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Lifestyle

Squash your Thanksgiving with tips from the Test Kitchen

Chris Kimball, host of the PBS show America's Test Kitchen, shares his favorite recipes for the ultimate Thanksgiving food: squash.

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Minn. couple go 'Far North' to start craft distillery

Minn. couple go 'Far North' to start craft distillery

One evening, Mike Swanson poured himself a whiskey, leaned back and wondered how he and his wife could squeeze more money from grain and smooth over farming's boom-and-bust cycles. The answer came from the glass in his hand.
by Dan Gunderson

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Flying for Thanksgiving? Plan for winter weather delays

Flying for Thanksgiving? Plan for winter weather delays

Snow and ice are forecast for the northeast of the country as a deadly storm that started on the West Coast last week gathers steam Tuesday and powers toward the East in time for Thanksgiving.

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Minnesota Christmas tree buying guide

Minnesota Christmas tree buying guide

Thanksgiving weekend is one of the most popular times between now and Christmas to buy a tree, so we put together some tips for those who plan to get one this year.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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As craft competitors spring up, Summit Brewing tries to keep it cool

Detractors of Summit Brewing would like you to think that the operation is akin to an old man that wants Surly, Fulton, Indeed and all the other punks new to the Minnesota brewing scene out of their yard. A look at craft breweries in Minnesota MAP: Navigate Minnesota’s brewery boom A history of Minnesota breweries, Read more →
by Michael Olson

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LIVE CHAT: The state of Minn. beer

LIVE CHAT: The state of Minn. beer

Join beer enthusiasts from Indeed Brewing, Bemidji Brewing, Jack Pine Brewery and Dayblock Brewing and Rob Shellman of the Better Beer Society for a live discussion of the state of beer in Minnesota.

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Top 8 facts about Minnesota's brewing history

Top 8 facts about Minnesota's brewing history

During the drought before the beer boom it could have been easy to forget that brewing has long been an important presence in the state.

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A history of Minnesota breweries, in GIFs

A history of Minnesota breweries, in GIFs

Brewing has long been an important presence in the state, well before the recent "beer boom." See a map that tells the story.
by Molly Bloom

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MSG, seasoned for a comeback

Umami, that savory fifth taste, has become a sought-after flavor in the culinary scene, but the food additive that embodies it hasn't fared so well. Invented in 1908, vilified in the '70s, monosodium glutamate may be poised to ride the umami wave back to glory.

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