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Food and Drink

'They just start crying': Student food insecurity and debt rising across Minnesota

'They just start crying': Student food insecurity and debt rising across Minnesota

With the rise of inflation and the end of universal school lunches, Minnesota families are finding it difficult to get the groceries they need and pay for school lunches.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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From science fiction to reality, 'no kill' meat may be coming soon

From science fiction to reality, 'no kill' meat may be coming soon

The meat of the future may be cultured directly from animal cells without slaughtering livestock. It's not yet sold in the U.S., but NPR got a tour of a leading start-up and a taste of their chicken.
by Allison Aubrey

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For Thanksgiving, Ina Garten wants you to focus on simplicity

For Thanksgiving, Ina Garten wants you to focus on simplicity

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with best-selling author and host Ina Garten about her latest cookbook, “Go-To Dinners,” and offers cooks of all levels ideas for a successful party.
by Michel Martin and Tinbete Ermyas

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This Minnesota hazelnut can pump up your favorite recipe and the environment

This Minnesota hazelnut can pump up your favorite recipe and the environment

A University of Minnesota-bred hazelnut exemplifies the benefits of regenerative agriculture, and adds flavor to granola and fall salads. Find Beth Dooley’s recipes for them here.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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A century, a pandemic and 13 editions later, Betty Crocker is still your 'helper in the kitchen'

A century, a pandemic and 13 editions later, Betty Crocker is still your 'helper in the kitchen'

A new Betty Crocker Cookbook edition is out this week — despite the pandemic sending its recipe developers home and into bare supermarkets with the rest of us.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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