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Bite Of MN: Three Bean Chili With Delicata Squash And Kale
How did you spend your time during this weekend’s blizzard? I was happy to have nowhere to go and spent a lot of time in my kitchen cooking up treats, snacks, and all around good food. It also gave me...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Winter Food Blahs
As a typical Minnesotan, I talk about the weather a lot. Sometimes I marvel at the beauty of freshly fallen snow and other times I curse it. Today was one of those cursing days as I sat in gridlock...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Baked Kale Chips
By Crystal Grobe, Cafe Cyan Every day, magazines and television shows are talking about a new superfood. Blueberries and spinach have had their time to shine and now the spotlight is on kale. It just...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Sunflower Seed Granola
By Crystal Grobe, Cafe Cyan Based on the comments from the last post, there appears to be a lot of breakfast eaters in the Bite of Minnesota readership. Since I can’t make the Baked Aporridgy every...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Herb Gardens
By Crystal Grobe, Cafe Cyan In preparation for the long weekend, I put together my to-do list and a top priority is planting. After a visit to the farmers market and Shady Acres Herb Farm last...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Spring Onion Quesadillas
Spring onions are simple yet essential items in summer meal preparation and are readily available at farmers markets in the Twin Cities. I first spotted them at the Mill City Farmers Market a couple...
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Bite Of MN: Fresh Air Lunch, Food Truck Style
Since I work on the west side of the Twin Cities, I was envious of my food-loving friends who raved about their food truck lunches in downtown St. Paul. Everything looked so good and when my husband...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Roasted Tomato Bruschetta
As expected around this time in the summer, cherry tomatoes are overflowing and we’re experiencing the same thin in our garden. We have two large planter boxes holding yellow pear and sweet sungold...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Cauliflower, Talk Of The Market
If you follow the Minneapolis Farmers Market, you’ve likely seen promotions for their product of the week. Back when I was filming my Bite of Minnesota segment for the WCCO Morning Show, I’d highlight...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Curry Spiced Zucchini
Last week McCormick presented the 2012 Flavor Forecast to the members of Home Economists in Business, HEIB for short. The forecast highlights six themes in flavor trends for the new year and it calls...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Zucchini Tart
It was a busy weekend at the market with an abundance of colorful produce at every turn. Crates of melons, bushels of tomatoes and peppers, and plenty of green made up the color palate as I walked the...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Whole Wheat Blue Cheese Crackers
We’re just a couple of weeks into football season, so it’s time to think about dishes that are easy to eat while watching the game. Football season or not, we tend to graze in our house on Sundays,...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Lemon Sage Wine Mustard
Each year we have a garden (a patio container garden), and each year we rush to use or preserve everything at the end of the season. This year we’ve been pretty good about preserving as we go along:...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Caramelized Onions With Cabbage And Ham
(credit: Crystal Grobe) Happy Holidays! Thanksgiving went off without a hitch and was full of food and family. We did two Thanksgivings this year — one with turkey and one with ham so that offered some...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Smoked Salmon Belly Spread
For the last couple of summers, we’ve been receiving a salmon share from Sitka Salmon and it has been wonderful. Not only do we receive five pounds of salmon each month, we also received an early...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Roasted Rhubarb Sauce
Rhubarb is one of my favorite spring snacks. I enjoy the crisp and tart flavor and since it’s packed with water, it makes for a healthy snack. However, I ruin the healthiness by dipping it in salt so I...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Spicy Grilled Summer Squash
Is everyone still recovering from the 4th of July weekend? Whether or not you had time off from work, it was a beautiful weekend. It’s one of those weekends that us in the Midwest cherish, slathering...
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Bite Of Minnesota: U of M Dairy Salesroom
I’m always on the hunt for hidden food gems throughout the Twin Cities. Whether it’s a farmer’s market in the dead of winter or a roadside farm stand, I like to share my good finds. One such find is...
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Bite Of MN: Blueberry Picking Season
Let me share my blueberry picking struggles from this past Saturday. Don’t worry, it isn’t too dramatic or long, but it was a good reminder of how flexible one needs to be when seeking out seasonal...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Sausage And White Bean Cassoulet
It is cold. There’s no denying that we’ve been experiencing some cold temperatures lately, causing our bodies to crave warm comfort food. Food of substance. Food that makes the house smell good. As...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Broccoli Cashew Stir Fry
Looking for more ways to infuse vegetables into your diet? A stir-fry is a quick and easy way to do it. Plus, it’s a great opportunity to use bits and pieces of vegetables left in the crisper drawer....
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Bite Of Minnesota: Spicy Brussels Sprouts
It was deceivingly warm for March, which continues to trick the mind into thinking it is already springtime. The recent snowfall served as a reminder that we still have a ways to go for those crops to...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Buttermilk Onion Rings
After the cold depths of winter, it’s delightful to throw open the windows and get some fresh air circulating through the house. There’s something about the smell of fresh spring air that brings...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Forbidden Black Rice With Hazelnuts
Do you ever come across an ingredient that looks intriguing but you have no clue how to use it? If you’re anything like me, you buy the ingredient and store it for what seems like an eternity. It...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Spring Market Finds
As soon as we start to have warm weather and sunshine, the talk turns to farmers markets and we start to get antsy about cooking fresh and local again. Typically at this time, the abundance of produce...
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Bite of Minnesota: Treats From Swedish Crown Bakery
Disclosure: Items were received free of charge. Wouldn’t it be glorious to have treats delivered to you all of the time? Imagine my excitement when I got a text from the WCCO offices saying I had an...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Gyst Fermentation Bar
There are times when a restaurant opens and upon first visit, I vow to eat my way through the menu. Over the past year, there have been several restaurants that had me singing their praises from day...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Adult Freeze Pops
When we hit the dog days of summer (you know, those summer days with unusually-warm temperatures), frozen treats are oh-so-craveable. Popsicles, fudge bars, ice cream sandwiches, you name it. If it...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Blueberry Margaritas
The last 10 years have been filled with blogging, trying out new recipes and spending a lot of time in the kitchen. My life has revolved around food, gathering ideas and listening to others talk about...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Healthy & New Fair Foods
Yep, it’s here … well, almost here. The Minnesota State Fair opens on Thursday and I am not prepared at all. Typically I have lists upon lists that cross reference new foods, old favorites and the best...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Grilled Peaches With Vanilla Frozen Yogurt
This time of year is great for wandering around the neighborhood and taking in the sounds and scents of the approaching fall season. A little leaf crunch here and the waft of grilling there, it makes...
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Bite of Minnesota: Fresh Figs With Crumbled Goat Cheese
I’m pretty sure I grew up never seeing a fig or even knowing what they were. When I did start to notice figs, they appeared to be a strange fruit with squishy insides and deemed too expensive to try on...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Homegrown Foods Pizza
As someone who keeps up on trends, especially when it comes to local food and drink, imagine my surprise when local company Homegrown Foods reached out and asked me to try their meal delivery service....
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Bite Of Minnesota: Roasted Salmon With Winter Vegetables
I remember the first time I had fennel. It was in a tomato vegetable soup at Hell’s Kitchen, the restaurant in downtown Minneapolis, back when it was at its old, smaller location on 10th Street. I...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Citrus Date Muesli
With 2015 ending in a fast-and-furious way, planning for 2016 was nearly impossible. Between family commitments, workload and general craziness during the holidays, a quiet moment to ponder upcoming...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Roasted Winter Vegetables
Desperate times call for desperate measures and during frigid temperatures like these ones, I don’t have patience for cold spots in our house. I use any excuse to turn on the oven to complete the...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Crispy Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Do you ever go on a streak of making the same dish over and over again until one day, POOF, it’s gone and you’re onto something else? It happens to me often, especially when cooking seasonally since...
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TC Tastes – Asparagus
Isn’t it nice when a restaurant offers an assist on the journey to eating seasonally? Don’t get me wrong, I love a good buttermilk fried chicken sandwich, but I also love to eat my veggies. It’s a...
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