My garden has peppers. Many of them. This is my (possibly) end-of-season collection from Friday: anaheims, jalapenos, and three colors of bell peppers. After several unsuccessful attempts to find a cheap, gigantic pot for water-bath canning, I ended up at the mercado on 38th and Nicollet. I’m not sure why I didn’t think of it before; they had tamale steamers ...
This has been an excellent week for sports. First, we watched the Twins earning their playoff spot on Tuesday, both from barstools at Tracy’s and at home. The White Sox were kind enough to seal the deal that night. Last night, Joe took us to a Wild game to thank me for getting him a job here. Yay! The Wild ...
There has been so little going on in the past week (and in such a good way), that I can simply hurry and do this: 1) Bowling – it’s clear I need more practice. 2) Prizefighter Sound System at Grumpy’s: GO. AWESOME. Hope they keep it going. 3) Cafe Maude is only 10 blocks from our house, which is a ...
I’m not really into this whole ‘early fall’ thing, but we’re making the most of it. Last weekend, for example: Matt’s parents came to visit, and we did a lot. Friday night, we grilled pizza, watched some of the Twins game, and then went to the Shout House. It was pretty corny, but Judy loved it, and our gigantic Mai ...