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Twin Cities Book Festival

Minnesota State Fairgrounds 1265 Snelling Av. N., St. Paul, MN, United States

Lee Svitak Dean and Rick Nelson will be at the Twin Cities Book Festival on Saturday, Oct. 19, from noon-12:30 to chat with visitors. Come see us at the University of Minnesota Press booth! Our new book will be featured: "The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book." The free festival takes place in and around the Progress Center at the fairgrounds.

Free

MPR with Angela Davis

Lee and Rick will be chatting with Angela Davis on MPR from 9- to 10 a.m. Nov. 26, with a call-in for listeners. The topic is cookies and cookie traditions (of course it is!).

Cookies on Kare 11

Kare 11 television MN, United States

We are headed for television with Belinda Jensen on Kare11 on Nov. 2. We will be talking holiday cookies, of course, and our new cookie book. Time TBD.

Free

Cookies on “Minnesota Live” on KSTP

KSTP TV Channel 5 Minneapolis, MN, United States

Lee talks cookies on KSTP's "Minnesota Live" and demos a recipe on Nov. 4. Which it will be? Tune in and find out. The segment will be on sometime between 9-10 a.m.

Free

WCCO-TV with Lee and Rick

Lee and Rick talk cookies on WCCO-TV (CBS, Channel 4) about 9:35 on Monday, Nov. 11.

Free

WCCO-TV with Lee and Rick

Lee and Rick will talk cookies on Monday, Nov. 11, about 9:35 a.m. on WCCO-TV (CBS).

Free

WCCO-TV with Lee and Rick

WCCO TV Channel 4 , United States

Lee and Rick will talk cookies on WCCO-TV (CBS, Channel 4) about 9:35 a.m. on Nov. 11.

Free

WCCO-TV with Lee and Rick

WCCO TV Channel 4 , United States

Lee and Rick will talk cookies on WCCO-TV (CBS, Channel 4) about 9:35 a.m. on Nov. 11.

Free

PUBLICATION DAY!! November 5, 2024

Minnesota MN, United States

  "The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book," by Lee Svitak Dean and Rick Nelson debuts in bookstores everywhere (online and in-house) on Election Day! But you can pre-order copies anytime (retails at $29.95). Be ready to break open the flour and sugar canisters, and bring out the butter and eggs. Ready, set, bake with Lee and Rick! Follow this calendar page to find out about the many events to be held in November and December 2024.

$29.95

A chat with Jason DeRusha

Need an election respite? Lee and Rick will be chatting with Jason DeRusha on WCCO Radio about cookies on Election Day. No election talk other than to elect to eat a cookie on this day! Listen in about 5:35 p.m.  

Free

Cookie demo at Cooks/Bellecour

Join Lee and Rick as they demonstrate making three cookies (Espresso Hazelnut Truffle Cookies, pictured here, and Rosemary Lemon Creams, and Cranberry Cornmeal Shortbread) from "The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book" at Cooks/Bellecour St. Paul on Sunday, Nov. 10. Lee and Rick also will be telling stories about the Star Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest and their 20 years with the contest that resulted in their new book, as well as offering baking tips. Registration fee includes a copy of the book.

$125

Talk of the Stacks: Minnesota Cookie Traditions

Minneapolis Central Library 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN

  Lee and Rick will talk cookies and their new book "The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book," at the Talk of the Stacks event at the downtown Minneapolis Central Library on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 6:30 p.m. Star Tribune Books Editor Chris Hewitt will moderate the lively discussion. The free event is both in-person at the library's Pohlad Auditorium, or via Zoom. Reservations are required for both through the link below (https://www.supporthclib.org/MN-cookie-traditions). The cookie book will be available for purchase after the event.

Free

Let’s talk cookies on Fox TV

Fox TV Eden Prairie, MN, United States

Lee and Rick talk about their favorite subject -- cookies! -- on Fox TV Thursday, Nov. 14, about 9:45 a.m.

Free

Norway House and Minnesota Cookie Traditions

Norway House 913 E Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States

  Lee and Rick talk cookie traditions in the great state of Minnesota, along with stories from their new "The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book" during the Norwegian Food Festival at Norway House, located on the Norway House block, on Nov. 16. The book is based on the two decades of the holiday cookie contest that Lee and Rick held on behalf of the Star Tribune's Taste section. The cookbook will be available for purchase. There will be plenty of cookies to sample for the event.

Free