Food and Drink

February is heart health awareness month. I know, it’s pretty much March already. My friends continuously give me grief for being perpetually late on many occasions. (It’s something I’m working on.)

Sweet and Sour Braised Beef, yield: 4 servings Ingredients: 2.5lbs beef chuck 1 red onion, large dice 2 cloves garlic, minced 3ea ginger, fresh slices about ¼in thick 5ea scallions 7ea fresh thyme sprigs 1/2c black tea 1c beef stock 2T soy sauce or...

We’ve all been there before: You’re out with friends, your stomach is grumbling, it’s getting late, and then comes the dreaded question, “Where do you want to go eat?” At best, the question will...

I have to admit - I love bread. English muffins, croissants, breadsticks, bagels, toast, warm buttery rolls... Frankly, I’m perfectly content just gnawing on a baguette. And I know I’m one of the lucky...

St. Patrick’s Day is coming up quick - I got the reminder when my drive home was rerouted around a mass of green-cladded runners racing through St. Paul for the O’Gara’s Irish Run. And...

The James Beard Foundation, named for, and created in honor of the late champion of American cooking, presents the pinnacle of culinary arts, the James Beard Award, each year to the chefs, restaurants, and...

Trying to keep up with all the latest health trends and parsing out which foods are best for your health, frankly, can be frustrating enough to send you straight to Taco Bell or diving...

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...

MAND, the Minnesota Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, is an organization committed to keeping food and health inextricably linked, and to the education of why that is so important - for anyone,...

I'm not one to use store bought seasoning mixes, and, until recently I hadn't used many dried herbs or spices. I always wanted that "fresh" and "from scratch" flavor. I did, that is, until...