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February, 20
A Hustle of Love: X2 Pastries Bakes Their Favorites for You
St. Paul's X2 Pastries is a “hustle of love” according to Xiong Xiong. “We get to bake for ourselves, the products we think are the most delicious and delightful, and we then share it with all of you.”
Healthy and Happy Food Relationships: Kelsey Endres of Eat Me Bakery
Kelsey’s rich flavor palette for Eat Me Bakery's custom cakes, bundts, buns, and bars ranges from basil to pistachio. Vanilla and chocolate are consistently the most popular cake and cupcake flavors.
Meet Minnesota’s Cottage Food Community: Breaking Down Barriers to Building a Registered Food Business
The very legalization of Minnesota’s cottage food enterprises is a major accomplishment. The 2021 amendments increased the sales cap per registered individual and added pet treats for dogs and cats as a cottage food product. “We’ll keep working to educate the public about the importance of registering and how to run a business safely,” said Shelley Erickson. “It’s essential to recognize what it means for a business to have registered and why that’s important both for the business owner and their customers.”
Bean to Bar: Carobeans Single Origin Chocolate Delights
Caroline Houghton of Carobeans knew that she was serious about chocolate when she bought her own melanger to grind cocoa beans into chocolate. Carobeans is an artisan bean to bar chocolatier based in St Louis Park, MN.
Sweet release: Fiddlesticks Bakery makes gluten free taste so good
Jenny Casper relaunched Fiddlesticks Bakery, her Eagan cottage bakery, in the fall of 2023 with gluten-free celiac-friendly cinnamon rolls.
Simple, Seasonal, Sweet: Savoring Minnesota’s Seasons with Earthtani Bakery
Toni Luschen's baking celebrates the harmony of Minnesota’s seasons and flavors. Her rotating menus include many ingredients harvested and preserved from her own yard. What she doesn’t grow, she sources on her weekly trips to the St Paul Farmers Market.
