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Asparagus with Creamy Chive Drizzle celebrates early spring
When the guy at the checkout asked me if asparagus could hold up to freezing temperatures, I thought he was referring to a malfunctioning refrigerator. Then, he put his hands in the air, layering them...
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Daycare teams up with high school students and local hospital to produce...
Getting your preschoolers to eat their vegetables can sometimes be as tough as getting a good night's sleep in a house with a newborn, but Live Healthy Red Wing is determined to gets kids on board...
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Scones made with a baker's gentle touch
I watched intently as Katie Novotny, owner of St. Paul Classic Cookie Co., dumped dry ingredients into a large metal mixing bowl. She used a knife to slash chunks of chilled butter into the same bowl....
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Don't chuck the celery ... make some tasty soup
Any other time, I wouldn't give a second glance to a recipe for celery soup. I use celery when I make a pot of stock, and sometimes I add it to salads and slaws. It goes into mirepoix to use as a...
View ArticleCookbook author to visit Nesbitt's
Beth Dooley, author of "The Northern Heartland Kitchen," will visit Oasis Eatery & Nesbitt's Nursery, Prescott, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday May 12.
View ArticleUnited Way hopes to halt hunger
Kicking off with a food drive called Stamp Out Hunger to be held next week, area organizations are all set to shine a spotlight on their long-term fight against hunger.
View ArticlePostal carriers will collect food Saturday
U.S. Postal Service letter-carriers will collect food while delivering mail Saturday May 12.
View ArticlePlum City bake sale to aid CCD curriculum
St. John's Parish Council of Catholic Women will host a Mother's Day bake sale from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday May 12 at the former St. John's School Hall, 208 E. Main St., Plum City.
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Chocolate-Banana Chia Pudding: It's super easy
When a friend of mine told me her husband was at the grocery store picking up some chia seeds, I did what anyone who watched television in the 1980s would do. I sang. "You mean, ch-ch-ch-chia?" The...
View ArticleTwo food service courses offered
University of Minnesota Extension is offering two courses to help food service establishments meet the educational requirement for certified food managers.
View ArticleTipsy Turtle will hold benefit for 3-year-old
A spaghetti feed will be served from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday May 19 at the Tipsy Turtle, 6690 Sturgeon Lake Road, Welch, to benefit 3-year-old Vayda Kaiser.
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Hooray for hummus: Middle Eastern dip is colorful, healthful
On our way to Hackensack, Minn., to do some last-minute shopping for bee supplies a couple of weeks ago, my beekeeping buddy, Bobbie, and I made a stop at Green Scene in Walker. A container of spinach...
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Spoonriver Cookbook's Rhubarb Cake: Example of love in the kitchen
When you're on the phone with Brenda Langton, owner of Spoonriver restaurant in Minneapolis, you can hear the smile in her voice; you can sense the sparkle in her eyes and feel the passion in her words.
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Confetti Bean Salad can feed a crowd
As I used a wooden spoon to mix up a big bowl full of bright-colored ingredients for bean salad, I thought of what my mom would say if she was with me. "This is the cat's meow." She would say that...
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Slow down, peel away, enjoy Simmered Artichokes
Eating an artichoke for the first time is an experience one remembers forever. Years ago, maybe 15 or so, my friend Cathy taught me how to eat the beautifully shaped green vegetable I'd often stopped...
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Early strawberry season means it's time for cake
I headed straight to my recipe file when I heard a recent news report that Minnesota strawberries are ripening earlier this year. Growers are expecting a sensational strawberry season, with...
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How about salad in a jar?
It's time to pull those boxes of old canning jars out of storage. I'm suggesting this not just because it is the season for pickling asparagus, making jams of fresh berries and rosy rhubarb, and...
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We all scream faux ice cream
I had my eye on an old ice cream maker at an antique shop a couple of weeks ago. I found it when I was crouching on the floor digging through a cardboard box filled with an array of treasures someone...
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Bucket list: Pick blueberries
John and Terry Cuddy have owned Rush River Produce for a quarter century. Now, the farm is the biggest berry U-pick in the region, bringing in as many as 200 people on good weekends.
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