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Lifestyle

Celebrating without the turkey

Thursday is Turkey Day, a day for feasting on fowl. But what about people who don't eat turkey?

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Marian Biersdorf's pumpkin pie recipe

Here's the Festal canned pumpkin pie recipe perfected by Marian Biersdorf.

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The pumpkin pie lady

Homemade pumpkin pies will be on lots of Thanksgiving day tables for dessert. And whether they know it or not, the pie eaters in our region have Minnesota's Marian Biersdorf to thank for blazing a culinary trail. Thirty years ago Biersdorf used her college training and the memory of her mother's recipe to create what many of us know as the traditional pumpkin pie.

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Chocolate: how sweet it is

For some, chocolate fuels a food obsession. A renowned dessert maker and author talks about her own fascination with the quintessential sweet.

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The science behind good cooking

The mysteries of cooking explained by the founder and editor of "Cooks Illustrated" magazine.

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Indoor plant ideas from the Garden Guru

Plant care moves indoors as outdoor yard chores wind down. How to get your houseplants in shape and other advice from Midmorning's Garden Guru.

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Stogies under the stars

On Thursdays they're out there, somewhere in the city of Duluth. The Cigar Club from the University of Minnesota, Duluth meets once a week. The club members can't smoke inside on campus, so they take their meetings on the road. Each week, they choose a different outdoor spot to light up and just hang around. The club is an official student organization, but the rules are few, and the meetings are mellow.

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Building into the sky

Homebuilt aircraft enthusiasts often cite the Wright brothers as their role models. One hundred years ago the Wright brothers designed, built and flew the first homebuilt aircraft. These days there are more than 23,000 homebuilts licensed by the federal government, with 1,000 more being assembled every year. A Wisconsin man's homebuilt aircraft is the focus of a new children's book on aviation, timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of flight.

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More fall garden advice from the Garden Guru

More yard and garden advice with Deb Brown.

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Fall's the time for cleaning and preparing yards for winter

Midmorning's Garden Guru, Deb Brown answers garden questions and helps guide our fall yard chores, including watering and protecting plants against the winter.

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