Perhaps you hadn’t noticed, but I haven’t been posting much lately. This is mostly for positive reasons: fun and interesting social engagements, steadily progressing training runs in anticipation of a marathon in October, excellent meals eaten outside the home, all working together to spare you of my culinary musings. Related to the aforementioned activities or […]
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| Blogging, Garlic, inspiration, New Potatoes, parsley, Potatoes, Roasting, salad, summer, Summer Squash
Tom and I spent last Sunday welcoming the Solstice with our friends Brett and Mary, a few of their Wisconsin neighbors, and a handful of others who made the trek from Minneapolis/St. Paul. It was a beautiful day… We contributed this salad of cauliflower, mint, carrots, &c. with market produce inspired by a Black Sheep […]
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| Black Sheep Pizza, Carrots, Cauliflower, mint, Raspberries, salad, sun tea, wildflowers, Wisconsin
There’s been a lot of talk about asparagus and the lack thereof on our part this spring. With Monday marking the first day of summer, we’re officially past the peak season. Last year we were fortunate to discover asparagus at Midtown in only week four of the market season. We were hopeful for similar this […]
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| Asparagus, Bok Choi, Green Onions, Herbs, Midtown Farmers Market, Plant Worn, Potatoes, Radishes, St. Paul Farmers Market, Strawberries
Midtown Farmers Market continues to provide. Carrots were a welcome new addition this week, bringing fresh color and sweet, early season flavor to the table. I’m looking forward to how this crop will inspire Tom’s cooking in the coming days.
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| Beets, Broccoli, Carrots, Cauliflower, Potatoes, Radicchio, Radishes
Look at all them vegetables! Only a couple of weeks ago that I was whining about the slow pace of the season; now the dreamed for abundance is upon us: radishes, fingerling potatoes, frisée, beets, strawberries, rhubarb, spinach, a rainbow of chard, sugar snap peas, broccoli, mint, basil and a jar of the salsa Mayor […]
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| Abundance, Basil, Beets, Broccoli, chard, Fingerling Potatoes, friseé, Midtown Farmers Market, mint, Radishes, Rhubarb, Spinach, Strawberry, Sugar Snap Peas
What’s small, bright, and makes all of our picnic dreams come true? Indeed, a tiny grill from Bodum. We’ve been hunting a round, portable, lidded grill for a while now and this just might be the one. Tom and I have narrowed it down to yellow, but the FYRKAT Picnic Charcoal Grill also comes in green, […]
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| bodum, camping, Grill, Grilling, Picnic, Yellow
I’m fully aware of how empty my early farmers market boosterism sounds: “Really, even though you’ll only be able to buy a pint of strawberries and a head of lettuce, it’s totally worth making the trip to the market! Just think what you might find!” Okay, Tom. Whatever. Well I’m happy to say those weeks […]
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| Asparagus, Beets, chard, friseé, Garlic, Kale, Leeks, Midtown Farmers Market, Minneapolis, mint, Peas, Potatoes, Rhubarb, Spinach, Strawberries