It cost $2.75 at Wedge Co-op to replace baking soda, baking powder, and every spice I’d bought more than one year ago. I do this every year at this time, and only buy tiny quantities of spices during the rest of the year.
Category: Eat
An Excuse
At lunchtime, walked over to a nearby brewpub to check out the holiday decorations.
Comfort Food, Snowy Day
Fried egg with runny yolk sandwich at Mill City Museum, grey snowy day, life’s good.
The Best Croissants
Continued exploring University Avenue with a friend. Visited a modest Vietnamese bakery for one of the best almond croissants ever. I was experiencing a consequence of a convoluted path from French colonialism to skilled Vietnamese refugees and their offspring.
Brunch in a Former Fire House
Enjoyed a fine brunch in this newly refurbished space. In 1885 this was St. Paul’s first fire house. Last summer, when a friend and I cycled to former St. Paul fire houses, the interior was dilapidated and abandoned.
Stress then Contentment
On this chilly day, made my quarterly visit to the cancer center. Afterwards, I headed to our local Japanese eatery. Contentment prevailed as I slurped tonkotsu ramen. As I finished, my nurse phoned to let me know tumor continues to be undetectable. Reprieved for another quarter.
Fresh Beer and Healthy Food
On our energetic cycle ride, Surly Brewery appeared just in time for lunch. Our quinoa salad bowls were excellent, as was the beer.
Revitalized Cheese-Ends
Tip-the-Fridge Week, Day 2. Baked four-cheese mac and cheese. Had five cheese-ends been loitering in the fridge, it would’ve been five-cheese mac and cheese.
Movie Night Treats
At the end of a sunny cycle ride, stocked up on treats for our movie night, a weekly tradition.
Bauhaus Brewery
Cycled over to Bauhaus Brewery for dinner with friends. In addition to beer, we were sustained by the best, most tender slow-cooked brisket from a smoker on a trailer.