Recipes & Cooking
Pop a Bottle: How to Unleash Your Inner Sommelier
Wine. We drink it, we bond over it, we bring it to parties, we sip it alone after a long day. We don’t need science to tell us a well-chilled glass of good Champagne is a […]
2016 Holiday Gift Guide: Andy Lien
KRUPS Savoy 12-Cup Thermal ET351 The newest coffee maker on the market features a thermal carafe, which purportedly keeps coffee warm for up to four hours, but my road testing has had me sipping still-warm […]
The Cookie Creative: Manipulating Icing
Everyone has a memory related to cookies. Whether it’s dunking Oreos in milk when you were little or watching your grandma make Christmas cookies, somewhere in your memory is an event involving cookies. Holly Nolan’s […]
Recipe: Pride Pasta
June is Pride Month and I just love a good reason to try out some artistic recipes. In the past, Lavender has featured Pride recipes by Ross Sveback and I hope you go back to […]
Home & Yard
It’s What’s On The Inside
Billy Beson shares insight into his interior design company. Born to be an interior designer, Billy Beson has proven to have an eye for design since he discovered his talent and passion in college. As […]
A Different Kind of Habitat
Nestled in an unassuming storefront on a busy corner of Excelsior Boulevard in St. Louis Park, Habitation Furnishing and Design has already cemented its place in the Twin Cities interior design world in the two […]
Rippling Through a Mirror Brightly
Serving Families Is a Reflection of Prestige Pools’ Origins “Form Follows Function” is a basic architectural notion erected by the father of skyscrapers, Louis Sullivan; and, although he intended that notion to apply to buildings, […]
Trends: A Sofa For Any Style
Schneiderman’s Furniture shares its furniture secrets and upcoming home trends. If there’s anyone who really knows you, it’s your home. And if there’s anyone who really knows homes, it’s Schneiderman’s Furniture. With locations in Lakeville, […]
It’s Gotta Be TJB
Jason Budzynski of TJB Homes Remodeling shares his process of remodeling homes. A family-owned business, TJB Homes Remodeling was founded in 1980 by Jason Budzynski’s father with the goal of transforming people’s homes and lives. […]
Crafting & Home Arts
Swooning Over Scheherazade
Scheherazade Jewelers brings the sparkle to the Twin Cities. Shine bright with some of the finest jewelry from Scheherazade Jewelers at the Galleria in Edina. Established in 1970, Scheherazade is one of the longest Galleria […]
A Different Kind of Habitat
Nestled in an unassuming storefront on a busy corner of Excelsior Boulevard in St. Louis Park, Habitation Furnishing and Design has already cemented its place in the Twin Cities interior design world in the two […]
Trends: A Sofa For Any Style
Schneiderman’s Furniture shares its furniture secrets and upcoming home trends. If there’s anyone who really knows you, it’s your home. And if there’s anyone who really knows homes, it’s Schneiderman’s Furniture. With locations in Lakeville, […]
Let’s Get Crafty
The annual American Craft Council show will make its return to St. Paul from April 20-22. The American Craft Council (ACC) will be bringing the work of local and national crafters to St. Paul at […]
In Full Bloom
The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum melts the winter blues with the Spring Flower Show through Feb. 28. In the middle of a Minnesota winter, it can be nearly impossible to remember what spring flowers even look […]
Vehicles & Rides
Ride Review: 2018 Lexus LC 500
Did you know that the Lexus LC 500 was once a concept car that made the rounds of the auto show circuit some few years ago? Given the track record of concept cars, they usually […]
Ride Review: Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
Do you remember what Alfa Romeo used to be? 90 years ago, they ruled the auto racing world. These red machines sent the finest drivers of the 1920s and 1930s into many championships. An Alfa […]
Ride Review: 2018 Ford EcoSport
Finally, Ford introduced a small SUV for the city crowd! Well… actually… this Ford has been around for a while. The EcoSport has been Ford’s key vehicle in “emerging markets” since 2003, when it was […]
Ride Review: 2018 Honda Accord
The Honda Accord has always been a success here in the U.S.A. When it arrived in 1976, the sporty hatchback gave Honda a much-needed boost thanks to its solid engineering, a larger version of its […]
Ride Review: Trending Soon
For the past seven years, Lavender Magazine provided regular coverage of the automotive marketplace here in our readership area and beyond. We often feature the latest vehicles on sale, as well as a few tips […]
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