One of our favorite things about summer are the weekend trips to the farmer’s market. Watching the range of produce change from week to week is an amazing reminder of how interconnected we are with nature. We strongly believe in buying locally grown and locally made foods. While it is nice to get a pint of fresh [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Farm Fresh
Posted in Cookery, Downtown, Food, Mpls Eats & Drinks, Things That Are Awesome, tagged Afton Apple, Cafe Soleil, Chef Shack, Dane County Farmer's Market, Foodie, Hook's Dairy, Isla, L'Etoile, Madison, Mill City Farmer's Market on August 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Grilling Pizza: Easy/Delicious
Posted in Cookery, Food, tagged Broder's, Foodie, grilling, pizza on August 24, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Grilling pizza is one of our favorite summertime meals. It’s really easy and delicious, particularly when your local italian deli can give you a head start on dough and sauce. We use “small” pizza doughs from Broder’s ($2.50), together with their shredded mozzarella ($3.50) and sugo betti sauce ($5). Add your favorite toppings and you’ll be [...]
Cork Dork
Posted in South Minneapolis, tagged Charles Smith, cork dork wine co., Kung Fu Girl on August 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A great new wine shop just recently opened in our neighborhood called Cork Dork. It is a tiny space right next to Carbone’s on 47th and Cedar. Russ, the owner, used to be a wine buyer for several restaurants in town so he has great relationships with the distributors. He’s tried nearly all the wines [...]
Bitter/Sweet
Posted in Friends and Family on August 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
We were in LaCrescent last weekend to remember my uncle Johnny. He unexpectedly passed away, leaving a wonderful wife and terrific little son who will miss him very much. It was definitely bitter. There was a beautiful service, complete with military honors and a wonderful rememberance delivered by mom. We were also able to spend a [...]
