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Farming on Earth can be challenging enough with intensifying droughts and climate events. But a team of researchers is trying to figure out how to grow food on Mars — and they might have found a way. Pooja Kasiviswanathan joined Appetites to share her breakthrough research.

To kick off this year's Hispanic Heritage Month, Amalia Moreno-Damgaard joined Appetites to talk about the connection between culture and cuisine and share a spicy rabbit stew recipe from her latest book, “Amalia’s Mesoamerican Table".

On the last Appetites, Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl made some predictions about which new state fair foods will get the glory. She returns to see how they held up and fields questions from fairgoers in a special live broadcast from the fairgrounds with MPR News host Tom Crann.

The Minnesota State Fair is upon us, and all of that food can be daunting. So we called on Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl to get us prepped for what to eat — and also what to avoid.

Minnesota is known for many things — its over 10,000 lakes, the birth place of Prince, Minnesota nice and frozen tundra — but what about muffins? Doug Mack wrote about the history of state foods, including Minnesota's state muffin.

Revival Chef Thomas Boemer offers tips to smoke meat at home.

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.”

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.

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.

Grilling season is in full swing, and maybe you've already had your fill of burgers and hotdogs. So All Things Considered turned to chef-entrepreneur and cookbook author Amalia Moreno-Damgaard for ideas to help us get out of our grilling comfort zones.