Food

Thank you to everyone who was at Black Bear Casino's Otter Creek Event Center on Saturday!  It was great to see so many friendly faces all united for one goal.  FOOD!

I hope you've already tried at least one of the recipes (or dog-eared the page so you can go back to it soon!) and used some of the samples or prizes you won!

Exciting news was also announced, we'll be bringing the Taste of Home Cooking Show back again next year!

We'll see you next year!

According to a new report from the Center for Retail Research, the most frequently stolen food on the planet is… cheese.

The report says four percent of the protein and calcium-rich (not to mention tasty) food winds up being shoplifted worldwide every year, besting the theft-rates for other items like candy and alcohol and causing cheese to be labeled “high risk” for retailers.

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In Illinois last week, a truck carrying frozen baked goods and bratwurst was involved in an accident, causing its cargo to spill all over I-74. The results were delicious.

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Do you enjoy cooking or food? If so, this show is for you! Taste of Home's national cooking show is coming to the Twin Ports this Saturday at the Otter Creek Convention Center at Black Bear Casino Resort just 20 minutes from Duluth.

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I don't even like Martini's, but I want one now.  This guy is good.  But I would hate to be the person who had to clean up after him during the time he was practicing his craft.

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The new Dr Pepper 10 is only 10 calories and aimed at guys who are to self -conscious to drink "Diet Pop.'  I guess I never knew  guys were afraid to have their man-card revoked if caught with a diet soda? This commercial is hilarious, and hey, it get's the point across. But

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Peeps, the squishy, playful, marshmallow candy have a strange connection to pigs: they contain a pork-derived gelatin!

That’s not a big deal for everyone… except those on vegan, vegetarian, or kosher diets

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When Curtis and Katie bought a new house they had to deal with the gallons and gallons of breast milk they had stored in the freezer of their soon-to-be-old home.

The milk was there because the couple’s two children had spent time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after being born, and they had pumped it out of fear that Katie would lose her ability to produce milk in the absence of a baby to feed.

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The advocacy group One Million Moms aren’t big fans of a new Ben & Jerry’s flavor dubbed “Schweddy Balls.”

In fact, they’re calling for a boycott of the ice cream, whose name pays tribute to a ‘Saturday Night Live’ sketch in which Alec Baldwin plays Pete Schweddy, a man who makes popcorn, rum and cheese balls.

One Million Moms’ statement, released Wednesday, states:

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My daughter has an assignment every week where she has to write a letter to a family member, and then the selected family member writes back.

Last week, my daughter’s letter asked my what my favorite food is

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A grocery chain called The Big Y is pulling all the self serve lanes at their stores because they claim people take to long to get through. I am a big believer in these, and am happy that many stores in the Twin Ports have embraced this.

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It only comes around once a year and it must be that time, because I've seen several Facebook and Twitter posts along with hearing squeals of joy from various people around the office, of course I'm talking about the Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks. Now you can enjoy this delicious treat all year round with this recipe.

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