Tune in Thursday morning Talk cookies -- and restaurants -- with Rick Nelson on Thursday at 10 a.m., when he joins Kerri Miller on Minnesota Public Radio's "Midmorning" on KNOW 91.1 FM.
Cookies on the radio, online and more
Go to startribune.com Bookmark our easy-to-navigate archive -- where you'll find all 42 winning recipes from eight years of the Taste Holiday Cookie Contest -- at startribune.com/cookies.
Find more recipes Discover three more reader-submitted favorites that we couldn't resist -- Peanut Croquettes, Lemon Curd Coils and Cranberry-Lemon Sandwich Cookies -- at startribune.com/taste.
Meet our bakers Meet our five bakers -- and sample their cookies -- as they bake and discuss their recipes at a fun-filled event in the Baking Lab at the Mill City Museum on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. The museum is at 704 S. 2nd St., Mpls. Admission is $5 to $10; call 612-341-7555 or go to www.millcitymuseum.org.
Go to our blog Buying pistachios -- the key ingredient in our winning recipe -- isn't as easy as it sounds. For details on where we encountered the best deals on raw, shelled, unsalted pistachios, go to startribune.com/tabletalk.
about the writer
The 23rd installment of the beer fest will take place Oct. 12 at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis.