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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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