I’m feeling discombobulated from being puppy-less and I need to pack. We’re off to Chicago for the weekend for a friend’s wedding. Our puppy, Mason, is already happily settled in his home-away-from-home, and I’m procrastinating on the packing front. It’s not one of my favorite activities, and this time I have a feeling it’s [...]
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About a year ago, I ordered the vegetarian entree of the day at the Citizen Cafe in Minneapolis, and I’ve been trying to figure out how to make it at home ever since. It was pasta topped with a savory, creamy sauce made with squash puree. I had one unsuccessful attempt last year, and [...] A sequel of sorts to one of my favorite cook books comes out today. “Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day,” written by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois, is the follow-up to “Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day.” I got “Artisan Bread” for Christmas last year, and I’ve been able to make some [...] On Friday I stopped by the Groveland Tap in St. Paul, and it reminded me of why I like the Blue Plate Restaurant Company. The company owns several different restaurants, but it’d be unfair to characterize them as a chain – each one of them has it’s own feel and a slightly different menu. [...] Another cold, rainy morning. It’s been difficult to fight the urge for hibernation during this chilly, wet month, but we’ve still enjoyed autumn with a trip to the orchard, a drive through the St. Croix River Valley and gallons of apple cider. And I’ve got at least one more thing on the to-do list [...] These Pumpkin Apple Cinnamon muffins are from a recipe in "Moosewood Restaurant New Classics." The Moosewood Collective, a group of people who own the Moosewood Restaurant in Ithaca, New York, have produced a successful, prolific line of vegetarian-friendly cookbooks. I’ve turned to their cookbooks for pasta dishes, salads, soups, bean dip and even [...] Quiche, not pie? On Saturday, someone handed me a piece of cheese that tasted a lot like chocolate. In his defense, he did warn me before I tried it. I couldn’t decide if I liked it – there’s something a little creepy about eating food that tastes like a completely different food, which [...] date visited: 10.17.09 3311 East 25th Street, Minneapolis 612.722.4474 www.birchwoodcafe.com I first visited the Birchwood Cafe about 6 or 7 years ago when I was a college student looking for inexpensive food. Back then the chairs looked like something that might have come out of classroom and the dining room slightly lacking in personality, [...] On Saturday I visited the Midtown Global Market‘s Apple and Cheese Festival and sampled Minnesota-grown apples and local cheeses. I also tried a Minneapolis-made hard apple cider called Crispin. It wasn’t as apple-y as I would have hoped, but I love the name. I picked up a bunch of recipes for cheesy apple [...] In a two-person household, chili leftovers have a habit of sticking around until they’re science experiment-worthy, and that’s just gross – not to mention wasteful. But it’s also kind of gross to eat the same meal all week, which is why I have a three-day plan for chili. The trick is to add different [...] |
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