Monday morning rendezvous with an old-fashioned.
Category: Eat
It’s all in the Sofrito
Marriage tip #23: Fill the home with the aroma of freshly made sofrito just before the husband returns from a long drive from Fargo where he stayed with his mom. Tonight: cauliflower and bean paella. Recipe.
Low on the Nutrition Scale
On my cycle ride, foraged for local products that might be low on the nutrition scale, but essential nonetheless: Bauhaus beer (brewed in Minneapolis), Peace Coffee (roasted in Minneapolis), and Izzy’s ice cream (milk from Wisconsin cows).
No Spandex
Cycled the 28th Street Greenway, Chain of Lakes, Minnehaha Creek, Mississippi. Topped up with beer and flatbread at Longfellow’s. On the final stretch, we were reminded we were in a different league when a guy in lime green spandex, precisely matched to his bicycle, overtook us.
Today I Declined a Free Cookie
It was too hot a day to cycle past an ice cream store I’ve never tried. This was their smallest portion; I declined the “free cookie.
Let the Corn Season Begin
Tonight: our first taste of Minnesota corn this season.
The Tasting
A friend asked us to sample two types of brownies baked by his wife, then choose our favorite. They got shaken in my backpack on a cycle ride, but that didn’t affect the experience. Halved each to be sure we each sampled each type. Concluded they were equally good.
Happy Tastes Good
On a longish cycle ride with a friend, happy tasted good.
Foraging for Brioche Buns
My bicycling theme today was ‘Foraging for Brioche Buns.’ Eventually struck gold with buns from the very excellent Rose Street Patisserie. I’ve double-bagged and frozen them until July 4. We only make hamburgers once or twice a year, so they need to be good.
Vietnamese Baking
Met a friend early (8:00 a.m.) to cycle to an unassuming bakery in the Frogtown neighborhood of St. Paul. Trung Nam, owned by a Vietnamese family, makes some of the best croissants in town. They sell out fast, hence the early start.