Rick Nelson
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Dining and FoodNelson and Taste editor Lee Svitak Dean are publishing "The Great Minnesota Cookie Book: Award-winning recipes from the Star Tribune's Holiday Cookie Contest" (University of Minnesota Press) in October 2018.
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Recipes
Need a baking project? These two cookie recipes are your answer
Takes on baklava and stollen were adored by the judges, but are too complex for average bakers. We're trying them anyway.
December 1, 2022
Taste
10 favorite recipes from 20 years of the Star Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest
Of the 100-plus recipes that we've published since 2003, these 10 are Rick Nelson's favorites.
December 1, 2022
Taste
Meet the winning bakers of the 20th annual Star Tribune Holiday Cookies Contest
These five bakers won us over with sugar, spice and everything nice.
December 1, 2022
Variety
Nicollet Mall, once an urban oasis, is now flowerless
The parklike greensward of the rendering for the planned remake doesn't match the current stark reality.
September 2, 2022
Variety
The story behind the makeover of the 50-year-old IDS Crystal Court
How the remake of the 50-year-old icon of downtown Minneapolis came to be.
July 1, 2022
Migration Catchall
The story behind the makeover of the 50-year-old IDS Crystal Court
How the $5 million makeover, five years in the making and a model of sensitivity and ingenuity, came to be.
July 1, 2022
Variety
Minnesota honeyberries are bursting with flavor and possibilities
They're at home anywhere you'd use a blueberry.
June 22, 2022
Variety
5 decades of Twin Cities Pride: How a handful of marchers grew to a half-million strong
As the celebration marks its 50th anniversary, we trace its history through the words of the people who lived it.
June 17, 2022
Variety
The story behind the makeover of the 50-year-old IDS Crystal Court
How the remake of the 50-year-old icon of downtown Minneapolis came to be.
July 1, 2022
Migration Catchall
The story behind the makeover of the 50-year-old IDS Crystal Court
How the $5 million makeover, five years in the making and a model of sensitivity and ingenuity, came to be.
July 1, 2022
Variety
Minnesota honeyberries are bursting with flavor and possibilities
They're at home anywhere you'd use a blueberry.
June 22, 2022
Variety
5 decades of Twin Cities Pride: How a handful of marchers grew to a half-million strong
As the celebration marks its 50th anniversary, we trace its history through the words of the people who lived it.
June 17, 2022