Healthy breakfasts you won’t want to skip
We’ve heard it all before: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
Sometimes, maybe more often than not, it becomes too time-consuming to make an actual well-balanced breakfast before leaving for work, school,...
James Beard? In the Twin Cities, it’s all about Charlie
The Charlie Awards, something like Minnesota's answer to the James Beard Awards, is now in its 7th year.
Named for Charlie’s Café Exceptionale, a Minneapolis restaurant that closed in 1982 after a nearly 50-year run as...
Why the Lexington once mattered, still matters, will matter for years to come
We've seen the accolades and almost-constant press. There's a running joke in the Pioneer Press comments' section about how long it will be until St. Paul's oldest newspaper runs yet another story on the...
Recipe of the Week: Coconut Green Curry with Shrimp
This soup is a great introduction to cooking Thai cuisine at home: A lot of ingredients, but very simple steps. Omit the fish sauce and shrimp for a completely vegan dish.
Coconut Green Curry Soup...
Showdown: Soy Sauce vs. Tamari
Yes, there are differences between soy sauce and tamari: While both are derived from soy through fermentation, they surprisingly have different taste profiles largely due to the presence of wheat. Soy sauce always contains wheat (beware,...
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...
Sushi in the Twin Cities
Good fish, better rice. Sushi is still one of the best meals to share with a group of friends and family (or strangers, for that matter), and the landlocked Twin Cities are getting better...
Recipe: Roasted 5-cheese flatbread
This right here is a real crowd-pleaser: Make to accompany a fun family pasta night, or make it for game night with friends. It works for just about any occasion. Oh, and FYI: There...
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...
What I ate when I was under the weather
Broth is the common cure for almost anything that ails you. We all know grandmas have been taking care of business with their homemade soups and broths since the dawn of the soup bowl,...
