Monthly Archives: December 2010

Garlic, Chickpea, Spinach & Potato Soup

By infood | Published: December 30, 2010

Adapted from Nicola Graimes Vegetarian Cookbook, 2002. Last week, Minnesota beat the 1969 record for the snowiest December ever documented. This could only mean one thing: it’s officially soup season. I found an intriguing recipe for a delicious and simple one-pot meal. The product: a thick, flavorful dish that’s a little on the spicy side, [...]

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Seven-Layer Bars

By infood | Published: December 29, 2010

The holiday season is the perfect time for family, friends, and… food. Particularly sweets. At IN Food Marketing & Design, we have been doing our fair share of enjoying many holiday goodies lately, including these Seven-Layer Bars. This simple recipe calls for only seven ingredients. Seven sweet, delicious layers of sinful goodness. Ingredients: 1 cup [...]

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Traditional Traditions

By infood | Published: December 23, 2010

It should come as no surprise to anyone that we are dedicating a post to holiday food traditions – we are a food marketing agency. However, it did come as a surprise to us how traditional our traditions are. The ancient, time-consuming, not always entirely appetizing dishes we surround ourselves with around the holidays are [...]

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Holiday Indulgence

By infood | Published: December 20, 2010
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‘Tis the seasonings for… numerous test batches, multiple recipes and a few expletives before finally creating the perfect batch of sea salt caramels. Caramels have a reputation for being tricky, but when we came up with this year’s holiday gift we thought, “how difficult could it be?” Turns out, very difficult. After much experimentation and [...]

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Burger Bonanza!

By infood | Published: December 15, 2010

Burgers have been a hot menu trend in 2010 and I have really enjoyed seeing all the creative ways chefs in the Twins Cities have taken the bunned bandit to new levels. That is why it saddens me to learn that popular burger spot, The Nook, burned down this week. The good news is The [...]

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Brand Test: Frozen Pizza – Rising Crust – Nov. 13

By infood | Published: December 9, 2010

Turns out we have not grown past our young, reckless college appetites. It is a well-known, and well-respected fact that frozen pizza is appropriate at any time, day or night, at any temperature. And while Jack’s and Tombstone are just as common on college campuses as beer and textbooks, we decided to class it up [...]

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Brand Test Initiation: American Cheese – Oct. 11

By infood | Published: December 6, 2010

We are well aware this is not the most glamorous or gourmet product. But it’s a staple, and we have all had it at one time or another in grilled cheese. Be honest – you have. Brand Contenders: Crystal Farms Kraft Kowalski Best Taste: Kraft Best Melt: Crystal Farms And unfortunately the Kowalski brand fell [...]

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