Fried Eggplant

Local eggplant from the farmers market is the best at this time of year. I first microwaved slices (8 minutes at 60% in our oven). For breading, I use Japanese panko crumbs. Simple food, served with a dollop of yogurt with mint.

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Wednesday Lunch Tradition

My Wednesday lunch tradition at the Minneapolis American Indian Center after a morning of tutoring: bison melt on wild rice bread that’s baked in-house. The salad has a light, citrusy dressing.

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Convenient Ice Cream

It’s a little too convenient living one block from an excellent ice cream store. “Existential Crunch” (dark brown sugar, Jameson whiskey, creme fraiche, praline pecan, and cashew brittle) topped with a small scoop of “Umeshu Chocolate” (dark chocolate and Japanese plum wine).

Local Splurge-Eats

Bacon brats from the farmers market for dinner. Ice cream from Izzy’s later. Local splurge-eats.

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Minnehaha Scoop

Cooled off at an ice cream shop I’d never noticed before in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis.

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Ramen During a Storm

The video screen showed stunning rainfall on the island of Kyushu, southern Japan, a place I love, while I quietly slurped ramen.

Bimbo

Our nephews enjoy this for breakfast, white bread with no crust. The product name hurts my eyes.