Recipes Archives - St. Croix Valley Magazine

Toast to the Holiday Season With Uplifting Cocktails

There’s so much to love about seasonal cocktails. These winter mixed drinks can stir nostalgia and holiday spirit in just a sip. Made with seasonal...

How To Use Vanilla Bean Paste

Drinks, Ingredients, Local Makers, Noteworthy, Recipes

Ever wonder about how to use vanilla bean paste? Sara and Andy Kubiak, founders of Vanilla Bean Project in Lakeland, share that vanilla bean paste...

Create Your Own Luxury Picnic Experience

Drinks, Outdoors, Recipes, Shops

Elevate your beach and boating excursions with a sustainable picnic spread. This issue is devoted to highlighting the best of the best in the St....

Homemade Elderberry Syrup Recipe

Outdoors, Recipes, Wellness

One of Heather Mashuga’s favorite foraging finds is elderberry. It is found in the area and has healing properties that are used to aid the immune...

Cheers to Cranberries

Ingredients, Noteworthy, Recipes

There’s a myriad of ways to enjoy cranberries this season. Here’s a look at the differences between a few favorites: Cranberry relish is raw, fresh...

Pinch ‘N Rub Shares Sweet Recipes Infused With Flavor

Ingredients, Local Makers, Recipes

Bake something to write home about this holiday season. When the holiday season rolls around, so do the family recipes we’ve come to cherish. But if...

A Season for Hotdish

Noteworthy, Recipes

I’ve lived in Minnesota for nearly three decades, but I didn’t grow up here. Hotdish wasn’t part of my culinary upbringing. Sure, I knew Tuna...

Taste the Rainbow With This Colorful Salad

Noteworthy, Recipes

I don’t think anyone needs to be taught how to make a salad. It’s one of those things like toast or tea that no one needs a recipe for. Salad bars...

Make the Most of Berry Season

Ingredients, Noteworthy, Recipes

Blackberries are a great source of fiber and vitamins C and K, but mostly they’re just delicious. They’re also easy to incorporate into all types of...

Croque Madame

Noteworthy, Recipes

These days, more than ever, I favor one-skillet meals. Very rarely will I drag out more than two pans to make anything. This recipe, however, takes...

Made With Love Chicken Recipe

Noteworthy, Recipes

My husband learned early on in our relationship that I had serious skills in the kitchen. I learned early on that he loved any pasta dish with...

Homemade Swedish Meatballs to Bring to the Holiday Table

Noteworthy, Recipes

I’m a fan of many, many world cuisines, and I’m lucky to have the opportunity to explore the foods and recipes of other cultures as a part of my...

Craving and Carving All Things Pumpkin

Ingredients, Recipes

Schiltgen Farms shares pumpkin growing tips, plus pumpkin-flavored recipes from Lunds & Byerlys. There’s nothing more iconic to the month of...

Easy Air Fried Pork Bites Recipe

Noteworthy, Recipes

I recently moved and, in the course of packing, went through the process of cleaning out my kitchen cabinets. I was particularly focused on weeding...

Homemade Dog Treat Recipe

Noteworthy, Pets, Recipes

I’ve written many recipes for loved ones over the years: sister, daughter, son, husband, mother-in-law, best friend and so on. However, there is one...

Fish Dish to Support Healthy Skin

Noteworthy, Recipes

I’ve been obsessed with makeup since I was a preteen. As I’ve “matured,” I’ve discovered that the secret to any truly great look starts with really...