All American Menu: Farmer and Winery Friends #WinePW
July Wine Pairing Weekend Assignment: All American, All French, or Somewhere In Between I chose “All American!” I’ve been spending lots of time this year exploring Italian food and wine, but sometimes it’s fun to come home to familiar ground. Especially this time of year, where we can cook almost the whole meal on the … Continue reading
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
Transportation: Where Wine has Taken Me
Fellow blogger and virtual friend, Jeff at The Drunken Cyclist, has issued a challenge to blog about the topic of “Wine and Transportation” in any way we see fit. I’d like to tell you how wine has been the vehicle to take me to several new places over the last three years. What Do I … Continue reading
An Exceptional Pairing: Cool Climate Syrah & Lamb Chops
One of my favorite pairings is a cool climate Syrah with grilled lamb chops, and this one was exceptional: Anthill Farms Sonoma Coast Syrah and Star Thrower Farm lamb chops. Wow! I had planned a vegetarian dinner for Meatless Monday, but I realized Julie had an evening commitment. It was my chance for lamb chops … Continue reading
Salmon dinner from Kingfield and iOTA Cellars Pinot Noir
My goal was to make dinner as close to 100% from the farmer’s market, supplemented by herbs from the backyard. I did allow myself common kitchen condiments; we have very few olive trees (for oil) in Minnesota! You can see my main ingredients below from Kingfield Farmer’s Market in South Minneapolis. My previous post went … Continue reading
Kingfield Farmer’s Market – Sunday!
Note: This is part 1 of a 2 part blog entry. Part 2 will cover what I did with the food I purchased at Kingfield. I recently wrote about Fulton Farmer’s Market, my local Saturday morning farmer’s market. But what about Sunday? Problem solved: Kingfield Farmer’s Market is also located in South Minneapolis, but is … Continue reading
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