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Appetites: Beth Dooley's light meals for hot days

Appetites: Beth Dooley's light meals for hot days

Stock up on fresh vegetables and cook up grains and beans to have on hand for quick, satisfying salads, like Beth Dooley’s “Chickpea and Farro Salad.”
by Tom Crann

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Bicycling and bike routes surging ahead in Minnesota

Bicycling and bike routes surging ahead in Minnesota

Are you riding a bike more? MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a bicycle advocate and a bike educator about the jump in pandemic pedaling and how streets and trails are changing to encourage more biking.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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A ruff month alone in the BWCA, Luigi the dog comes home

A ruff month alone in the BWCA, Luigi the dog comes home

A big black dog who goes by the name of Luigi, returned home this week after spending a month in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The dog was separated from his owners during a portage near the Sawbill Trail.
by Cathy Wurzer

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'Like medicine from God': Wisconsin cherry orchard offers taste of home for immigrant families

'Like medicine from God': Wisconsin cherry orchard offers taste of home for immigrant families

On a single day each year, dozens of people from the Twin Cities and Western Wisconsin flock to Maple Leaf Orchard to get their fill of sour cherries. It's one of the only places you can find tart cherries in the region — and for that reason, it's been a draw for many immigrant families that use them in their cooking.
by Megan Burks

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Lutunji's Palate is built with purpose, fortified with love

Lutunji's Palate is built with purpose, fortified with love

Lutunji Abram finally has her own kitchen after years of selling her famous cobblers at local markets. She took us inside her new cafe to share her secrets for the perfect cobbler and how she hopes to help others find their purpose.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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Cool dishes for hot weather 

Cool dishes for hot weather 

Who wants to sweat over a hot stove in summer? MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two food writers about delicious ideas for salads and other inexpensive dishes to try when food prices and temperatures keep going up and up. 
by Angela Davis, Samantha Matsumoto and Maja Beckstrom

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