​We recently named WCCO food blogger Crystal Grobe (@cafecyan) one of our Top 5 local foodies on Twitter, but we think she's rad for more reasons than that.

For starters, she been manning her own blog, called Café Cyan, about food and the local scene for three and a half years now, sharing healthy, accessible, vegetarian recipes (though Grobe herself isn't a strict veggie), useful, creative preparation tips and fun, personal tidbits. This past April, she started hosting WCCO's "Bite of Minnesota" blog, where she does much the same thing, but with almost no overlap (can you say prolific?).

We also dig that she's a self-described home cook, "not a chef," who says she loves to teach and inspire, which is clear from her refreshing writing. The lady also knows how to find a good bargain! Grobe, who lives in Apple Valley, was kind enough to share with us the recent contents of her fridge.

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Photo courtesy Nikki Miller

Lactaid + Champagne + Pepto = one local blogger's recipe for success.

​Local blogger, Gimme Noise contributor, Gastro Non Grata enthusiast and eager game eater Nikki Miller's fridge innards seem to reflect her to a T. It's not a gimmick -- the gal really and truly digs wild animal flesh. Just look in her freezer. Those white packages aren't tidily wrapped half-pounds of ground beef or neatly arranged tilapia filets. They've got freaking elk and antelope and deer in them. She's not totally sure, but the elk is either from her dad's or her brother's kills, shot in Alaska last year (dang!).

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