Lifestyle

When Suriya Paprajong arrived in Greenland in 2001, he didn't even have a coat. These days, his eatery in Qaqortoq, population 3,000, is a local favorite, melding Thai flavors with an Arctic twist.

When the DNR asked hunters this season to send in deer spleens to be tested for neonicotinoid pesticides, MPR’s Bemidji correspondent, an avid hunter, volunteered. But it turns out ID’ing a deer spleen in the woods isn’t so simple — even in the YouTube era.

Are you already thinking about what's in your fridge and what you need to make dinner tonight? You're not alone. Melissa Clark, a New York Times food writer and host of a new podcast about weeknight meals, will give tips, tricks and ideas to make dinner a breeze.

More lower-alcohol, lower-calorie beers are being marketed as part of an active lifestyle, and are even being offered after long runs or sporting events. But scientists say to be wary.

Summer’s long gone and winter’s not here yet, even though it feels like it in Minnesota. Despite the lack of warmth and the wait for a full blanket of snow, outdoors experts say there’s plenty to do outside.

Indigenous Peoples Task Force in Minneapolis is preparing to release a baby food next year under the brand name Indigi-Baby. It will be made from traditional Native American ingredients like wild rice, Gete-Okosomin squash and rutabaga.

The giant pot of dark soup brimming with beef, spices and herbs sits near the sidewalk on a busy street in Bangkok, where it is constantly stirred by a member of the family who have owned the restaurant for three generations.

Some costumes you just can’t find in a store. Here are a few folks who took Halloween into their own hands.

Minnesota farmers and distillers are researching how different corn and rye varieties express themselves in whiskey.

Peggy Ryan loves making Halloween costumes. Her 4-year-old grandson loves ships and shipwrecks and asked grandma to transform him into the Edmund Fitzgerald. The result: a Halloween masterpiece.