Eat your greens (especially with miso and lime)
"Eat your greens!" Your mother, or grandmother, might have told you at dinner.
Okay, so my mother did not tell me that growing up - we were a meat and potatoes kind of family -...
5 of the Twin Cities’ best local coffee shops
Most of us don’t need an excuse to drink coffee. And frankly, it seems to be a much-needed life source in the morning so we can somewhat function properly throughout the day. But if...
Summer is Watermelon Season: Here’s What You Should Know
Mark Twain called watermelon, "Chief of this world's luxuries ... When one has tasted it, he knows what Angels eat." I agree with Mr. Twain - but only when it's eaten in...
Starbucks’ latest ploy? Plant-based cold brew beverages
In an effort to appear environmentally-friendly, Starbucks recently placed a ban on plastic straws, and plans to have them out of their stores, all of their stores, by 2020. It makes sense, on some...
Grape stomping will be your new favorite fall activity for 2018
As summer begins to wind down, we all start shifting into fall mode. Everyone breaks out the flannel shirts, and businesses bombard us with pumpkin spice, well, everything.
But, if you’re ready for something a...
Apple-picking season is here! Head out to these sustainable, organic apple orchards
It is officially apple-picking season. Nothing says fall more than heading out to the orchard to pick your own apples, sip on some warm cider, and snag some apple butter or cider donuts for...
Simple Slow Cooker Apple Butter Recipe to Warm You Up This Fall
It's crock pot season. It’s time for warm soups, hearty chilis, and, now, sweet, warm apple butter for your slow cooker repertoire. Your home will smell amazing after you make this easy...
Fashion, food, festivals: 5 events welcome fall in the Twin Cities
Fall is officially here. This means apple orchards, corn mazes, and cozy sweaters. If you’ve already gone apple-picking, however, and also frustratingly navigated your way, finally, out of a corn maze after an unexpected...
How the marshmallow will actually help with your indigestion and heartburn
Okay, so not exactly the white, gooey, explode-in-the-microwave marshmallow we know and love today. But rather, the herb -- marshmallow root. It was only over centuries that we developed the medicinal marshmallow root into...
A farewell to Kelly’s means the end of an era
We were recently watching the 2005 film adaptation of Bukowski's famous Factotum, starring Matt Dillon, Marisa Tomei, and Lili Taylor. Much of the film was shot right here in St. Paul, specifically in the downtown...
