Give college-age students a boost with healthy(ish) snacks from local bakers and makers. College students are gearing up for autumn around...
Recipes
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...
Don’t be a Chicken
Kowalski’s Markets has received Best Rotisserie Chicken awards multiple times, including as recently as last October. Roasting a chicken at home can...
Celebrate the Luck of the Irish
St. Patrick’s Day—when it comes to this day, many people become Irish, wearing a bit of green or having a beer. For people like me, I am Irish every...
Shake Up Treat
Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Even if you’re not Irish, can we admit that leprechauns, rainbows and pots of gold give us a great excuse to celebrate?...
Buddha Bowls Offer Easier Way to Pack Mealtime Nutrition
A few months ago, I happened across a 2017 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report stating that only one in 10 adults meets the...
Dress Your Brussel Sprouts in Velvety Goodness
I get excited this time of year, when Brussels sprouts are in season (through mid-February) because it gives me a reason to make one of my all-time...
It’s Lunch
Author unpacks tales and travails from school lunchrooms. Were you hot or cold? Did you have coveted snacks to share, or did you spend time at the...
Grain Elevators
Add a touch of history and new flavor profiles to your menu. Why does pasta get so much of the culinary glory? Granted, it transforms dishes, comes...
Let’s Talk Turkey
What do you really know about Thanksgiving’s ubiquitous dinner guest? Somewhere, someone in your family or friend circle (or maybe it’s you!) is...
Shake or Stir Your Way to a Great Cocktail
It’s time to prep for Halloween and Day of the Dead. This hearty cocktail pairs with colder weather, and it’s also great for entertaining. Shaken...
A Goulish Good Time
We dissect a brain full of party planning ideas sure to make your monster mash a smashing success. Concept 1: The Alchemist/Mad Scientist. Go with...
Don’t skip a good, healthy breakfast.
For many of us, some form of cereal is a staple in the morning meal rotation. Boxed cold cereals and precooked grains are convenient and can be...
