The Minnesota Republic

Shakshuka: An African delight

October 22, 2020

Are you someone that’s craving variety in what you eat? Or do you just want to eat something that tastes good? Whatever your culinary desires are, shakshuka is for you. It’s a North African breakfast item that can actually be eaten at any time of day. I find it incredibly underrated because it checks...

Tags: breakfast, food, recipe, Shakshuka

Chicken Parmesan Recipe

Nakul Suresh, Contributor

September 26, 2020

Have some time for weekend cooking? Spoil yourself or anyone else with this Chicken Parmesan. A dish originating from the Italian diaspora to America, it grew in immense popularity over time. I can certainly see why. Not only do you have crispy fried chicken, but also gooey melted cheese on top! It definitely...

Tags: chef, chicken, cooking, food, italian, parm, parmesan

Food waste: a worldwide problem with billions of dollars at steak

Danny Panken, Contributor

October 24, 2019

Since the 1970’s the population growth rate of Earth has slowly begun to decrease, reaching its peak in 1969 at an annual growth rate of 2.12%, according to the World Bank Group. Since then it has been steadily decreasing as the human population growth has continued on a steady decline to 1.10%, where it si...

Tags: climate change, Disparity, food, Food Waste, steak

Kris Humphries: former Gopher, current entrepreneur

Fresh salad bowl with shrimp, tomato, avocado and arugula on wooden background close up. Healthy food. Clean eating. Top view. Flat lay.

Ben Dettmer, Contributor

September 12, 2019

It’s not often that a basketball player of Kris Humphries’ caliber is most known for something completely unrelated to sports. Then again, it’s not often that two people are married for as short a time as 72 days—which is how long the former Gopher was married to ubertalented reality TV star and meg...

Tags: basketball, food, Gophers, reality, University of Minnesota

The sub is sinking

Components for baguette with sausage and vegetables on wooden table

William Engstrom, Contributor

September 12, 2019

After years of being the front runner of the healthy fast food movement, Subway and its ‘Eat Fresh’ motto aren’t so fresh anymore. As hundreds of stores close each month, it’s crazy to think that there may not be a Subway restaurant every five miles anymore. With over 42,000 locations in some 100 d...

Tags: fast food, food