I love making savory fruit salads with summer fruit, especially cantaloupe, watermelon, and peaches. While calling this a “recipe” is...

Every year, the Minnesota State Fair has some really fabulous new foods and some really disappointing new foods. That's why it's...

I went to the Minnesota State Fair four times this year, for a total of 34 hours and approximately 53,000 steps/22 miles walked. I tried...

Everyone has their must-have food items at the State Fair. People from other states are always surprised to see the diversity of foods at...

On Tuesday nights, Chef Shigeyuki Furukawa turns his Kado no Mise sushi restaurant into an intimate Kaiseki tasting menu experience. It's a must-try dinner, and we try to go a few times a year.

A delicious spring meal at Myriel in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Ensuring success in table-free, utensil-free, and one-handed eating since 2025

If you've spent more than about one hour with me, you know that I am a proud member of the Rancho Gordo Bean Club, which is essentially...

This post is a tribute to Leslie Jones' verse of SNL's "Back Home Ballers." It is also in honor of my friend Carl who loves a grain...

ACTION OPPORTUNITY: Friday, February 28 is an economic blackout - a day of no shopping (except local/small businesses)! Join me in not...

I travel quite frequently for fun and occasionally for work. I like to think I have gotten packing down to a science, and today I shall...

Two of the most important and oft-debated* topics of our time are pizza styles and pizza toppings. Thus, today I have decided to present...

Clare's 2024 gift guide

It's been years since I put together my own holiday gift guide, but this year I have decided to bless you all with one. As a fierce...

Michelin 3-star in Florence, Italy and the first woman-owned restaurant outside of France to be awarded three Michelin stars On our...

I recently saw Hayden Haas' recipe for cheesy pumpkin pasta on Tiktok and got very inspired to make it myself. However, when I went to...

From the series "The Art of Subtly and Benevolently Manipulating People into Having Fun or How to Host a Dinner Party" One of the most...

I'm not a PSL lady but I am a pumpkin foam cold brew lady and a Culver's salted caramel pumpkin concrete mixer lady. Here is my ode to...

The second part in this series will focus on arguably the most essential element of hosting a dinner party: the dinner itself. I typically b

For our first installment of the hosting series, I'll focus on event structure and planning ahead. These steps can be done weeks (or even mo