Lynne Rosetto Kasper, Amy Thielen, KITM and Linden Hills Farmers Market – Whew!
Farmers Market Fun Minneapolis and St. Paul are lucky to have a variety of Farmers Market venues, large and small. Besides the large Minneapolis and St. Paul Farmers Markets, we have lots of neighborhood markets. Linden Hills Farmers Market is open on Sunday mornings, and is perfect for a quick (or long) stop after church … Continue reading
Brut MN Pop-Up Restaurant
Have you ever attended a restaurant preview? Tonight was our first. Brut is going to be a great addition to the restaurant scene in Minneapolis in early 2015, and they’re hosting a pop-up preview in August. We were lucky enough to see the tweet and grabbed a spot. Tonight we enjoyed a preview of what … Continue reading
Wine and My So Called “Friends” #MWWC11
Wine Buying Problem? Me? Madeline at Wine Folly recently posted a fun quiz to determine whether I might have a wine (buying) problem. Know what? I got a perfect score! Oh wait, that might not be a good thing. Until a few years ago, wine buying wasn’t a problem. We drank maybe 4 bottles a … Continue reading
#WinePW 3: Summers’ Bounty or Attack of the Killer Turnips?
Wine Pairing Weekend #3: Summers’ Bounty Wine Pairing weekend is a monthly collaborative event for wine/food bloggers. This month’s theme is “Summers’ Bounty”. If you’d like to see what others in our group are doing, scroll to the bottom of the post for links. Summers’ Bounty or Attack of the Killer Turnips? Is your garden … Continue reading
Scallop Salad with Lioco Chardonnay
Summertime and Dinner Salads It’s summer in Minnesota and our thoughts turn to cool crisp wines and light dinners out on the deck. We had a taste for some scallops tonight, so I searched for good looking dinner salads featuring scallops. The folks at Lioco had sent some wine samples earlier this spring, I had … Continue reading
Food and Wine in Cinque Terre
Cinque Terre – Tourists Yes! Wine? Talk to your traveling friends and almost everyone has either visited or at least heard of Cinque Terre. 5 beautiful towns perched on cliffs overlooking the Ligurian Sea in Northern Italy, not far from Genoa. Wine destination? Hardly. If your spouse or traveling companions want to visit, say YES! … Continue reading
Wine Pairing Weekend #2: Cava and Steamers on the Porch
Wine Pairing Weekend #2: Refreshing Wines and Food for Summer Wine Pairing weekend is a monthly collaborative event for wine/food bloggers that just started. I missed the first round, but I’m in for round #2 and beyond. If you’re interested in finding out more about the event, there’s lots of information at the bottom of … Continue reading
Why CSA? Eat your Collards, Jeff!
What is Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a season long partnership between farmer and a group of patrons. In our Bossy Acres CSA, we pay a fixed cost early in the spring in return for a box of fresh, local organic vegetables every week starting in June and running through September. … Continue reading
#MWWC10: What are Your Vinous Values?
#MWWC10: Value This is my entry in this month’s wine writing challenge; a friendly competition with an ever growing group of wine blogging friends. The theme this month is “Value”. Want to see some other entries? Visit the #MWWC blog! The World as We Know It 80% of the people who drink wine pick something … Continue reading
#NWTW: Assyrtiko from Greece
Ready for Something New? We’ve been away for a few weeks with vacation and vacation recovery, so I was glad to be able to re-join the weekly exploration of something new with my London friends at #NWTW. The wine this week is Assyrtiko from Greece. Assyrtiko is new for me, have you had it before? … Continue reading
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