Recipes
The 2024 Minnesota Star Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest is now open
Attention bakers: Get those creative juices flowing; this could be your year.
September 5, 2024
Recipes
Sarah Kieffer’s Minnesota spin on Texas sheet cake
Sarah Kieffer’s updated version has a deeper chocolate flavor, candied nuts and can still feed a crowd.
September 4, 2024
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Another saucy use for zucchini: tzatziki
When paired with poached salmon, it is an easy but impressive dish.
September 4, 2024
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Singing the praises of Pasta alla Norma
The famous Sicilian dish was named after the opera “Norma,” and both are masterpieces.
September 3, 2024
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Sunday supper: Classic Biftekia and Chips
It’s a Greek spin on a burger and fries, but with no bun and the addition of a flavorful dressing.
August 30, 2024
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Don’t let summer pass without trying this easy, cheesy salad
Crispy Parmesan is the exclamation point on this bean, fennel and arugula salad recipe.
August 29, 2024
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Quick pickling captures summer in jar
Extend the best of summer’s produce with this simple process.
August 28, 2024
Food & Culture
Meet Minnesota’s hot dish ambassador – and it’s not Tim Walz
Frazee’s Amber Estenson has cultivated a large online following for her folksy tribute to Minnesota cooking as That Midwestern Mom.
August 21, 2024
Recipes
A hot honey recipe that spices up everything from salads to dessert
The sweet-spicy combination is as old as Rome’s honey-black pepper wine, German ginger snaps and Thai sweet chile sauce.
August 21, 2024
Recipes
Recipe: Celebration of Fall Bundt Cake
Minnesota baker Nicole Aufderhar plans to enter a version of this cake in this year’s State Fair.
August 15, 2024
Recipes
Sweet or savory, fruit soups add chill to mealtime
Experiment with the fruits and flavors when making this fun summer recipe.
August 14, 2024
Recipes
Fresh tomato sauce gives eggs a spicy, summery home
The recipe for Summer Eggs in Purgatory is a riff on the African staple shakshuka, and an easy weeknight meal.
August 13, 2024