2023 Restaurant Bucket List, Outings & Events, Restaurant Reviews

Melt Pizza Company…April Restaurant Bucket List Stop…

We discovered Detroit Style pizza a couple of years back and have been excited watching places like Melt Pizza, hit the scene with this delicious deep-dish style pizzas! When asked, Melt Pizza shares this definition of Detroit Style pizza: “Detroit Style Pizza is a style unlike most and often mistaken for Deep Dish. Unlike a Chicago Deep Dish, our crust is incredibly light and airy … Continue reading Melt Pizza Company…April Restaurant Bucket List Stop…

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2023 Restaurant Bucket List, Food resolutions, Outings & Events, Restaurant Reviews

Chloe by Vincent…March Restaurant Bucket List Stop~

Many years ago, I worked at a restaurant in the Foshay Tower in Minneapolis called Café Un Deux Trois. (could that ↓ server be me?!) It was a classic French bistro, where I learned to love Vouvray wine, real Espresso drinks & Creme Brûlée. At the time I worked there, the Chef was Andrew Zimmern. When he left, Chef Francoual took over the helm. When … Continue reading Chloe by Vincent…March Restaurant Bucket List Stop~

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2023 Restaurant Bucket List, Food resolutions, Outings & Events, Restaurant Reviews

Travail Kitchen and Amusements~February Bucket List stop…

We have wanted to go to Travail for the past couple of years so to say we were excited (okay, it was mostly me) was an understatement! Then Winter Storm Olive came into the picture and we had to postpone a week, putting a pause on that excitement for just one more week! Finding the restaurant was fairly easy, however we did drive past it … Continue reading Travail Kitchen and Amusements~February Bucket List stop…

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2023 Restaurant Bucket List, Cocktails, Restaurant Reviews

Earl Giles ~ January Bucket list stop…

Nearing almost the end of a busy month, with cocktails, pizza and a warm, cozy vibe on my mind, we headed to our 2023 Restaurant bucket list stop number one, Earl Giles Restaurant & Distillery. And it was just what we needed on a cold January Saturday in Minnesota. Outside, the temps plunging to below zero, inside, the place was almost full. It was 3:00 … Continue reading Earl Giles ~ January Bucket list stop…

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2023 Restaurant Bucket List, Outings & Events, Restaurant Reviews

Our 2023 Restaurant Bucket List!

Happy New Year! We are so excited for this new year…for many reasons, but also for this one! Something I have always wanted to do, visit one, new-to-me restaurant a month! OMGeeeee! I started getting this list ready a couple months ago, and finally started whittling it down the past couple of weeks. I have a feeling this might change, as the year goes along … Continue reading Our 2023 Restaurant Bucket List!

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Preserving the Harvest, Ramblings......

Spring has FINALLY sprung!

Ask any Minnesotan about the Winter of 21′-22′ and they will all agree…it felt never-ending! But, as it always does, Spring has finally broke free and everything is bursting with color! I love living where we do…I can’t imagine a place that doesn’t have the change of seasons (extreme and all) like we do here in the Midwest. Although…I did just return from a trip … Continue reading Spring has FINALLY sprung!

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Main Dish, Recipes, Techniques

Looking forward to leftovers…

I may have mentioned this before, but I LOVE to cook! I am not perfect, but sometimes, when I have the time, I do pretty darn good! I listen to alot of food podcasts and over the past year I kept hearing about Pomegranate Molasses, so I decided to order some and make something with it. This recipe, for one-pan Pomegranate Chicken was perfect, although … Continue reading Looking forward to leftovers…

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Main Dish, Recipes, Salads

Cream of Roasted Mushroom soup~

Wow, what a week it has been! 😬 I hope this finds you doing well, staying healthy!  I have to admit, I really never thought I would live in a time like we are living in today…last night at Midnight, the state of Minnesota went into “stay-at-home” status…shelter-in-place…lockdown…whatever you want to call it.  I have basically doing just that for the past two weeks…now I … Continue reading Cream of Roasted Mushroom soup~

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Main Dish, Recipes

Homemade Gyro’s~

My first experience with this delicious sandwich was many years ago, when I lived in Iowa. I had a couple of food memories created in those years…the most amazing fried Pork Tenderloin sandwich, that I used to get from my local Hy-Vee deli counter…that sucker came on a standard hamburger bun, slathered with mayo, and layered with lettuce and pickles.  The Pork patty itself was … Continue reading Homemade Gyro’s~

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