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Kim Ode has been with the Star Tribune since 1985 in a variety of jobs. She currently writes Variety features and leads the monthly Baking Central feature in Taste.
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Rock around the block

Block parties are a summer ritual, but some neighbors in south Minneapolis have taken neighborliness to another level, year-round, for generations.

Updated: July 30, 2012, - 03:15 PM

What's cooking: All about Julia

Also: Chocolate day at the Arb and a sustainable celebration.

Updated: July 26, 2012, - 11:20 AM

Refrigerator cakes provide a cool respite

Baking Central: The cakes are a timeless dessert - simple to assemble, yet stunning on a plate as it provides a cool end to a warm evening.

Updated: July 26, 2012, - 11:16 AM

Rare white buffalo calf dies on Minn. farm

A kick might have killed the calf, born on July 4th on Avon farm.

Updated: July 20, 2012, - 07:12 PM

What's cooking: Smoothie moves

Smoothie moves Perfect for the height of summer, the Midtown Global Market is partnering with the Minneapolis Aquatennial to...

Updated: July 18, 2012, - 03:32 PM

And the bands play on

At the Como Lakeside Pavilion, toes bounced to irresistible dance beats first laid down by the likes of Glenn Miller and Duke Ellington.

Updated: July 16, 2012, - 09:26 AM

Childhood books are lifelong friends

Beloved books we read as kids can stay with us all our lives. Series such as the Betsy-Tacy books, the focus of an upcoming convention, are literary security blankets.

Updated: July 12, 2012, - 07:13 AM

What's cooking: Storm the Sofitel?

Also: Spaghetti tacos, getting kids in the kitchen and giving vegetables love.

Updated: July 11, 2012, - 04:45 PM

Betsy-Tacy fans to gather

Convention begins next Thursday.

Updated: July 11, 2012, - 03:58 PM

Cabin culture: A place at the lake

Family cabins, whether on a lake or in the woods, are as much a part of Minnesota culture as the call of a loon, although some skeptics don't understand the allure.

Updated: July 08, 2012, - 08:50 AM