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RECIPE: Turkey Day Quinoa from Kowalski’s
Kowalski’s Markets nutritionist, Sue Moores, stopped by KARE 11 Saturday to share a couple of healthful recipes that highlight local farmers and in-season flavors.
MINNEAPOLIS — Often the end of summer is associated with a downturn in local, tasty, fresh produce. However, fall offers a whole new set of great Minnesota-grown ingredients that are perfect for tailgating, as well as family and friend meals and get-togethers.
Kowalski’s Markets nutritionist, Sue Moores, stopped by KARE 11 Saturday to share a couple of healthful recipes that highlight local farmers and in-season flavors.
RECIPE: Turkey Day Quinoa
- 1 cup uncooked tricolor quinoa
- 14 oz. butternut squash, cut into ½” dice
- ¼ cup Kowalski’s Extra Virgin Olive Oil, divided
- 1 tsp. kosher salt divided
- ½ tsp. freshly ground Kowalski’s Black Peppercorns, divided
- 2 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ⅓ cup chopped dried cranberries
- ¼ cup chopped raw pepitas
- ½ Granny Smith apple, peeled, cut into ½” dice
- ¼ oz. fresh sage leaves, finely minced
- ¼ oz. fresh Italian parsley leaves, finely chopped
- 1 tsp. minced fresh rosemary leaves
- 1 tbsp. freshly grated lemon zest
- Cook quinoa according to pkg. directions; chill completely.
- Preheat oven to 450°.
- In a large mixing bowl, drizzle squash with about ½ of the oil; season with ½ of the salt and pepper.
- Roast squash on a parchment-lined baking sheet in the preheated oven until squash is just tender and dark golden-brown on the edges (about 15 min.), turning once.
- Remove squash from oven; cool completely to room temperature.
- In an extra-large mixing or serving bowl, drizzle cold quinoa with remaining oil and lemon juice; season with remaining salt and pepper.
- Add cooled squash, cranberries, pepitas, apple, herbs and zest to the bowl; gently toss.
- Adjust seasoning, if needed.
- Tasty tip: Meat eaters can make this a hearty main-dish salad by adding in ½ lb. finely diced Boar’s Head Tuscan Brand Roasted Turkey (or leftover roasted Thanksgiving turkey) with the cranberries, pepitas and apples.
RECIPE: Mushroom Crostini
- 1 Kowalski’s French Baguette, sliced ¾” thick on the diagonal (about 24 slices)
- Kowalski’s Extra Virgin Olive Oil, as needed
- 12 oz. (approx.) fresh Minnesota Grown mushrooms (any variety or blend), roughly chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, finely minced
- Kosher salt and freshly ground Kowalski’s Black Peppercorns, to taste
- ¾ cup Kowalski’s Garden Vegetable Whipped Cream Cheese Spread, at room temperature
- ¾ cup freshly grated Kowalski’s Signature Parmesan Cheese
- 2 tbsp. chopped fresh Italian parsley, divided
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Brush one side of each baguette slice with oil; arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet, oiled side up.
- Bake in preheated oven for 5 min; turn and continue baking for an additional 2 min.
- Remove crostini from oven; set aside.
- In an extra-large skillet over medium-high heat, heat enough oil to lightly coat the pan.
- Add mushrooms; cook, stirring frequently, until tender and getting dark on the edges.
- Add garlic; cook and stir for 2 min.
- Remove mushroom mixture from heat; season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside to cool for 10 min.
- In a small mixing bowl, mix cream cheese with Parmesan; stir in ½ the parsley and set aside.
- Spread the cheese mixture on the oiled side of the crostini; spoon the mushroom mixture on top.
- Garnish with remaining parsley; serve immediately.
Officials say 79-year-old Charles J. Finck of Elk River was piloting a single-engine Piper Cherokee when it went down near Wayne, Nebraska.
OMAHA, Neb. — Bad weather was reported near two Nebraska farm fields where small planes crashed minutes apart in August, according to preliminary reports from the National Transportation Safety Board.
The two crashes happened on Aug. 26, about 45 miles apart, and within 50 minutes of each other, the Omaha World-Herald reported Thursday. While the NTSB reports don’t yet cite a probable cause in either crash, both reports include witness accounts of low clouds and bad weather.
Joseph Rudloff, 73, of Norfolk, Nebraska, died when his single-engine plane, a two-seat RANS S19, crashed at 8:41 a.m. near the town of Crofton. At 9:31 a.m., a single-engine Piper Cherokee piloted by 79-year-old Charles J. Finck of Elk River, Minnesota, crashed near Wayne, Nebraska.
No one else was aboard either plane beyond the pilots.
Rudloff’s obituary described him as “an avid flier” who died after his plane was engulfed in thick fog. The NTSB report said that 11 minutes before the crash, he called a pilot friend saying he was over Yankton, South Dakota, but unable to land there because of poor weather. Yankton was seeing fog and light rain at the time.
Rudloff’s friend suggested he fly to an airport in Nebraska. Rudloff’s plane hit the ground near Crofton in the far northeastern corner of Nebraska.
That same morning, a landowner near Wayne heard an engine revving on a plane that turned out to be Finck’s. The landowner then heard a pop sound and saw a black plume of smoke coming from his cornfield. He told investigators that clouds were near the ground when he heard the plane fly by. Rain also was falling.
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Stillwater Correctional Facility on lockdown after staff exposed to an unidentified substance
Officials told KARE 11 that “several staff were taken to the hospital out of an abundance of caution.”
BAYPORT, Minn. — The Stillwater Correctional Facility was placed on temporary lockdown Thursday after staff members were exposed to an unidentified substance.
Minnesota Department of Corrections Director of Communications, Shannon Loehrke, told KARE 11 that “several staff were taken to the hospital out of an abundance of caution. The facility is on a temporary lockdown.”
The Minnesota Department of Corrections said an investigation is ongoing and they will provide more details as they become available.
No further information has been released.
Prosecutors charged 45-year-old Trevor Joseph Wunderlich with second-degree murder in the death of his 68-year-old mother, Charlene Gail Wunderlich.
HUGO, Minn. — The man who was the “person of interest” in the north metro search Monday night was charged Thursday morning in the murder of his mother.
Prosecutors charged 45-year-old Trevor Joseph Wunderlich with second-degree murder in the death of his 68-year-old mother, Charlene Gail Wunderlich.
According to court documents, Washington County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call from a home in the 15000 block of Ingersoll Ave. at approximately 5:55 p.m. on Sept. 16.
Dispatchers said they “could hear noises on the line consistent with an ongoing assault or struggle.”
When deputies arrived they found Charlene Gail Wunderlich on the kitchen floor severely injured, according to the criminal complaint. Deputies tried to “detain the defendant, but he ran into the basement of the home and fled out a rear door.”
Charlene Gail Wunderlich told the deputies that her son beat her before she lost consciousness. She was rushed to the hospital but died from her injuries.
Law enforcement agencies across the metro launched a manhunt for Wunderlich. Sheriff’s officials warned the public not to approach him as he was considered dangerous.
Just before 11 a.m. Tuesday, a resident in the 9800 block of 152nd St. N saw a man matching Wunderlich’s description in their trailer. KARE 11 spoke to the woman who owns the trailer, and she says her dogs were growling at the trailer, and when she opened the door Wunderlich was sleeping inside.
The woman said she screamed to her son who was working on the property to call 911. Her son had a brief conversation with Wunderlich and then Wunderlich ran down the road with no shoes to another property where, according to officials, police arrested him.
According to court documents, in 2021 Wunderlich was sentenced to 203 days in prison for violating a domestic abuse no-contact order. While serving that sentence, he was convicted of fourth-degree assault against a correctional officer.
