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  • Thanks for your comments, Dan
    14 years 14 weeks ago by: Tracy in reply to: Fresh and Tasty at the St. Paul Farmers Market This Week

    Thanks for your comments, Dan and Beth. Not unlike the cities themselves, the two markets are quite different in their offerings and ambiance. But because I have a strong passion for finding locally produced foods in my farmers’ market, I lean towards Beth’s assessment on this one. Yep, it’s smaller but it’s also lush, rich and thriving. And I’ve actually become more of a culinary experimenter with some of the interesting (albeit new to me) veggies that are featured by some of our area’s Southeast Asian growers. I look forward to more and more people knowing about and supporting the St. Paul Farmers’ Market in the very near future. Cheers!

  •   Thanks for the note,
    14 years 14 weeks ago by: lee in reply to: Heartland Dinner: Simple, Good, and Tasty!

     

    1. Thanks for the note, Kris! I was sad not to get to try the soup - that dang wife of mine ate it all! :-) - but was totally pleased and surprised with my head cheese.

     

  • Is the SPFM dying?? It
    14 years 14 weeks ago by: Beth in reply to: Fresh and Tasty at the St. Paul Farmers Market This Week

    Is the SPFM dying?? It doesn’t seem like it to me–we go weekly, and this year it seems busier than ever. And it is very easy to access, and I’ll trade a smaller selection for the knowledge that it’s grown locally by small farmers. The MPLS market is great, but it’s a different experience–feels to me like more of a street fair atmosphere than a small, friendly market. I guess it depends on what you’re looking for.

  •   I prefer the Mpls market
    14 years 14 weeks ago by: Dandy Dan in reply to: Fresh and Tasty at the St. Paul Farmers Market This Week

     

    1. I prefer the Mpls market as there is a larger selection and easier access. The reason that the St. Paul market is dying is it is mostly white folks. Mpls has a much wider demographic with every culture in the TCities represented.

     

  • It was a great dinner, with
    14 years 14 weeks ago by: Kris in reply to: Heartland Dinner: Simple, Good, and Tasty!

    It was a great dinner, with my husband ordering the fauna, and me taking the flora so we were both able to try everything. For me, the star of the night was the Chilled Deer Creek Farm summer fruit soup with spicy nectarine relish and sorrel creme fraiche. The color was outstanding, and as we’d guessed the soup was a combination of strawberries and rhubarb, plus two we hadn’t guessed - plum and nectarine. There must have been some cayanne in there, too, as there was a nice kick that balanced out the sweetness. My biggest surprise was the Hidden Stream Farm Duroc pork fromage de tete (aka head cheese). It was not gelatinous at all and had great flavor.

  •   Thanks Kris, it was so
    14 years 14 weeks ago by: lee in reply to: Simple, Good, and Tasty Dinner at Heartland Tonight

     

    Thanks Kris, it was so great to have you and to get a chance to meet you. I hope to see you again soon.

    -Lee

     

  •   Thank you, Lee, for
    14 years 14 weeks ago by: Kris in reply to: Simple, Good, and Tasty Dinner at Heartland Tonight

     

    1. Thank you, Lee, for setting up this awsome dinner! You are a very gracious host and I’m looking forward to my next “excuse” to visit Heartland. Congrats on officially becoming a business (oh, and snazzy business cards, too, Mr. Instigator)!

     

  • Thanks for the note, Brian!
    14 years 15 weeks ago by: lee in reply to: Strawberry Picking at Harmony Valley

    Thanks for the note, Brian! Great to see you

  •   I’ll post my pictures
    14 years 15 weeks ago by: Moe in reply to: Strawberry Picking at Harmony Valley

     

    1. I’ll post my pictures and write up a quick post tomorrow. Our tour was cut short because of some issue with the trailer, so we waited around in the rain until another one came back for us, which of course didn’t have a cover. Would have loved to see the whole farm, but it was still a great time, and we’ll definitely be going back for future events.

     

  •   Thanks for letting me know,
    14 years 15 weeks ago by: lee in reply to: Strawberry Picking at Harmony Valley

     

    Thanks for letting me know, hopefully we’ll catch it next time.

    -Lee

     

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