Local chef talks family, flavors and finding joy in home cooking. When Birchwood Village chef Matt Ellison lost his restaurant job during the...
Dining
How to Create Your Own Festive Hot Chocolate Board
Heat up your festivities this season with a hot chocolate board. What’s not to love about grazing boards? The modern entertaining essential has...
Bring a New Side Dish to the Thanksgiving Table
Not that we aren’t thankful for the meaty bird, but why is turkey the cynosure of Thanksgiving meals when side dishes are the real reason we pass...
Local Beekeeper Tastes Sweet Success
Neighbors share their passion for beekeeping just in time for National Honey Month. Andy Sorenson didn’t know much about bees when he decided to...
Make the Most Out of Your Local Farmers’ Market with These Tips
Local garden expert shares tips for your next farmers market excursion. While we humans often care a lot about living a healthy lifestyle and taking...
Kid Friendly Summer Drinks
It’s the weekend. You have friends coming over, and they are bringing their kids. You have the food and cocktails planned, but what are you giving...
Best of Summer Gardens
It’s mid-summer in Minnesota, and that means two things: 1. Produce farms and home gardens are ready to drop an abundance of fresh produce; and 2....
Homemade Pizza Ideas for Summer
I think pizza is by far one of the best things you can make on an outdoor grill. During the summer, I grill pizza at least once a week. Our bakery...
Grilling Glossary for Summer
What’s the word on your grilling skills? Word has it that it’s National Grilling Month. While the summer entertaining season is just heating up,...
Stop and Smell the Rosemary
Last summer my husband built me a new garden, complete with raised beds, storage for supplies and a gate to keep out the “neighbors,” AKA deer and...
Local Hmong Farm Mhonpaj’s Garden Breaks Down Benefits of Greens
Garden expert weighs in on the benefits of leafy greens. Sick of romaine? Take your daily portion of greens up a notch with some of Lee’s favorite...
Bootleg: Minnesota’s Take on Mint Julep
Memorial Day weekend is the official kickoff of the bootleg season. Bootlegs are Minnesota’s version of a Mint Julep/Mojito (favored by the Kentucky...
Pop the Cork on Crémant
Let’s lift a glass to spring entertaining and celebrations. Popping the cork on a bottle of bubbly can fill a room with celebratory spirits. As we...
The Spice of Life
I’m returning to work this month after a weeklong staycation, and I’ve spent a ton of time inside recently, engaged in activities both cozy and...
Simply Entertain
I love to entertain, whether it’s for a planned dinner or an impromptu gathering of friends. Here are my rules and some go-to wines that make this...
More Than A Cup of Coffee
A generation gathers at Keys Café each week for a morning sip and conversation. Every Tuesday morning at Keys Café starts the same as it has for...
From Bowl to Soul
Minneoats crafts specialty oatmeal bowls and granola. When people think of oatmeal, they might typically imagine a bland, brown bowl of mush. But...
Drink to Your Health
Enjoy nutritious meal-replacement shakes or supplement after a workout. Whether you’re just waking up or wrapping up a stressful day, stop by Bear...
Going Green with Buddha Bowls
A few months ago, I happened across a 2017 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report stating that only one in 10 adults meet 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...
