Survived many a potluck (okay just 2 - didn't attend Kim's or the 3rd work version).
Highlights:
- Herring-free herring salad @ MRD potluck
- pulled vension asian stirfry @ Fingarson potluck
- date balls leftover from some other potluck
Xmas brought us the BEST COOKIES EVER.. cinnamon stars. We have pictures on picasa.
- nice gingerbread recipe (picked the one w. more molasses, no disappointment there)
- actually having herring @ the Robelia's (I like it!)
- sweet potato from my mom
- endless supply of bean salad we have sitting in the fridge
- chipotle tabasco in our fridge!!
- pumpkin roll in wisconsin
- Bobbi's pomegranite martini
- the huge raisins in Ruth's spice bread
- silknog
- real meat at the Loranger's.
- the largest Qcumbers gift certificate in the world.
- Chrissy made a good bean dip.
Outings:
Matt Kim's wedding - Coconut curry vegetables. eh. Jon's chicken thing - 3 of 4 stars.
Tea House Buffet - As good as a chinese buffet could be, I suppose. Good fish and good from-a-can vanilla pudding. Jon likes the soup.
Taco John's - yes, seriously. We like it. The one in TRF was recently revised to include a salsa bar (yay). I looked @ the menu before leaving the house, so I knew to have a chix softshell taco & mexican rice. "what's in mexican rice". 'uh, mexican rice'.. (okay boo). My parents also ventured to a new section - ordering refried beans there. You can eat way too many refried beans, mexican rice, and all the salsa you want for a whopping $1.99. Make your OWN extra value menu! (that's almost healthy, but not really).
CAKE for Jennifer turning 30.
La Mixteca. We had a gordita. I don't like shredded pork there. Plus - Guarachas are better.
David made cinnamon rolls that were warm. =)
We are supposedly going to pazzaluna tonight..
We might go to holy land tomorrow. We'll see.
31 December 2007
13 December 2007
Weight a minute!
So I've been going to the doctor a lot lately.. whatdayaknow.
I have seen the inside & outside of my stomach, as well as my heart. Soon I will see my bowel in action. In honor of this, it's the holiday season, so let's start eating!
Last night for our monthiversary Jon & I ate at Highland Grill (sort of on a whim). It was really tasty. Jon had "the best burger in the twin cities" .. voted on year, 199x. It was a turkey burger.. spiced VERY nicely (awesome spicy aftertaste).. and came with decent fries. Looked a lot like McDonalds, in a good way. Thin & done, not chewy & greasy. I had 3! That's the most fries I've had in like.. 5 years.
I ate a smoked salmon scramble. Scrambled eggs w.smoked salmon, red onions, cream cheese, dill (or maybe parsely, but it was pretty & green), and spinach. The spinach wasn't supposed to be there, but I didn't want hash browns so the waitress came up w.an awesome compromise.. I told her they should add that regularly.. it was phenomonal (possible for scrambled eggs, now yes). Came w.english muffin that I was able to splatter w.all the extra cream cheese from the omelet (there was still extra) and honey. Divine. on the way to Sound of Music (which was AWESOME), we stopped at Bravo. It was packed, so we ate our green tea cake in the car. Frosting tasted as if it had been sitting around a while (no doubt it had been), as did the bottom layer of cake. BUT -- the middle.. oh so devine and reaffirmed my love of Bravo. Even Jon said, 'ya know, that is really good'. I have recently been informed he doesn't like cake as much as I - no big surprise, though.
TODAY is Thursday. Our department couldn't f'ing decide where to go eat, and finally we ended up at QCumbers b/c I speak the loudest. I like it there. A lot. Today they had something new -- chicken lettuce wraps. Trendy, but good! I love their salsa best. And their soup today, wow it was nice. Tuscan white bean. Lots of onions in a thick veggie broth (Did I mention lots of onions). A few tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, and.. white beans. I was totally craving white beans last night. I also wanted beets, but it was so cold that I couldn't order a cold salad. Sooo today I had my standard beets, spinach, egg, onion, balsamic concoction.. as well as my banana/pineapple/ice cream. They also had non-burnt oatmeal cookies (must have gotten a new baker). All in all, solid, and nothing but soup and ice cream needed to be seconded, so I don't feel completely miserable (yet), although I did steal and extra muffin on the way out just to put myself over the edge -- as always. =)
Tomorrow is a potluck here (wish me luck) and a potluck at Kim's. Saturday is Matt's wedding, and Sunday is a potluck at church. Luckily I won't be eating Sunday night or Monday morning.. but I imagine I"ll be a glutton at lunch on Monday -- decisions, decisions).
Adios.
I have seen the inside & outside of my stomach, as well as my heart. Soon I will see my bowel in action. In honor of this, it's the holiday season, so let's start eating!
Last night for our monthiversary Jon & I ate at Highland Grill (sort of on a whim). It was really tasty. Jon had "the best burger in the twin cities" .. voted on year, 199x. It was a turkey burger.. spiced VERY nicely (awesome spicy aftertaste).. and came with decent fries. Looked a lot like McDonalds, in a good way. Thin & done, not chewy & greasy. I had 3! That's the most fries I've had in like.. 5 years.
I ate a smoked salmon scramble. Scrambled eggs w.smoked salmon, red onions, cream cheese, dill (or maybe parsely, but it was pretty & green), and spinach. The spinach wasn't supposed to be there, but I didn't want hash browns so the waitress came up w.an awesome compromise.. I told her they should add that regularly.. it was phenomonal (possible for scrambled eggs, now yes). Came w.english muffin that I was able to splatter w.all the extra cream cheese from the omelet (there was still extra) and honey. Divine. on the way to Sound of Music (which was AWESOME), we stopped at Bravo. It was packed, so we ate our green tea cake in the car. Frosting tasted as if it had been sitting around a while (no doubt it had been), as did the bottom layer of cake. BUT -- the middle.. oh so devine and reaffirmed my love of Bravo. Even Jon said, 'ya know, that is really good'. I have recently been informed he doesn't like cake as much as I - no big surprise, though.
TODAY is Thursday. Our department couldn't f'ing decide where to go eat, and finally we ended up at QCumbers b/c I speak the loudest. I like it there. A lot. Today they had something new -- chicken lettuce wraps. Trendy, but good! I love their salsa best. And their soup today, wow it was nice. Tuscan white bean. Lots of onions in a thick veggie broth (Did I mention lots of onions). A few tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, and.. white beans. I was totally craving white beans last night. I also wanted beets, but it was so cold that I couldn't order a cold salad. Sooo today I had my standard beets, spinach, egg, onion, balsamic concoction.. as well as my banana/pineapple/ice cream. They also had non-burnt oatmeal cookies (must have gotten a new baker). All in all, solid, and nothing but soup and ice cream needed to be seconded, so I don't feel completely miserable (yet), although I did steal and extra muffin on the way out just to put myself over the edge -- as always. =)
Tomorrow is a potluck here (wish me luck) and a potluck at Kim's. Saturday is Matt's wedding, and Sunday is a potluck at church. Luckily I won't be eating Sunday night or Monday morning.. but I imagine I"ll be a glutton at lunch on Monday -- decisions, decisions).
Adios.
11 December 2007
Campus
YUMMYYUMMY IS CLOSED.
Over the 25c wings chosen by Jon, I picked: Sushi Express-Cheap, effective. My new favorite grocery store / seagate sushi combo is the inari (tofu around the rice - thank you wipa) + california roll set.
Guess we need to go to Pagoda some other time.
Over the 25c wings chosen by Jon, I picked: Sushi Express-Cheap, effective. My new favorite grocery store / seagate sushi combo is the inari (tofu around the rice - thank you wipa) + california roll set.
Guess we need to go to Pagoda some other time.
05 December 2007
fake teeth
who said it wouldn't be worth it.
www.allcandyexpo.com
watch out for this.
Name: Twizzlers Pull n Peel Cinnamon Fire Candy
Brand: Hershey’s
Description: You’ll be sizzling and twizzling
Release Date: February 29, 2008
Notes: I’m not sure they’ll get as much sizzle in there as I want (I find Twizzlers a little bland), but I’m certain to give them a whirl.
www.allcandyexpo.com
watch out for this.
Name: Twizzlers Pull n Peel Cinnamon Fire Candy
Brand: Hershey’s
Description: You’ll be sizzling and twizzling
Release Date: February 29, 2008
Notes: I’m not sure they’ll get as much sizzle in there as I want (I find Twizzlers a little bland), but I’m certain to give them a whirl.
03 December 2007
placeholder for duplex
all right.
our last b1g1 free on my MPR card :( (new cards coming soon.. not so many discounts, boo.).. duplex!
it was a cool place. they were so pleasant in the entry, and let us run into the bar for happy hour (turns out we couldn't use the discount after all, lesson learned). since we won't have the MPR card deal anymore, we will totally have to go there for HH instead. their drinks are all $2 off.. and there were so many drinks that were just 4-5 bucks that it'd be worth it to come back & have some apps. the bar was fun because you are essentially overlooking the 2 chefs in the kitchen.. and listening to them talk together. fun =)
the servers & hostess, again.. so nice. not really overly sappy, but commended me for using the MPR card "it's a great way to learn new places!" jon had some cool-ass looking gnocchi. huge pastas, like 6 blanched tomatoes, huge buffalo mozz.. quite fun. tasted kinda bland to me, but he liked it. i had something totally new for me. black barley risotto. it was nice! i like black barley, and learned risotto doesn't have to be creamy goo. it had chicken in it that wasn't so tasty, but the mushroom, carrots & chevre were good. a good texture, but needed some ZIP (= spicy or sour). i did have the server give me about 1/2 c (exaggeration) of pepper before starting, which i am happy to have done.
would we go back? maybe for apps or soup. i do want to see the pork w. prunes & brussel sprouts, but jon wasn't in because it was a t-bone pork thingy, which i probably wouldn't enjoy either.
btw. bravobakery.net - view cakes. please.
our last b1g1 free on my MPR card :( (new cards coming soon.. not so many discounts, boo.).. duplex!
it was a cool place. they were so pleasant in the entry, and let us run into the bar for happy hour (turns out we couldn't use the discount after all, lesson learned). since we won't have the MPR card deal anymore, we will totally have to go there for HH instead. their drinks are all $2 off.. and there were so many drinks that were just 4-5 bucks that it'd be worth it to come back & have some apps. the bar was fun because you are essentially overlooking the 2 chefs in the kitchen.. and listening to them talk together. fun =)
the servers & hostess, again.. so nice. not really overly sappy, but commended me for using the MPR card "it's a great way to learn new places!" jon had some cool-ass looking gnocchi. huge pastas, like 6 blanched tomatoes, huge buffalo mozz.. quite fun. tasted kinda bland to me, but he liked it. i had something totally new for me. black barley risotto. it was nice! i like black barley, and learned risotto doesn't have to be creamy goo. it had chicken in it that wasn't so tasty, but the mushroom, carrots & chevre were good. a good texture, but needed some ZIP (= spicy or sour). i did have the server give me about 1/2 c (exaggeration) of pepper before starting, which i am happy to have done.
would we go back? maybe for apps or soup. i do want to see the pork w. prunes & brussel sprouts, but jon wasn't in because it was a t-bone pork thingy, which i probably wouldn't enjoy either.
btw. bravobakery.net - view cakes. please.
28 November 2007
Cute food.
Yes, I should have taken a picture of the 3 seed sandwich, it was beautiful. To make up for it, I have NOT forgotten to take a picture of the coolest thing to show up on my desk in a while.
Last night I was chatting w.my BFF @ work (BK), and he was trying to allure me w.a donut or cinnamon roll. Although those are lovely, I have a weakness for cookies & cake. He informed me he was going to get some 'pastries' (ie donuts & junk) for a morning meeting, and asked if I had special requests.
I told him exactly what I wanted. A white cookie w.white frosting decorated like Santa Claus. Or something baked that was not fried and had brown fruit in or on it. He said they may not have cookies, and to this I said I want nothing but that.
Well well.. what do you know. BFF came through with a BIG BANG. After perusing the decorated cookies, he came up with a sock & this kick-ass santa. You may not be able to tell from the pic, but the Santa cookie is filled with something.. it's totally 3D puffy-ized, and not a fried pastry. BFF has no idea what it is, and I think it's too cute to eat.
We'll see how long it lasts.
It reminds me of my last year's favorite baked good. The TURKEY CAKE @ Byerly's. It was my turning point into deciding, yes I really DO want to work here.
I totally didn't see them this year, although I did forget to make a special trip pre-Thanksgiving :( This is still pretty damn cool in my eyes.
sugar.
26 November 2007
Stuffed
So goes the weekend of eating.
Wednesday: Chicken Parsnip Apple Soup (yay).
Thanksgiving food was fabulous!
Offering:
Turkey
Stuffing
Mashed potatoes w.gravy
**Sweet potatoes w.applesauce
**Green salad w.orange and red peppers
Cranberries
Cornmeal rolls
Elderberry pie
Pumpkin pie sans crust
..and later:
Leftovers.. w.a new addition:
Blackberry pie w. ff plain yogurt (hooray)
It was fun to have the family together, cooking. I hope Ruth doesn't mind me helping in the kitchen, or at least standing in the way.. :/ Went for a walk w.Quick, and then played some Sequence.
The next day was my Endo. What a drag.. sitting around. At least Jon got to see Press Your Luck before eating a crappy hospital sandwich.
Enjoyed some food @ David & Judie's later on. Highlight - our lefse? PICKLES!
Saturday we FINALLY made it to Aribel's. It was really fun.. my family was all adventurous and tried every section of the menu.
We enjoyed: Shrimp fried rice (my dad orders at every restaurant as sort of his trademark.. he said this is the BEST shrimp fried rice he has ever ever had (and he has had a lot).. but it may not be fair because it was SO different and good); beef pepper pot (I normally do not enjoy eating beef.. but this was NOT normal beef.. the owner/chef/only guy working explained it was flavored with molasses.. yum!); jerk chicken lo mein (also, very fresh and different taste), and the snapper curry (what an interesting, tasty (saltyfish) flavor) with extra veggies by request. Everything was so unique and tasty as can be... and very very reasonably priced.
reminder for next time: Keep asking for extra veggies.. they'll do it!
Sunday.. ate and ate and ate again. Breakfast of oatmeal, then breakfast #2 at Church ;)
Lunch -- um, did you know we like Quang? A lot? Yeah.
Seafood & Pork soup - it was great.. but I guess I was really in the mood for it. The veggie soup is just as good.. gosh it's so hard to order there.
even Jon's wontons w.red pork was also really nice... probably a more managable feat to finish up.
Dinner was pancakes of all sizes. Banana, cranberry orange, and apple pumpkin..hooray.
Wednesday: Chicken Parsnip Apple Soup (yay).
Thanksgiving food was fabulous!
Offering:
Turkey
Stuffing
Mashed potatoes w.gravy
**Sweet potatoes w.applesauce
**Green salad w.orange and red peppers
Cranberries
Cornmeal rolls
Elderberry pie
Pumpkin pie sans crust
..and later:
Leftovers.. w.a new addition:
Blackberry pie w. ff plain yogurt (hooray)
It was fun to have the family together, cooking. I hope Ruth doesn't mind me helping in the kitchen, or at least standing in the way.. :/ Went for a walk w.Quick, and then played some Sequence.
The next day was my Endo. What a drag.. sitting around. At least Jon got to see Press Your Luck before eating a crappy hospital sandwich.
Enjoyed some food @ David & Judie's later on. Highlight - our lefse? PICKLES!
Saturday we FINALLY made it to Aribel's. It was really fun.. my family was all adventurous and tried every section of the menu.
We enjoyed: Shrimp fried rice (my dad orders at every restaurant as sort of his trademark.. he said this is the BEST shrimp fried rice he has ever ever had (and he has had a lot).. but it may not be fair because it was SO different and good); beef pepper pot (I normally do not enjoy eating beef.. but this was NOT normal beef.. the owner/chef/only guy working explained it was flavored with molasses.. yum!); jerk chicken lo mein (also, very fresh and different taste), and the snapper curry (what an interesting, tasty (saltyfish) flavor) with extra veggies by request. Everything was so unique and tasty as can be... and very very reasonably priced.
reminder for next time: Keep asking for extra veggies.. they'll do it!
Sunday.. ate and ate and ate again. Breakfast of oatmeal, then breakfast #2 at Church ;)
Lunch -- um, did you know we like Quang? A lot? Yeah.
Seafood & Pork soup - it was great.. but I guess I was really in the mood for it. The veggie soup is just as good.. gosh it's so hard to order there.
even Jon's wontons w.red pork was also really nice... probably a more managable feat to finish up.
Dinner was pancakes of all sizes. Banana, cranberry orange, and apple pumpkin..hooray.
19 November 2007
OCBleh
So Jon & I were on a long walk around the block once (feel the irony), and I thought it would be fun to see how much Old Country Buffet costs to dine in (since it is, sincerely, one block from our house.. and the parking lot is ALWAYS full..). Hearing it was $11/pp.. no way in hell were we going to risk it. Our lovely Q is a much safer bet.
Well, a few weeks ago, they sent us a coupon. You know me & coupons. I decided for the both of us, we have to do it.
We did it. Saturday. The line was up to the door (long hallway), plus we waited for seating (sure only 5 min), but holy CRAP do people like this place.
The bad things were too numerous to list.. so I'll list the most interesting:
the baked fish.. it was a little cold, but they tried.
they had cranberry sauce on their condiment bar. that, is fun.
3 bean salad !!
marinated mushrooms
bananas in the pudding (i took the bananas out of the pudding)
their dessert pizza was a big cookie. it was cute.
the cake was all bad. seriously. all. bad. i love cake, so this was a little disappointing. also disappointing. any form of vanilla ice cream was broken. boo. i had a weird looking orange sherbet because i could.
yes, i tried pretty much everything on the buffet (one spoonfull counts) minus the cheeseyfilledfriedchickencoveredw.bacon. oh yeah, also didn't try the world's largest ribs or the mini corn dogs (jon's report on the corn dogs is that they weren't as good as full size). jon liked the pumpkin pie.. and was smart enough to put gummy bears in his ice cream (he got chocolate).
now we are officially done with OCB. it only makes me crave Q even more =)
next:
Aribel's
http://www.satay2go.com/menu.html
Gangchen
Well, a few weeks ago, they sent us a coupon. You know me & coupons. I decided for the both of us, we have to do it.
We did it. Saturday. The line was up to the door (long hallway), plus we waited for seating (sure only 5 min), but holy CRAP do people like this place.
The bad things were too numerous to list.. so I'll list the most interesting:
the baked fish.. it was a little cold, but they tried.
they had cranberry sauce on their condiment bar. that, is fun.
3 bean salad !!
marinated mushrooms
bananas in the pudding (i took the bananas out of the pudding)
their dessert pizza was a big cookie. it was cute.
the cake was all bad. seriously. all. bad. i love cake, so this was a little disappointing. also disappointing. any form of vanilla ice cream was broken. boo. i had a weird looking orange sherbet because i could.
yes, i tried pretty much everything on the buffet (one spoonfull counts) minus the cheeseyfilledfriedchickencoveredw.bacon. oh yeah, also didn't try the world's largest ribs or the mini corn dogs (jon's report on the corn dogs is that they weren't as good as full size). jon liked the pumpkin pie.. and was smart enough to put gummy bears in his ice cream (he got chocolate).
now we are officially done with OCB. it only makes me crave Q even more =)
next:
Aribel's
http://www.satay2go.com/menu.html
Gangchen
14 November 2007
Another month(iversary)
Jon had:
Poached Chicken & Spanish Chorizo Linguini:
Roasted red pepper & garlic basil cream sauce, sundried tomato, scallion, mache salad w/ blood orange vinaigrette, toasted macadamias, pomegranate, black radish & feta
& I had the most beautiful looking, tasty sandwich in town (don't need to pieces of bread, the insides are so fabulous - what a find for $8)
Roasted Three Seed Sandwich
Pumpkin, sunflower & sesame seed spread, carrots, black spanish radish, chioggia beets, avocado & arugula on birchwood focaccia
Oh yeah.. then after that Jon was nice enough to drive us to Keefer Court Bakery. SUPER FUN Chinese bakery... we had a wintermelon cookie (Jon loved it), and a Lotus cake (super filled, barely any crust - I loved it). We will return =) Still gotta try the sesame red bean ball. I really enjoy Chinese cake - way less sugary, more beany.. leaves you feeling good afterwards (even though there's shortening, we can just pretend it's the good kind).
11 November 2007
let them eat bread
i am pretty sure i don't need to be gluten-free.. and as a mini-celebration, we had lots of bread again on saturday.
breakfast - pumpkin waffles + apple/maple topping (home-made) @ jon's folks. i used krusteaz.. and they turned out well.
lunch - couldn't resist the sandwich @ saigon.. but thai bazil is still closed (boo.)
dinner - french meadow after a discussion w.rupa. i think she would get the tempeh cutlet (minus the tempeh, which i liked, but was FRIED on the outside (so sad).. and i would totally get her arepas.. esp for 8.99.. had everything i love on it (corn pancakes + red peppers over spinach with balsamic).. wouldn't need the vegan sausage, but whatever.
skipped dessert bc we (me) had so much sugar earlier.. esp after making cookies & cleaning out the no pudge fudge dish (not to mention that breakfast up there).
today we are going to ring mtn creamery again.. hopefully i'm ready for the sugar. right now my stomach kind of gets the willies thinking about it.
breakfast - pumpkin waffles + apple/maple topping (home-made) @ jon's folks. i used krusteaz.. and they turned out well.
lunch - couldn't resist the sandwich @ saigon.. but thai bazil is still closed (boo.)
dinner - french meadow after a discussion w.rupa. i think she would get the tempeh cutlet (minus the tempeh, which i liked, but was FRIED on the outside (so sad).. and i would totally get her arepas.. esp for 8.99.. had everything i love on it (corn pancakes + red peppers over spinach with balsamic).. wouldn't need the vegan sausage, but whatever.
skipped dessert bc we (me) had so much sugar earlier.. esp after making cookies & cleaning out the no pudge fudge dish (not to mention that breakfast up there).
today we are going to ring mtn creamery again.. hopefully i'm ready for the sugar. right now my stomach kind of gets the willies thinking about it.
04 November 2007
Grand Cafe & not so grand Chiang Mai
In my attempt to gluten up (don't ask yet), Jon & I tried Grand Cafe today as a backup to Victor's (didn't get there soon enough to order the MANGO WAFFLE before church).
When we got there, the place was sparsely attended, but by the time we left, it was packed w.a line out the door (sorta). The atmosphere & seating was cool.. really was a neighborhood spot. The menu was a simple sort of swank. Jon ordered biscuits & gravy, and it was the prettiest dish I have seen in a while. I was gonna try their fancy 'ham and cheese' (doesn't sound fancy does it, I for sure need to give it a go next time after seeing it in person), but I really wanted fresh blueberries, so I went w.the blueberry pancakes (so simple, yet so nice) instead. The thing I memorized wanting on their menu like 2 months ago was the banana bread french toast, but I made this yesterday for our home-made brunch (which I may say I am quite proud of, sour cream apple + pb banana french toast w.maple apple ham).
We will more than likely go to the Grand Cafe again sometime.. I am looking forward to it (esp. after seeing the dinner specials from yesterday - some nice sounding fish & a spicy vegetable soup w.black beans). Not a value, but a nice meal (plus b1g1 free w.MPR card ;) )
We also forced ourselves out of the house for a sundayfunday w. Bobbi & Becky. Went to Chiang Mai Thai knowing the Thai Bazil is rumored to have had some sort of kitchen problem. After eating their beef (ack) spring rolls & uh.. tom yum (if you can call it that), we are VERY SAD about Thai Bazil. I can't believe Chiang Mai Thai was my old fav. Thai restaurant. Phuket Thai (also defunct) here in Richfield tasted better than this.. *sigh*. RIP Thai food in Minneapolis. We will miss you.
On a more hopeful note, we will be trying some new Asian spots on campus (or at least new to us) soon. Namely: Obento-Ya, Yummy Yummy, Keefer Court & the new digs on campus w.the hot pots. At least they are cheaper.. plus that spot on Nicollet w. momos & tom yum cups. Cross your fingers for us.
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When we got there, the place was sparsely attended, but by the time we left, it was packed w.a line out the door (sorta). The atmosphere & seating was cool.. really was a neighborhood spot. The menu was a simple sort of swank. Jon ordered biscuits & gravy, and it was the prettiest dish I have seen in a while. I was gonna try their fancy 'ham and cheese' (doesn't sound fancy does it, I for sure need to give it a go next time after seeing it in person), but I really wanted fresh blueberries, so I went w.the blueberry pancakes (so simple, yet so nice) instead. The thing I memorized wanting on their menu like 2 months ago was the banana bread french toast, but I made this yesterday for our home-made brunch (which I may say I am quite proud of, sour cream apple + pb banana french toast w.maple apple ham).
We will more than likely go to the Grand Cafe again sometime.. I am looking forward to it (esp. after seeing the dinner specials from yesterday - some nice sounding fish & a spicy vegetable soup w.black beans). Not a value, but a nice meal (plus b1g1 free w.MPR card ;) )
We also forced ourselves out of the house for a sundayfunday w. Bobbi & Becky. Went to Chiang Mai Thai knowing the Thai Bazil is rumored to have had some sort of kitchen problem. After eating their beef (ack) spring rolls & uh.. tom yum (if you can call it that), we are VERY SAD about Thai Bazil. I can't believe Chiang Mai Thai was my old fav. Thai restaurant. Phuket Thai (also defunct) here in Richfield tasted better than this.. *sigh*. RIP Thai food in Minneapolis. We will miss you.
On a more hopeful note, we will be trying some new Asian spots on campus (or at least new to us) soon. Namely: Obento-Ya, Yummy Yummy, Keefer Court & the new digs on campus w.the hot pots. At least they are cheaper.. plus that spot on Nicollet w. momos & tom yum cups. Cross your fingers for us.
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30 October 2007
stuffing it all in
Saturday we went to Fresh & Natural for their Gluten Free Food festival. Despite being diagnosed as having Celiac's disease (bye-bye oatmeal?!) by some people currently affected, it was AWESOME. Quick got lots of good samples, Jon & I ate lots of cookies & salmon, and my mom *won* a ton of groceries..hooray.
Monday night we went to Q-Cumbers for family night. Despite being uninspired by the though of mac&cheese + meatloaf, I actually tried the meatloaf (it was loaded in salsa).. wasn't terrible, but certainly not *good*. My dad & I enjoyed the *good* lentil soup.. and I did my normal stuff myself until I want to puke.. regret it for 20 minutes, then get over it and want to go back again soon.
Monday night we went to Q-Cumbers for family night. Despite being uninspired by the though of mac&cheese + meatloaf, I actually tried the meatloaf (it was loaded in salsa).. wasn't terrible, but certainly not *good*. My dad & I enjoyed the *good* lentil soup.. and I did my normal stuff myself until I want to puke.. regret it for 20 minutes, then get over it and want to go back again soon.
25 October 2007
Ethiopia
I often wonder how we get the conception that people from Ethiopia have nothing to eat. Every single time Jon & I go to Blue Nile we are STUFFED and amazed at how damn tasty everything is.
Today we enjoyed the same 'ol B1G1 free MPR special. GOSA GOSA A&B. Next time, 2 B's (what the heck, they're free). We enjoyed these the most:
Berberre lamb
Chicken w.egg
Foule = fava bean dish
Missiraa Diima = spicy red lentils (yum)
Cabbage or Kale (not Jon's favorite)
Fasuuliya for Jon (the green beans & carrots)
Can pass on:
Split peas,
Chickpeas (they're good, but same as red lentils - so ask if they give red lentils anyway).
Dark lentils
Seward bakery is not NEARLY as inspirational as the wedge - not even close. I did manage to find a cool cardamom coffee frosted angel food cake (no butter, hooray), and Jon ended up with a vegan pb choc chip cookie (not so great).. my mom opted for the fudge @ home.
Today we enjoyed the same 'ol B1G1 free MPR special. GOSA GOSA A&B. Next time, 2 B's (what the heck, they're free). We enjoyed these the most:
Berberre lamb
Chicken w.egg
Foule = fava bean dish
Missiraa Diima = spicy red lentils (yum)
Cabbage or Kale (not Jon's favorite)
Fasuuliya for Jon (the green beans & carrots)
Can pass on:
Split peas,
Chickpeas (they're good, but same as red lentils - so ask if they give red lentils anyway).
Dark lentils
Seward bakery is not NEARLY as inspirational as the wedge - not even close. I did manage to find a cool cardamom coffee frosted angel food cake (no butter, hooray), and Jon ended up with a vegan pb choc chip cookie (not so great).. my mom opted for the fudge @ home.
24 October 2007
22 October 2007
Yarusso Bros
Went to Yarusso Bros for my dad on Friday. It's such a bargain, I have no idea why we always order so much (probably b/c the prices are so low).
Note: Baked Mostacolli is $10.75. It serves 2-3 people.
Dinner for 2 could easily serve 4 with a little room for dessert. It's $18 ! (for 2 that is good, for 4 that is amazing). Next time get salad.
A half & half plate serves Jon, not full (boo).
I cannot find them on restaurant.com anymore.
Bobbi warned us about the good deals to be had at Fuji-Ya.
Note: Baked Mostacolli is $10.75. It serves 2-3 people.
Dinner for 2 could easily serve 4 with a little room for dessert. It's $18 ! (for 2 that is good, for 4 that is amazing). Next time get salad.
A half & half plate serves Jon, not full (boo).
I cannot find them on restaurant.com anymore.
Bobbi warned us about the good deals to be had at Fuji-Ya.
Fuji-Ya Happy Hour
19 October 2007
17 October 2007
tom yum + momo = heaven?
Gangchen Bar & Restaurant
1833 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis
612.872.8663
Jon & ReAnn may live here soon.
http://articles.citypages.com/2007-10-17/restaurants/core-competencies/full/
16 October 2007
The Man Who Ate Everything
by Jeffrey Steingarten
- USDA "Thrifty Meals for Two" give some fun guidelines I may want to check out the update of their ThriftyMeal Plan
http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/FoodPlans/MiscPubs/TFP2006Report.pdf
http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/FoodPlans/MiscPubs/FoodPlansRecipeBook.pdf
- "How to Keep Alive" from 194x
..interesting description of what fruits ripen after picking & which don't.
which don't: blackberries, cocoa, cherries, dates, grapes, grapfruit, lemon/lime, orange, pineapple,raspberries, strawberries,watermelons.
which ONLY ripen after picking:
avocado
which do ripen in color but not sweetness:
apricots, bluberries, cantaloupe, figs, honeydew, nectarines, peaches, persimmons, plums
do ripen & get sweeter after harvest:
apples, kiwi, mango, papaya, pear
do ripen, get sweeter and change color:
banana
17-Oct update:
Interesting labeling for ketchup. Ketchup from summer tomatoes may be better. Check the dates:
on Heinz, for example. the last 4 digits on the bottle cap: the last digit indicates the year and the first three the day of the year. 0752 means 75th day of 1992. 2530 is 250th day of 1990. Telephone manufacturer for details.
30-Oct update from the end of the book:
Wheat flour is mostly starch, with 7-15% protein & 10% moisture. The 2 main proteins are gluteinin and gliadin. When you stir water into flour, the glutenin & gliadin come alive, connecting with the water and each other to form gluten, a tough and stretchy substance, that, when kneaded or stirred or streched, forms the elastic network that gives structure to bread (but turns pastry & cakes tough & rubbery)
Piecrust recipes have you go to elaborate lengths to avoid developing gluten. They warn you to use as little water as possible (without water, gluten cannot form); to mix and handle the dough very gently (w.out manipulation, gluten strands cannot join into networks); to use low-protein pastry flour or all-purpose flour (which has gliadin & glutenin): and to rest the ball of dough before rolling it out (which relaxes the stretchiness of the gluten, though it allows the water to reach particles of flour that had remained dry & therefore w.out gluten).
The ingredient in piecrust that combats gluten is shortening -fat. By coating the little particles of flour, shortening water-proofs the protein, prevents the water from reaching the glaidin and glutenin, and thus makes it impossible for them to combine and form gluten. And if they do combine, shortening keeps the thin strands of gluten apart, stops them from forming sheets, and networks that run through the dough, and tenderizes the crust by ensuring that the strands of gluten are separate and short. That's why it's called shortening.
Pure fats like lard and Crisco have more shortening (tenderizing) power than butter or margarine, which contain 15% water and can actually activate the gluten. Soft fats, even vegetable oils, coat the flour particles easily by flowing around them, protecting them from all water, but causing other problems. Fats that are solid at room temp are less effective, unless you first cut them into infinitesimal pieces. Acids attack and weaken the elastic gluten, which is why many people add vinegar to dough when making pies.
ALl of this is aimed at achieving a tender piecrust. But what about flakiness? When you roll out pie dough, the flattened particles of shortening separate the dough into layers. The pieces of fat act as spacers. The larger they are, the wider and longer the layers they produce. Depending on how you cut the fat into the flour, the particles can range from the size of a grain of coarse meal to that of a pea or small olive.
When piecurst is baked, the solid fats melt, leaving a gap between the layers of dough. The water in the dough begins to turn into steam, puffing the layers of dough apart. And when the dough reaches ~160F, the piecrust begins to set. Crispiness comes about when enough water has been driven from the dough by the heat of baking.
Lard, the rendered body fat of a pie, has a high melting point and coalesces into especially large crystals when it cools to lower temps. That's why lard acts as a terrific spacer between layers of dough. Lard was once widely considered the best fat for making flaky piecrust. Crisco was introduced in 1911 as a lard replacement with a long shelf life. Nowadays, lard has lost some of its popularity because of its pork flavor and widespread nutritional superstitions (even though it's less saturated fat than butter, 43 vs 50% - Crisco has 21% fsat fat to begin with and 14% transfat when hydrogenated to make it solid).
- USDA "Thrifty Meals for Two" give some fun guidelines I may want to check out the update of their ThriftyMeal Plan
http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/FoodPlans/MiscPubs/TFP2006Report.pdf
http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/FoodPlans/MiscPubs/FoodPlansRecipeBook.pdf
- "How to Keep Alive" from 194x
..interesting description of what fruits ripen after picking & which don't.
which don't: blackberries, cocoa, cherries, dates, grapes, grapfruit, lemon/lime, orange, pineapple,raspberries, strawberries,watermelons.
which ONLY ripen after picking:
avocado
which do ripen in color but not sweetness:
apricots, bluberries, cantaloupe, figs, honeydew, nectarines, peaches, persimmons, plums
do ripen & get sweeter after harvest:
apples, kiwi, mango, papaya, pear
do ripen, get sweeter and change color:
banana
17-Oct update:
Interesting labeling for ketchup. Ketchup from summer tomatoes may be better. Check the dates:
on Heinz, for example. the last 4 digits on the bottle cap: the last digit indicates the year and the first three the day of the year. 0752 means 75th day of 1992. 2530 is 250th day of 1990. Telephone manufacturer for details.
30-Oct update from the end of the book:
Wheat flour is mostly starch, with 7-15% protein & 10% moisture. The 2 main proteins are gluteinin and gliadin. When you stir water into flour, the glutenin & gliadin come alive, connecting with the water and each other to form gluten, a tough and stretchy substance, that, when kneaded or stirred or streched, forms the elastic network that gives structure to bread (but turns pastry & cakes tough & rubbery)
Piecrust recipes have you go to elaborate lengths to avoid developing gluten. They warn you to use as little water as possible (without water, gluten cannot form); to mix and handle the dough very gently (w.out manipulation, gluten strands cannot join into networks); to use low-protein pastry flour or all-purpose flour (which has gliadin & glutenin): and to rest the ball of dough before rolling it out (which relaxes the stretchiness of the gluten, though it allows the water to reach particles of flour that had remained dry & therefore w.out gluten).
The ingredient in piecrust that combats gluten is shortening -fat. By coating the little particles of flour, shortening water-proofs the protein, prevents the water from reaching the glaidin and glutenin, and thus makes it impossible for them to combine and form gluten. And if they do combine, shortening keeps the thin strands of gluten apart, stops them from forming sheets, and networks that run through the dough, and tenderizes the crust by ensuring that the strands of gluten are separate and short. That's why it's called shortening.
Pure fats like lard and Crisco have more shortening (tenderizing) power than butter or margarine, which contain 15% water and can actually activate the gluten. Soft fats, even vegetable oils, coat the flour particles easily by flowing around them, protecting them from all water, but causing other problems. Fats that are solid at room temp are less effective, unless you first cut them into infinitesimal pieces. Acids attack and weaken the elastic gluten, which is why many people add vinegar to dough when making pies.
ALl of this is aimed at achieving a tender piecrust. But what about flakiness? When you roll out pie dough, the flattened particles of shortening separate the dough into layers. The pieces of fat act as spacers. The larger they are, the wider and longer the layers they produce. Depending on how you cut the fat into the flour, the particles can range from the size of a grain of coarse meal to that of a pea or small olive.
When piecurst is baked, the solid fats melt, leaving a gap between the layers of dough. The water in the dough begins to turn into steam, puffing the layers of dough apart. And when the dough reaches ~160F, the piecrust begins to set. Crispiness comes about when enough water has been driven from the dough by the heat of baking.
Lard, the rendered body fat of a pie, has a high melting point and coalesces into especially large crystals when it cools to lower temps. That's why lard acts as a terrific spacer between layers of dough. Lard was once widely considered the best fat for making flaky piecrust. Crisco was introduced in 1911 as a lard replacement with a long shelf life. Nowadays, lard has lost some of its popularity because of its pork flavor and widespread nutritional superstitions (even though it's less saturated fat than butter, 43 vs 50% - Crisco has 21% fsat fat to begin with and 14% transfat when hydrogenated to make it solid).
15 October 2007
next monthiversary
this month we did acadia cafe
www.acadiacafe.com - good happy hour specials 'til 7 - i had a $3 glass of wine.
plus - w.our MPR card.. jon got a reuben & i got a pretty large, black bean burger. b1g1 = 6.50!!
we'd go there again, but maybe try some other sandwich place first. like bewitched or fishmans.
hooray for next month: birchwood cafe.
until then: thai bazil, aribel's, blue nile.. yum.
www.acadiacafe.com - good happy hour specials 'til 7 - i had a $3 glass of wine.
plus - w.our MPR card.. jon got a reuben & i got a pretty large, black bean burger. b1g1 = 6.50!!
we'd go there again, but maybe try some other sandwich place first. like bewitched or fishmans.
hooray for next month: birchwood cafe.
until then: thai bazil, aribel's, blue nile.. yum.
08 October 2007
06 October 2007
Trotter's
Trotter's has a nice semi-local, organic-esque breakfast menu, and we pretty much explored the entire thing today for breakfast!
Jon: Scramble special: Chorizo scrambler w.jalepeno, tomato, onions mixed in eggs, served w. 4 pieces of their fresh baked wheat toast
ReAnn: Non-fat yogurt w. melon, grapes, pineapple & a cranberry pear corn muffin.
Ruth: Pancake special; organic whole wheat pancake w. organic homemade apple sauce
Joe: Trotters 2 (or 3)
Beth: Potato mountain (w.eggs & veggies)
Pete: Cornmeal pancakes w.maple syrup.
Next time: split the cornmeal pancakes and Jon wants to try the bacon.
I'd like to try the egg in mashed potato thing, but it seems a little insane.
Monthiversary options w.MPR card
american
http://www.jays-cafe.com/dinner
afghan
http://khyberpasscafe.com/entre.html
african
blue nile
italian
http://www.ristoranteluci.com/menu.htm (not so tasty)
puerto rican ?!
http://www.puertaazulrestaurant.com/menu.html (#26, 32, 33)
Mexican @ Mercado Central
Otra cucina
http://citypages.com/databank/20/992/article8272.asp
Jon: Scramble special: Chorizo scrambler w.jalepeno, tomato, onions mixed in eggs, served w. 4 pieces of their fresh baked wheat toast
ReAnn: Non-fat yogurt w. melon, grapes, pineapple & a cranberry pear corn muffin.
Ruth: Pancake special; organic whole wheat pancake w. organic homemade apple sauce
Joe: Trotters 2 (or 3)
Beth: Potato mountain (w.eggs & veggies)
Pete: Cornmeal pancakes w.maple syrup.
Next time: split the cornmeal pancakes and Jon wants to try the bacon.
I'd like to try the egg in mashed potato thing, but it seems a little insane.
Monthiversary options w.MPR card
american
http://www.jays-cafe.com/dinner
afghan
http://khyberpasscafe.com/entre.html
african
blue nile
italian
http://www.ristoranteluci.com/menu.htm (not so tasty)
puerto rican ?!
http://www.puertaazulrestaurant.com/menu.html (#26, 32, 33)
Mexican @ Mercado Central
Otra cucina
http://citypages.com/databank/20/992/article8272.asp
30 September 2007
Today, Wipa had a baby!
And I guess we're bringing her dinner tomorrow, which had me look at more restaurants. Ran into this list again, which I really like.
Made me want to re-emphasize the following:
http://www.marlascuisine.com/menu.html
I guess the buffet (is it still $6.95) or the Roti or Pelau rice (palau?) - everything else looks standard & creamy.
In our hood: http://thekabobs.com/menu.htm
Veggie/ Chicken Jalfrezi 6.99 / 5.99
Chicken 65 6.99
Tandoori Naan x 4 1.25
or Shami Kabob 2.49
Sheekh Kabob (how big) 7.99
Made me want to re-emphasize the following:
http://www.marlascuisine.com/menu.html
I guess the buffet (is it still $6.95) or the Roti or Pelau rice (palau?) - everything else looks standard & creamy.
In our hood: http://thekabobs.com/menu.htm
Veggie/ Chicken Jalfrezi 6.99 / 5.99
Chicken 65 6.99
Tandoori Naan x 4 1.25
or Shami Kabob 2.49
Sheekh Kabob (how big) 7.99
24 September 2007
I owe you..
Jon:
Fishman's Deli
Pennisula
Yummy! on campus
monthiversary:
Thai Bazil
Khyber Pass (b1g1free)
Everest (b1g1)
Bravo Cake
Zander
my dad:
Yarusso Bros
The taqueria below on Lake between 2nd & 3rd
my mom:
Blue Nile
Fishman's Deli
Pennisula
Yummy! on campus
monthiversary:
Thai Bazil
Khyber Pass (b1g1free)
Everest (b1g1)
Bravo Cake
Zander
my dad:
Yarusso Bros
The taqueria below on Lake between 2nd & 3rd
my mom:
Blue Nile
22 September 2007
Friday date night
Ate at Mysore last night with a b1g1 free coupon. Tasted some new tasty things. Really liked the yellowish potatoes and the channa palak. Upattum pancakes w. scallions and whatever, they were great, too - and always fresh bc people kept gobbling them up.
Mango dessert wasn't so good.
To try:
El Paraiso's ceviche (b1g1 free coupon through this month).
Mango dessert wasn't so good.
To try:
P J Murphy's Bakery cookies
El Paraiso's ceviche (b1g1 free coupon through this month).
08 September 2007
Today
Today was slow food night.
We went to Common Roots cafe, and it was awesome.
www.commonrootscafe.com
I mean, it was sandwiches and salad & bagels, but the food was really good. Atmosphere was even better. It got so busy, and they donated all profits to the farmers. This is the only place in town taken on this much giving!
Jon: Caprese Sandwich, Triple Chocolate cookie
Ruth: Chicken Soup & Melon salad, Lemon bar
Joe: Roast beef w. , Lemon bar
ReAnn: Eggplant & veggie melange, vanilla cupcake
Petit Fours 3 ways.
Etica Organic wine flight.
Peace coffee all around.
next time: bagels and lox w.soup. ..beet salad!
Earlier today we had our first Zestar apple (despite driving all the way to the U of M apple house, we bought it at Byerly's. Much more sensical). The arboretum maze was cool except I was allergic to everything. Boo.
Oh yeah, last week we tried a Baker's Wife. Honorable selection of treats. Wayy too many to pick from, but easy to deselect due to too much shortening. :/
We had a ginger filled molasses cookie.. topped w. a glaze. Usually I'm all over the glaze, but it was way crispy. Cookie was really good despite the ring of grease it left on the napkin. I still prefer Byerlys.
We went to Common Roots cafe, and it was awesome.
www.commonrootscafe.com
I mean, it was sandwiches and salad & bagels, but the food was really good. Atmosphere was even better. It got so busy, and they donated all profits to the farmers. This is the only place in town taken on this much giving!
Jon: Caprese Sandwich, Triple Chocolate cookie
Ruth: Chicken Soup & Melon salad, Lemon bar
Joe: Roast beef w. , Lemon bar
ReAnn: Eggplant & veggie melange, vanilla cupcake
Petit Fours 3 ways.
Etica Organic wine flight.
Peace coffee all around.
next time: bagels and lox w.soup. ..beet salad!
Earlier today we had our first Zestar apple (despite driving all the way to the U of M apple house, we bought it at Byerly's. Much more sensical). The arboretum maze was cool except I was allergic to everything. Boo.
Oh yeah, last week we tried a Baker's Wife. Honorable selection of treats. Wayy too many to pick from, but easy to deselect due to too much shortening. :/
We had a ginger filled molasses cookie.. topped w. a glaze. Usually I'm all over the glaze, but it was way crispy. Cookie was really good despite the ring of grease it left on the napkin. I still prefer Byerlys.
30 August 2007
another one to try
The Vegetarian - MAP
4022 Central Ave NE,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
763-782-9678
Hours: Sunday to Thursday 11 am to 3 pm, 5 pm to 9 pm
Friday & Saturday 11:30 pm to 3 pm, 5 pm to 9:30 pm
Vegetarian Indian. Buffet. Vegan-friendly.
Menu: Has an excellent selection of authentic Indian food.
Comments: Buffet on weekends. Good service and atmosphere.
Other Info: Price: Medium.
4022 Central Ave NE,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
763-782-9678
Hours: Sunday to Thursday 11 am to 3 pm, 5 pm to 9 pm
Friday & Saturday 11:30 pm to 3 pm, 5 pm to 9:30 pm
Vegetarian Indian. Buffet. Vegan-friendly.
Menu: Has an excellent selection of authentic Indian food.
Comments: Buffet on weekends. Good service and atmosphere.
Other Info: Price: Medium.
Fair bound
Walker Kong!
ReAnn:
Lefse+Sauerkraut brat for dinner
Sunflower honey ice cream for lunch
The new apple mid afternoon
Jon:
Corndog(s)
Cheese Curds (really now?)
All you can drink milk
A brownie (?)
possible:
malt/shake/sunday @ the butterheads (strawberry rhubarb?.. why not just rhubarb)
BLP
salmon w.cranberry wrap
Post-fair Summary:
o'all: walker kong
Jon - 1st to last:
eats: corn fritters & honey sunflower ice cream, pronto puffs, cheese curds, mini donuts
drinks: apple cider, honey lemonade, milk, beer
ReAnn - 1. Smoked Salmon on a stick w.cranberry topped rye bread & lots of veggie condiments ;)
1 (doesn't count really) BRAVO beforehand,
2 the apple for a quarter,
3 honey sunflower ice cream. i would prefer honey cinnamon (I tried that honey for a sample, it was GREAT)
Rupa: Honey Sunflower ice cream.
ReAnn:
Lefse+Sauerkraut brat for dinner
Sunflower honey ice cream for lunch
The new apple mid afternoon
Jon:
Corndog(s)
Cheese Curds (really now?)
All you can drink milk
A brownie (?)
possible:
malt/shake/sunday @ the butterheads (strawberry rhubarb?.. why not just rhubarb)
BLP
salmon w.cranberry wrap
Post-fair Summary:
o'all: walker kong
Jon - 1st to last:
eats: corn fritters & honey sunflower ice cream, pronto puffs, cheese curds, mini donuts
drinks: apple cider, honey lemonade, milk, beer
ReAnn - 1. Smoked Salmon on a stick w.cranberry topped rye bread & lots of veggie condiments ;)
1 (doesn't count really) BRAVO beforehand,
2 the apple for a quarter,
3 honey sunflower ice cream. i would prefer honey cinnamon (I tried that honey for a sample, it was GREAT)
Rupa: Honey Sunflower ice cream.
28 August 2007
My Drive To Work
For my first post here is something completely unrelated to food. It is really just me playing around with Google Maps, but it is kind of fun. I'll have to put my food list up soon; I'm looking forward to posting my favorite food from the state fair and my uses for bacon.
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Later,
Jon
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Later,
Jon
Favorites
Cannot live without:
Thai Bazil - st paul
Quang Deli - minneapolis
La Mixteca - bloomington
Bravo Bakery - st paul
Blue Nile - minneapolis
Q-Cumbers - edina
Worth your time:
Piece of Cake Bakery
Midtown Global Market
Da Afghan
Victor's 1959 Cafe
Pho Tau Bay
Midori's Floating World Cafe
Liberty's Frozen Custard
Kikukgawa
Tanpopo Noodle Shop
Yarusso Brothers (for my dad)
Need to try:
Colossal Cafe
Pennisula Malaysian
Restaurant Alma
A Baker's Wife
Pizza Farm
Namaste Chai (26th & Hennepin)
20.21 Sunday Brunch
Thai Bazil - st paul
Quang Deli - minneapolis
La Mixteca - bloomington
Bravo Bakery - st paul
Blue Nile - minneapolis
Q-Cumbers - edina
Worth your time:
Piece of Cake Bakery
Midtown Global Market
Da Afghan
Victor's 1959 Cafe
Pho Tau Bay
Midori's Floating World Cafe
Liberty's Frozen Custard
Kikukgawa
Tanpopo Noodle Shop
Yarusso Brothers (for my dad)
Need to try:
Colossal Cafe
Pennisula Malaysian
Restaurant Alma
A Baker's Wife
Pizza Farm
Namaste Chai (26th & Hennepin)
20.21 Sunday Brunch
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