How two Minnesota cookbooks helped a generation of home cooks and students

• Ginny Karbowski, left, and Julie Jones check out the samplings from the Twin City Home and Community celebrated cookbook "Cooking in Minnesota" at an event marking the 50th anniversary of the book at Roseville Lutheran Church on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (John Autey / Pioneer Press) • "Cooking in Minnesota" and "More Cooking in Minnesota" sold about 80,000 copies from the 1970s into the 2000s, with money raised for scholarships and grants. (John Autey / Pioneer Press) • A member of the Twin City Home and Community samples Chocolate Mint Brownies as featured in the groups celebrated cookbook "Cooking in Minnesota" at Roseville Lutheran Church on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. The Twin City Home and Community was celebrating the book's 50th anniversary. (John Autey / Pioneer Press) • Marcia