A very tasty local dinner.
Let it be known that we said Local Dinner, not Lo-Cal Dinner. Although I don’t think it was overly sinful. K and I decided it would be fun to get our group of creative gals together for a lovely, local dinner. She hosted at her beautiful house (minus dog) and [...]

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The Kitchen
The next day I brought sister and her husband to a restaurant in Boulder that I had read about. It’s called The Kitchen, and they’re known for serving local, fresh ingredients in innovative ways. We chose to go for lunch to simply everything. From the moment we walked in, I felt at ease. The [...]

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A happy weekend of cooking and eating in Denver.The mountains, the open space, the wide open sky, Wild Oats and lots and lots of food. I spent a long weekend visiting the sister and her husband and since we all love to cook, we opted to stay in rather than spending the money at [...]

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Help your local farmers!
Tomorrow, on Saturday, September 8th, a number of area restaurants are raising money for the sustainable farmers in southeastern Minnesota who were affected by the recent floods. There is also a live auction with some great things for foodies. Personally, I’m planning to pick up a pizza from the Birchwood. Yum.

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The MN State Fair, part 2
I made it back. Every year I think about returning to my beloved State Fair on its last day, Labor day. And this year, L and I made it back. We took the city bus, route number 84, which cruised fairly close (2 blocks) from my house and dropped us [...]

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State fair, part 1…
It has become a tradition for me to go to the fair with friend L, as well as friend C from DC. Sometimes the three of us have gone together, other times, like this year, we go on two separate trips. Which is fine with me, because it means I get to [...]

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