Pumpkin Pie

We had pumpkin pie for dessert last night. Mrs. Kowalski baked it.

Steaks on the Grill

Dale made steaks on the grill last night and let me just say...

;-)

Beef Stroganoff - The Finished Product

How did the beef stroganoff turn out the other night? It was divine!

Athena Eats Ice

I dropped an ice cube while making a martini tonight. Athena bolted into the kitchen. I figured she'd sniff it and walk away. Instead, she devoured it.

Time for Beef Stroganoff

It's always something of a big deal when Dale and I make beef stroganoff for the first time every fall season. It's such a wonderful fall and winter meal.

More of Last Week's Pot Pie

Last Week's Pot Pie

Last weekend Dale and I made our pot pie. It was delicious. I made a little pie-dough cookie of a jack-o-lantern with some of the extra dough. Mom used to make pie-dough cookies with the extra pie dough when she made a pie although she always put some cinnamon on them before she'd bake them. I loved them. They weren't quite as sweet as regular cookies.

Even MORE Signs of the Season

I love seeing these signs of fall appearing at the supermarket.

Brussels Sprounts

Dale cooked up some brussels sprouts the other night. I came home from class and I could smell them when I walked into the house. They tasted like candy. It's wonderful that it's getting cool enough that we can start using the oven again.

More Signs of the Season

Pumpkins! Another recent photo from Kowalski's. I admire people who can make pumpkin pie from an actual pumpkin. I tend to buy these for decorative purposes.

Signs of the Season

We are definitely moving into fall. Was at Kowalski's today and snapped this photo.

Raspberries

Thanks to Julie, our neighbor across the alley, we have some raspberries growing in the back yard. I ate some for the first time today. My, my were they tasty.

Grazing Tray

Dale's up on the Island so I'm eating for one. I like putting grazing trays together for something a little different. Note - The bowl on the bottom left contains raw sweet potatoes, not carrots. They were delicious.

Turtle Bread Garden

Turtle Bread is a favorite restaurant of mine and of Dale. It looks like they've now got their own garden growing organic produce. Dale believes the giant ball in the background to be a composter. I think he may be right. It looks like the garden provides produce for Cafe Levain and Pizza Biga as well.

Osaka Restaurant

This past Saturday our friends Mike and Charisse had us out to their boat on the St. Croix. After cocktails on the river we ate at a restaurant in Stillwater called Osaka. They served the best sushi I've ever had. Mike and Charisse were curious as to whether Stillwater can support a sushi place. Time will tell...

Cafe Levain On Mother's Day 2012

Dale and I took Mom to Cafe Levain for dinner tonight. Dale wrote the following in his blog:

"Joe and I took his mom to Cafe Levain tonight for Mom's Day. They have a 'Sunday Dinner' which is a really reasonably priced prix fixe dinner. Amazing - the sirloin with pesto over mashed potatoes and roasted kale was incredible."

Dale's right. The dinner was amazing. The soup was a ramp soup and I learned tonight that ramp is a wild Minnesota onion. Very delicious. The dessert was a butterscotch pudding that was very delicious as well. 

I love that there is a restaurant as wonderful as Levain in our neighborhood. 

Dinner and a Movie - Saturday May 5, 2012

Dale made salmon (my favorite fish and one of my favorite dinners) last night. For dessert we finished up the lavender ice cream from Pumphouse Creamery. Our movie was Mamma Mia!

Cocktail Hour - Saturday May 5, 2012

Dale found some wonderful cheese with truffles in it at Kowalski's. I found it to be somewhat similar to brie in texture. We ate it out on the porch during cocktail hour. 

Lavender Ice Cream

Last night we had Alyn and Chris over for dinner. We had lasagna. Dessert was lavender ice cream from Pumphouse Creamery. Divine.

Sunday Dinner

Dale cooks great salmon. Very yummy. Very healthy.