Tuna surprise

Hand a can of tuna to three Twin Cities chefs and what happens? We'll give you a hint: It's not tuna hot dish.

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Plenty of Super choices for this Sunday

There is at least one good side to the Vikings not making Sunday's big game: no purple foods at Super Bowl parties.

Wheaties Fuel

Mr. Tidbit doesn't recall whether there has ever been a serious spinoff of Wheaties. (He doesn't count 1994's tiny basketball-like Wheaties Dunk-A-Balls.) But there is one now: Wheaties Fuel.

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Counter intelligence

Taking the cake in Gaviidae Common

Coming next week to downtown Minneapolis: a permanent location for Cocoa & Fig (www.cocoaandfig.com).

Jan. freeze damaged 4 percent of Fla. oranges

Florida citrus growers lost more than 4 percent of their orange crop and more than 3 percent of their grapefruit crop during last month's freezing weather, according to estimates released Tuesday.

Steeped well

Samplers

As studies continue to discover new health benefits of tea, the ancient beverage has enjoyed a surge in the past 10 years. Some American converts are even (gasp!) replacing their coffeepots with teapots.

Super ideas for gametime snacks

Jambalaya sandwich

Consider this when preparing a Super Bowl snack: Most of the guys on the field weigh more than 200 pounds, some tip the scales at more than 350 and almost nobody in pads is on a diet.

Webcam: A great new food outlet in Edina

A tipster sent us to the new Mainstreet Bakery outlet in Edina. It's a winner.

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