Mitch Visits!
If you haven’t heard from me in a while, it’s because I’ve been too busy having fun with my bestie who came for a visit from Minnesota last week. I’m dogsitting, but the pup, Zero, is so cool we let him join the gang and …
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Happy Easter!
Looking for five minutes of fun? Dye Easter eggs! This was literally the fastest, most low key egg dyeing session I’ve ever participated in, from my week with my bestie in the Midwest. It’s been a while since I did the classic egg dye kit- …
Summit Brewery
What trip to the Midwest would be complete without sampling some local brew? Ever the organization pro that she is, Mitch scheduled a tour of Summit brewery for her husband and me while she put in a few hours of work in the morning. We were sad to leave her behind, but happy to drink at 10:30 in the morning. To Summit Brewery we go!
These machines fill the kegs, a little over one per second.
This is the giant fridge where all the beer is stored. It’s about the size of a large barn, and they trusted us enough to let us wander around for a few minutes.
Can I have just a few extra minutes? Check on me in an hour.
The conveyer belt that leads to labels and packaging.
They don’t bottle during the tours, so we didn’t get the chance to do our Laverne and Shirley bit.
Our terrific volunteer tour guide, who said he works for beer.
The copper vats where every batch begins.
In the fermentation room.
In front of the mash vats.
On to tasting! My fave was the oatmeal stout, of course. (Do check out their website, it’s terrific! www.summitbrewing.com)
Prost!
Painting With Pizazz
This weekend in St. Paul, I got to enjoy celebrating with my best friend on the signing of her new home. She got her keys the day I arrived. That meant lots of errands to run, rolling up our sleeves and diving into sprucing things …
Jucy Lucys
And what exactly is a Jucy Lucy? I’m glad you asked. It’s probably one of the most genius burgers I’ve encountered in a long time, a specialty of the Twin Cities. At Matt’s Bar in Minneapolis, hundreds if not thousands of these juicy gems get …
My First Hostess Fruit Pie
After making my Omnivore’s 100 list, I was surprised to find a few of my never-tried-it foods to be good old American standards found at any grocery store.
“I can not believe you’ve never had a Hostess Fruit Pie,” my best friend, Mitch, said to me when I told her about the list. “But you’ve eaten dog. A Hostess Fruit Pie is actually good.”
So last weekend during my Target run, I grabbed a few of those new things to try. I’ve never been snobby at all in regards to food- in fact, I have a weakness for junk food.
For my first time, I went the classic route and got cherry, though I’m more of an apple pie kind of girl. I had always thought these things had a shelf life of years, so it was a surprise to see a sell-by date (of less than 2 weeks from the purchase)!
Was it supposed to be eaten warm or cold? Served with a glass of milk or a nightcap? I needed more advice.
According to Mitch, everyone does something different, but her routine was to have it for breakfast, cold (she was very specific about that), and with a cup of hot tea. So I did.
Surprisingly satisfying! Especially because I’m in a fragile state while I heal, it felt nice to cross something off a list while I am so physically limited (I’d love to eat all hundred for my 35 by 35, but the fugu and kaolin are going to be tall orders to fill).
And now I feel like I accomplished something this week!