We’re not even halfway through spring, but we’re already looking forward to fall — if only because that’s when three new local baking books will be released, including a follow-up to “The Great ...

Twenty years of contest-winning cookie recipes have been gathered into one cookbook, “The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book.” Lee Svitak Dean and Rick Nelson were involved with the Star Tribune’s Holiday ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — A longtime food editor and restaurant critic teamed up 20 years ago to start an annual holiday cookie contest. Rick Nelson and Lee Svitak Dean cooked up the Star Tribune Holiday ...

Authors Lee Svitak Dean and Rick Nelson bake live in studio with Kaomi Lee. Authors Lee Svitak Dean and Rick Nelson bake live in studio with Kaomi Lee. Almanac is available to stream on pbs.org and ...

Cold winters call for warm kitchens and cookie baking, especially around the holidays. The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book, a compendium of Minnesota’s rich baking traditions and innovative recipes, ...

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