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Chankaska Creek Ranch and Winery

June 2, 2021Drinks, Featured, Food, Today on TCL

Summer is a great time to get out and explore. With the local wine industry in our state continuing to grow, gathering your friends for a wine tasting experience is a fun event to consider. TCL reporter Kristin Haubrich is at Chankaska Creek Ranch and Winery in Kasota. https://www.chankaskawines.com/ Check out Chankaska Creek Ranch and...

Sponge Cake with Berries and Cream

May 28, 2021Featured, Food, Nancy Burgeson, Recipes, Sweets, Today on TCL

Baking Instructor Nancy Burgeson makes a light dessert for the summer season that’s perfect for your summer gatherings. Light and Lovely Sponge Cake with Berries and Cream 1-3/4 cup self-rising flour 4 large eggs (room temperature) 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. ultra-fine granulated sugar (can be purchased in super market or processed in food...

Support Our Shops: Hot Sam’s Antiques

May 27, 2021Featured, People & Things, Shop, Today on TCL

If you’ve ever driven down to 35W south of the Twin Cities, you may have driven past a rocket ship and giant shark on the side of the interstate. If you’ve wondered what exactly that’s all about, we did too. Reporter Kristin Haubrich had to find out what was inside Hot Sam’s Antiques.

Coffee with Cool People: Sunday Burquest

May 26, 2021Coffee with Cool People, Featured, Fun, Only On TCL, Today on TCL

Sunday Burquest was a longtime TCL guest sharing her DIY skills, infectious laughter and motivating attitude with us. She also was a contestant on Survivor where she discovered her inner grit. Last month, Sunday lost her battle with cancer. We revisit a conversation that Elizabeth shared with Sunday in Coffee with Cool People presented by...

Summer Hat Fashions

May 25, 2021Fashion, Featured, Shop, Today on TCL

Director of programming and promotions and self-proclaimed “hat junkie", Mandy Tadych shows us how you can improve your summer hat game while shopping local. Mandy shopped at; Whatnot Boutique Pleasant Hills Saddle Shop 20% off through the weekend at either locations of you mention Twin Cities Live. Statement...

Valleyfair Re-Opens

May 21, 2021Experiences, Explore, Featured, Fun, Today on TCL

After a year of being closed due to the pandemic, Valleyfair in Shakopee is opening back up! TCL reporter Kristin Haubrich is eager to check it out.

Ke’Ke Noodles

May 20, 2021Featured, Food, Main Dishes, Recipes, Today on TCL

Ke'Ke (Kay-Kay) Noodles is a new dish that is made using the Somali flatbread, sabaayad. It was invented in 1997 and made its debut in the first Safari, the first Somali restaurant in downtown Minneapolis. It has now become a staple menu item in many Somali restaurants around the world. Ke’Ke Noodles started out at the Safari Restaurant as...

Zoom Costumes

May 17, 2021Featured, Fun, People & Things, Today on TCL

Therese Linscheid, a Maple Grove grandma, wanted to bring some laughter to her co-workers during the pandemic. So, she started layering on theatrical makeup and wearing wigs during their Zoom meetings. The Cargill Administrative Assistant started snapping selfies in characters – from Mr. Rogers to Ozzy Osborn! Therese came up with 232...

Lemony Recipes

May 13, 2021Featured, Food, Main Dishes, Sweets, Today on TCL

You know the saying, “When Life gives you lemons….”, the Cooking Mom Amy Hanten says to use them to make some delicious sunny spring/summer lemony recipes! My Best Ever Lemon Chicken really is the best! She loves it because you can do it in the oven or in a foil pan on the grill! It’s delicious either way and it’s perfect for backyard...

Key Lime Tequila Pie

May 12, 2021Featured, Food, Recipe Replay, Recipes, Sweets, Terry John Zila, Today on TCL

Creator of JohnJeanJuan, Terry John Zila, stopped by with a tasty recipe for Key Lime Tequila Pie. Key Lime Tequila Pie For the Graham Cracker Crust: 1/3 cup unsalted butter ¼ cup sugar 1 ¼ cup finely crushed graham crackers Place crushed graham crackers in a large bowl. Melt the butter and stir in the sugar. Add to the...

Raised Glazed Doughnuts

May 11, 2021Featured, Food, Recipes, Sweets, Terry John Zila, Today on TCL

Chef Terry John Zila shows us how to make homemade donuts. Makes about 16 round doughnuts plus doughnut holes Note: It’s always a good idea to proof your yeast before baking. Place a few teaspoons of yeast in a small bowl and add ½ cup warm water (90°-100°F) and a pinch of sugar. Allow the mixture to rest for 10 minutes. If the yeast...

Fat Pants Friday Challenge

May 7, 2021Featured, Food, Restaurants, Today on TCL

Put on your fat pants and head to Wayzata where every Friday, 6 Smith creates a massive sandwich that you have to see to believe! TCL reporter Kristin Haubrich is there now celebrating Fat Pants Friday!

Day Trippin’: Cambridge

May 6, 2021Explore, Featured, Fun, Today on TCL, Travel

If you are itching to get out but still want to stay closer to home, TCL reporter Kelli Hanson is here to help you out. She travels all over this great state and to Wisconsin and has places to tell you about. The criteria is that the drive should be under two hours and the trip should start with a good cup of coffee. This trip she takes...

Mother’s Day at Simonson’s Salon

May 5, 2021Fashion, Featured, Makeovers, Today on TCL

If you want to make mom’s day, give her a day away and throw in a facial and a haircut and she’ll be ecstatic. That’s exactly what Simonson’s Salon and Spa gave a very deserving mom named Cathy. Get mom or treat yourself to a Mother’s Day bonus gift. It’s complete with a satin pillowcase, a oat milk and honey body butter, and...

Watch Read Listen: Joe Mazan

May 4, 2021Featured, Fun, Only On TCL, Today on TCL, Watch, Read, Listen

Five Eyewitness news reporter Joe Mazan gives us his selections in this week’s Watch Read Listen presented by Chu Vision. Watch: 90 Day Finance on TLC Read: Wham! George Michael & Me LIsten: The Carson Podcast

Kid Connection: Meet Aiden

May 4, 2021Featured, Fun, Kid Connection, Only On TCL, Today on TCL

Every month we introduce you to a school aged child in our adoption system. This time our Kid Connection series takes us to U.S. Bank Stadium. Twin Cities Live Reporter Kelli Hanson was there as Monster Jam moved in a couple weekends ago for their big show. She brought 12-year-old Aiden along to meet the one and only, Grave Digger! Learn...

What’s Going On In There: Ax-Man Surplus Stores

May 3, 2021Featured, Fun, People & Things, Today on TCL

Steve is bringing back his series where he goes knocking on the doors of the sorts of businesses that you drive past and think “What’s going on in there?” This time, he heads just a few blocks down the street from KSTP to the headquarters of Ax-Man Surplus Stores. It’s owner, Jim Segal, jokingly describes it as an “above ground...

Kentucky Derby Hats

April 30, 2021Fashion, Featured, Shop, Today on TCL

The 147th running of the Kentucky Derby is just a day away. Spectators will be allowed into Churchill Downs at 50% capacity. And, it isn’t only the horses that people will be checking out. It’s the hats that take center stage. Kristin is getting into the derby spirit with a local milliner, Angie Hall from Angie’s Hats!

Coffee with Cool People: Father Mike

April 28, 2021Coffee with Cool People, Featured, Fun, Only On TCL

In this edition of Coffee with Cool People, sponsored by our friends at Cub, Steve got together with an unlikely guest. A Priest. To confess? Not exactly. Instead, Steve wanted to find out why Duluth’s Father Mike Schmitz’s podcast was so incredibly popular. And if you are wondering if he’s doing something trendy or...

Good Company: Northern Soda Company

April 27, 2021Featured, Fun, Good Company, Only On TCL

There are a few things that can take you back to your childhood like a toy, a song, and grape soda pop. A Minnesota pop company is keeping it old school making soda in small batches, sweetened with real sugar and leaving out bizarre chemicals. The old fashioned way. Kelli introduces us to Northern Soda Company in Arden Hills. Mystery...