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12 Cozy Recipes for Soup Season

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There’s nothing like a warming bowl of soup on a cold Minnesota day. Try the recipes below for lunch, dinner, or a cozy soup swap with friends. Ask each guest to bring four containers of soup (we recommend quart canning jars), an extra 1-2 cups of soup for sampling, and…

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10 Easy Meals with 5 Ingredients or Less

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Busy schedule? Simplify mealtime with these easy and wholesome dishes that come together with five or fewer ingredients. Pasta with Roasted Tomatoes Pasta + Cherry Tomatoes + Garlic + Mozzarella + Basil Toss tomatoes with olive oil, two cloves of minced garlic, salt and pepper, and roast…

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Build Your Own Bagel Board

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This enticing smorgasbord offers something for everyone and is easy to adjust based on the number of people. It’s perfect for a weekend brunch or spring celebration! Board Ingredients Bagels from St. Paul Bagelry or Rise Bagel Co. (two local, women-owned bagelries featured at the co-op!) Vegetables like sliced cucumbers,…

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Cozy Baked Goods for the Holiday Season

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What better way to spend a cold, snowy day than by whipping up baked goods to share with your loved ones? The recipes below range from unique options like sweet potato bread and pear & cardamom tahini cake to classic flavors like apple spice, pumpkin and eggnog. Click the photo…

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Cranberry Sauce with a Twist

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These unique cranberry sauce recipes offer fresh, new flavors for the holiday table! If you have sauce left over, you can add to sandwiches; use in a marinade for pork, chicken or beef; mix into batches of muffins for a seasonal baked treat; or stir into cream cheese…

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Melon Crostini 2 Ways

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This light, sweet crostini makes the perfect summer appetizer! Base Ingredients 1 baguette, thinly sliced Ricotta or chèvre Fresh mint or basil, for garnish (optional) Watermelon Crostini BASE INGREDIENTS, PLUS: 2 1/2 cups of fresh seedless watermelon, small-diced 1 cup balsamic vinegar 2 Tbsp. honey INSTRUCTIONS: In a saucepan, mix…

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Plant-Based Lunch

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We’ve rounded up a few of our favorite vegan products and recipes to help you pack the perfect plant-based meal to enjoy outdoors! Main Dish: Bitchin’ Veggie Wrap Ingredients:  1 whole wheat tortilla Bitchin’ Sauce 1 cup microgreens 1–2 radishes, sliced ½ cucumber, sliced…

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Winter Soup Swap

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Break up the long winter by hosting a cozy event – a soup swap! It’s a simple way to gather friends together and stock your freezers with soup to warm you throughout the season. Ask each guest to bring four containers of soup (we recommend quart canning jars), an extra…

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DIY Fermented Veggies

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Make summer vegetables last all year long by fermenting them! Fermented foods go through a process of lacto-fermentation, meaning natural bacteria convert the sugars and starches in food to create lactic acid. There are many wonderful benefits of eating fermented foods, especially the nutritional ones provided by probiotics that develop…

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