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Rick Bayless says: "Through the steeply mountainous terrain of Guerrero, from Acapulco up through Taxco, Thursday is green pozole day, a day to close up shop in midafternoon and adjourn to small pozole 'restaurants'--many of them only makeshift arrangements of...
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Every time I get close to buying one of those fancy new G1 phones, something seems to get in the way. On Friday, it was the Bloomingdale's One-Day Home Sale. I drove down to the MOA to check out the...
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Here's a little something to mark on the calendar for next Friday:Purchase a pumpkin and receive a prize from a participating NE business, and the first 50 participants receive an I ♥ NE pint glass. More details at NortheastMinneapolis.com.
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October is Vegetarian Awareness Month (and probably for a few other less important things), and today kicks it off with World Vegetarian Day. If you don't know why meat is bad for your health, then you might not read enough....
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(Last week was a little quiet around here, I know. Pick up the September 25th issue of vita.mn to find out what I was so busy doing.)Sen Yai Sen Lek Thai Rice & Noodles is now open on Central at...
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These recipes are dedicated to my big sister, business owner and mother of my increasingly mouthy six-year-old nephew. After years of dabbling, it seems she has finally committed to meat-free eating. (Perhaps next she will commit to ethical vegetarianism and...
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Aaron Landry: New St. Paul Punch Pizza up to parJohn Ewoldt: 60% discount on Restaurant.com certificatesLJ Twin Cities: The best kitchen sink omeletChandrew: WTF Aldi
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Tom "Hotpants" Horgen gave us a great rundown of Oktoberfests going on in the Twin Cities the next few weeks, and I want to add one more that sounds like a good time (especially for food lovers). The Mill City...
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Perhaps my comment to Ranty in this post would make a good conversational blog post on its own:I've developed awesome (if I do say so myself) vegetarian versions of pozole and menudo, the latter one I especially love because of...
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I ran into a friend this weekend [WHO I GUESS DOESN'T STOP BY THE HOUSE OFTEN ENOUGH] who also happens to read this blog and he asked me if the food posts and recipes here are really typical of things...
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Every time anyone has asked me if there's any food I miss since I stopped eating animals 8 years ago, the answer is always the same: White Castle.The onions, the melty cheese, the pickles, the mushy white buns; these are...
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- The Northeast Jimmy John's is now open, behind The Quarry in the spot that was vacant forever next to Rosacker's Floral. Now there will be even less parking in miniature lot, but at least we have another food option....
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I don't have a garden aside from herbs (basil, thyme, cilantro, epazote) but, strategically, I'm friends with a lot of people that either grow vegetables or have easy access to homegrown vegetables. Yesterday, I was the happy recipient of the...
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Guys, Pamela Z. is kicking my ass in the Mission Foods recipe contest. And all she's bringing to the table is some rice. Let's see those votes! Just enter whatever email address you want here, then paste this link into...
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At the suggestion of a few friends, I’ve finally decided to put my kitchen intuition to the test and enter a recipe contest. This is for Chefmom.com’s “What’s For Dinner Tonight” contest and it's sponsored by Mission Foods. The payoff...