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November 23, 2006 10:00 AM

Turkey Confidential

The stakes are high. The relatives will arrive at any minute, and suddenly indecision strikes: to baste, or not to baste? That is the question, and Lynne Rossetto Casper, host of "The Splendid Table," has the answer.

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November 23, 2006 8:46 AM

The free range turkey difference

Cranberries, stuffing, and of course, turkey are the common foods for Thanksgiving. As you prepare to eat turkey today, consider this: Minnesota is the top producer in the nation of turkeys. The state's turkey farmers raised about 45 million birds this year. One family adding to that number owns Kindred Spirit Farm in Cannon Falls, Minn. Stacey York owns the farm with her husband.

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November 22, 2006 3:00 PM

Time to talk turkey

It's Thanksgiving week, and when it comes to cooking turkey -- some of us are just plain "chicken!" Christopher Kimball of "America's Test Kitchen" has some reassuring advice for nervous cooks everywhere.

by Greta Cunningham

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November 20, 2006 4:38 PM

Recipes from Bonny Wolf

These two recipes are included in Bonny Wolf's book, "Talking with My Mouth Full: Crab Cakes, Bundt Cakes and Other Kitchen Stories."

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November 20, 2006 4:22 PM

Food commentator Bonny Wolf shares her kitchen stories

Bonny Wolf, a food commentator for National Public Radio, says she remembers most life events by what she ate. She shares her memories in a new book of essays, "Talking with My Mouth Full: Crab Cakes, Bundt Cakes and Other Kitchen Stories."

by Greta Cunningham

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November 20, 2006 10:06 AM

Cheese-Rich Oven Omelet recipe from "Hot Dish Heaven"

A classic hotdish recipe from "Hot Dish Heaven."

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November 14, 2006 4:15 PM

Rich Cohen tells it "Sweet and Low"

Writer Rich Cohen's grandfather Ben invented two things that changed US eating habits. First he invented the machine that makes those little sugar packets you find in restaurants. Then he invented "Sweet and Low" the sugar substitute. The family made millions. But the story went sour, and Cohen's branch of the family got cut out of the will. He chronicles what happens in his new book "Sweet and Low."

by Euan Kerr

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November 13, 2006 5:36 PM

A birthday that calls for cake

November 15th is the first-annual National Bundt Day. The people at Minneapolis-based Nordic Ware will be celebrating the company's 60th anniversary of the iconic cake that's round with a hole in the middle of it.

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November 9, 2006 12:01 AM

Oberstar takes charge

Minnesota 8th District Congressman Jim Oberstar is about to become really important in the transportation world. As the ranking Democrat, Oberstar is expected to become chair of the powerful House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in January.

by Bob Kelleher

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November 7, 2006 3:00 AM

"Hot Dish Heaven"

Cathy Wurzer speaks with Ann Burckhardt, author of "Hot Dish Heaven," about this culinary tradition.

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