Recipe: Corn-Crusted Walleye with Pancetta

Cornmeal Crusted Walleye with Pancetta, cauliflower and sweet peas      yield: 2 servings Minnesota walleye is flaky, meaty and has a creamy texture that pairs wonderfully with a light crunch from a cornmeal crust.  The...

Are humans going to go extinct? Well, Minnesota looks pretty good

It's pretty common these days to think about the human race going extinct. From the doomsday clock sitting at 2 and a half minutes to midnight, to Elizabeth Kolbert's Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Sixth...

May is Arbor Month, and Minnesota ♥ trees

One of the best things about living in Minnesota is the abundance of state parks, and the forests and woods that can be found there. From the oak tree or maple you may have...
Celebrating 100 years of food, health, nutrition, education

Celebrating 100 Years of Food, Health, Nutrition, Education

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,...

Tails wagging for donations: Walk For Animals

Attn: animal lovers - Do you love dogs? Do you love fuzzy, fluffy, animals? We have an event for you: The Minnesota Animal Humane Society is holding its 44th annual fundraising walk for animals...

Northeast’s MN Nice Cream sells the most decadent of ice cream creations

Chatting with my friend the other day, we got onto the subject of mini doughnuts (most of my conversations revolve around food...) and he casually mentioned that the State Fair is only about 100...

The Future is Women (chefs included)

Last week, in and around the Twin Cities, the Women Chefs and Restauranteurs (WCR) held their annual National Conference. Well-known chefs and entrepreneurs like Carla Hall, Amanda Cohen, Lidia Bastianich, Elizabeth Falkner, and Gale Gand,...

Opinion: Don’t try to live before you die

"I want to live life to the fullest!" "I want to reach for the stars." "I want to..." "I want to live life before I die." These are not real goals. These are meta goals, and should not...

Congrats! Healthy Minnesotans live longer than most

We put up with a lot here in Minnesota: Winter, second winter, sometimes a third winter, spring maybe showing up, and, of course, the longest season of them all, road construction. But, apparently all of this...

Recipe of the Week: Spicy Peanut Butter Chicken Skewers

Spicy Peanut Butter Chicken Skewers             yield: 4 servings Ingredients: 2lbs, chicken thighs, boneless and skinless, cut into 1” chunks 1/4c Peanut butter powder, (PB2) 2T sea salt, fine 1t turmeric 1t granulated Garlic 2t granulated Onion 2t...