~ sausages with onions, potatoes & apple dumplings ~ I know what you’re thinking. “That sounds like a dish for autumn…not for spring!” Well, that’s what I thought when I saw the recipe. But then I noticed the bratwurst (definitely a summery kind of meat)…and tons of fresh herbs! Not that you can’t get fresh…
~ pouchong oolong extra fancy ~ While visiting the Tea Source in St. Anthony I was given a sample of this pretty tea from the proprietor and tea expert extraordinaire, Bill Waddington. I don’t think I’ve ever met someone more educated on the world and history of tea, and I’ve definitely never met anyone as…
~ creamy tapenade salad dressing ~ Here’s another little salad dressing I dreamed up. Tapenade is one of my favorite appetizers, so I invented a recipe for a salad dressing using these flavors and ingredients. Jeff loves this on roasted baby bliss potatoes too! 10 kalamata olives, pitted 1/4 cup of the brine from the…
tasting :: hot dogs with all the fixins, fritos and Coke from the food truck that is parked in the yard of the beautiful flower market here in Red Wing Minnesota hearing :: fountains, waterfalls, bird song and wind rushing through the trees smelling :: damp soil, hot dogs cooking, herbs, flowers and fresh air…
~ secret garden iced tea cocktail ~ Here’s a special little Friday night post just in time for happy hour. I had one of these last night and I have to say, it is one of the prettiest, most delicious cocktails I have ever had. In a lowball or rocks glass : fill glass with…