kid-friendly ingredients. Are PB&Js on white bread still a thing? Does anyone stack a sammie with bologna...
Three Suggestions for Refreshing Summer Drinks
With summer in high gear, drinks should be fun and refreshing. Here are a few that top my list: For a new entry in cocktails, I choose Ranch Water,...
Mediterranean Nachos Recipe
While cleaning out my spice cabinet, I came across more than a few bottles of lesser-used, but once-treasured seasonings. Turmeric, cloves, cumin,...
Summer Secret
Memorial Day weekend is the official kickoff of the Bootleg cocktail season. Bootlegs are Minnesota’s version of a Mint Julep/Mojito (favored by the...
No Cheat Kitchen
Food blogger celebrates the taste of home. Nurcan Tosun has lived an international life. After moving from Greece to Turkey with her family when she...
Cheers to Springtime
If you have a bottle of white wine that has been sitting in your fridge for months or a red wine that has spent too long on the wine rack, let’s...
