Dry January mocktails and food pairings: Taste Buds

Who says Dry January can’t be filled with fun? Stephanie Hansen explores the massive mocktail selection at Minnesota’s first non-alcoholic bottleshop, Marigold, and samples vibrant and festive food pairings with Chowgirls Catering in the latest episode of Taste Buds.

Dry January: Taste Buds

Who says Dry January can’t be filled with fun? Stephanie explores the massive mocktail selection at Minnesota’s first non-alcoholic bottleshop, Marigold, and samples vibrant and festive food pairings with Chowgirls Catering. Create your own mocktails at home with the recipes featured in the episode.

Holiday drinks and apps: Taste Buds

Stephanie Hansen and Ian Lowther visit Red Nose Room at Red Cow Uptown as it's decked out for Christmas and cocktails (or mocktails). Stephanie is also serving up a creative holiday gift – homemade Irish Cream, and cheesy appetizers like Gruyère Cheese Puff and Goat Cheese Log in this latest episode of Taste Buds.

Taco braid: Halftime with Taste Buds

Stephanie Hansen is serving up a delicious twist on tacos with the Taco Braid, a shareable gameday favorite in this halftime edition of Taste Buds. 

Taco braid: Halftime with Taste Buds

Stephanie Hansen is serving up a delicious twist on tacos with the Taco Braid, a shareable gameday favorite in this halftime edition of Taste Buds.

Easy Fudgy Cookies with Sarah Kieffer: Taste Buds

It’s holiday cookie season and Stephanie is learning from the ultimate cookie queen, Sarah Kieffer. With four cookbooks under her belt and a massive social media following, Sarah has become a go-to resource for foolproof recipes. In this episode of Taste Buds, she shares a simple way to make three kinds of cookies from two batches of dough. She also has a few tips and tricks for achieving crispy edges and fudgy centers in your cookies.

Friendsgiving roast turkey with wild rice stuffing: Taste buds

In all her years of home cooking, Stephanie has somehow avoided roasting a Turkey. The job usually falls on her husband, Kurt, but that’s all about to change because Stephanie is hosting her first friendsgiving in the latest episode of Taste Buds.

Friendsgiving feast: Taste Buds

In all her years of home cooking, Stephanie has somehow avoided roasting a Turkey. The job usually falls on her husband, Kurt, but that’s all about to change because Stephanie is hosting her first Friendsgiving. Wielding a 16-pound bird and several ounces of ambition, Stephanie prepares her first-ever turkey, whips up macaroni and cheese, and makes orange cranberry sauce for her foodie friend, Joy Altmann, and Jason Matheson and Jeff Orcutt from The Jason Show.

Dill Pickle Chip Dip recipe: Taste Buds

Stephanie Hansen is serving up an easy, creamy, and spicy pickle dip in this halftime edition of Taste Buds. For more episodes of Taste Buds, download the FOX LOCAL application for your smart TV. You can find instructions on how to do that here.

Taste Buds: Indigenous cooking with Chef Sean Sherman

Stephanie visits James Beard Award Winning Chef Sean Sherman at his Indigenous Food Lab in the Midtown Global Market. Sean is also on the TIME 100 Most Influential People of 2023 list, and recently won the Julia Child Award. He shares his knowledge of indigenous foods with Stephanie while cooking bison tacos, and offers his advice for families looking to honor Indigenous communities during the holidays. While at the market, Stephanie purchases Red Lake Nation Wild Rice and heads home to create a wild rice stuffing made entirely of Indigenous ingredients.