Recipe of the Week: Apple Butter Bread
This is an adaptation of mom's famous banana bread recipe. I found myself with oodles of apples this fall, and had to make apple butter or face losing them completely. Slowly, but surely, finding...
Charcoal: Naughty or nice?
Charcoal: Not just for naughty children at Xmas time. Consuming and applying activated charcoal has become all the rage, found in everything from fancy lattes to detox remedies and facial cleansers. Powdered charcoal is...
Remedies For Your Spring Allergies
Spring weather came early year. With the joys of spring, however, come seasonal allergies as well. We have such a small window of lovely weather here in Minnesota that it’s a shame...
SPOTLIGHT: Ombibulous in Northeast Minneapolis
"As for me, I am prepared to admit some merit in every alcoholic beverage ever devised... and drink them...
Brandon Randolph’s Comfort Food to Get You Through the Cold
Wet, warm and cloudy. Not ideal weather for Minnesota in January. While it isn't frigid cold like it was a week ago, I still crave some wholesome, warm, eat-until-you-want-to-hibernate type of food to make the...
Snow cream should be a Minnesota thing, but it’s not. Yet.
Snow in the American South is a rare occurrence. Or, at least what we in Minnesota consider a healthy snowfall. But that is perhaps what makes it so special for those living south of...
An afternoon spent on St. Anthony Main
The sun is shining. It’s a sunny 67 degrees, with a light breeze coming off the Mississippi River. I am on the patio at Vic’s Restaurant (201 Main St. SE). It’s the end of April...
Defining a City By Its Food: 17 Uniquely St. Paul Dishes
Much poetry has been written as an ode to the city; the place where we were born and/or raised, that has shaped us. Poetry, pictures, paintings and films. We look for these...
The 5 grocery delivery services in the Twin Cities you should know about
Too busy to go grocery shopping, or just plain hate it?
You're not alone. But there are other options: Eat out every meal, live off of freeze-dried emergency food packets, or, drum roll please, have...
Best dog-friendly patios in the Twin Cities
Patio season is upon us. After being cooped up all day at work, and all winter inside, there’s nothing quite as satisfying as relaxing in the sunshine out on a patio with tasty food...
