Minnesota Food

We were in Minnesota the first week of August

welcoming our new granddaughter 

I came armed with recipes

And was very impressed with the Minneapolis grocery stores

(stores I dream about!)

And my "job" (besides playing with "first" grand Lucy)

was preparing meals --

not just for Daughter Sarah, her Andy and their Lucy

but also for Andy's parents who were up for the new grand as well.

And with a new baby and a 2 year old, eating out really wasn't much of an option!

I fixed some old favorites and some new recipes

Kid friendly meals for the most part!

DINNER

INA GARTEN'S PARMESAN CHICKEN

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/parmesan-chicken-recipe.html

INA GARTEN'S BOW TIE AND BROCCOLI

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/broccoli-and-bow-ties-recipe.html

BREAKFAST

CHEESE FRITTATA

   Eggs, a bit of cream, and grated cheese put into a cast iron skillet and baked until done.    (A plain frittata because grand girl Lucy doesn't like "things" in her eggs!)

BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

From Betty Crocker (which is fitting because Daughter works for Betty)

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/blueberry-muffins/ca00251f-d317-4b55-bdce-d32fa7d8c142

LUNCH

DELI TRAY

(smoked turkey, cheese, lettuce, garden fresh tomato and Wickles pickles; a choice of breads and a choice of mustards and mayonnaise.

BEST EVER MACARONI SALAD

From the Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2012/06/the-best-macaroni-salad-ever/

I'm not a fan of macaroni salads having too many bad ones

But this is so good -- I've made it like 5 times this summer!

And it's the perfect accompaniment to deli sandwiches!

DINNER

SAUSAGE AND LINGUINE CASSEROLE

Served with a big green salad, crusty bread and celebratory wine!

Toasting both to our newest grand girl and our first grand girl's second birthday and our son-in-law's birthday.

CHOCOLATE BIRTHDAY CAKE AND VANILLA ICE CREAM

From the bakery -- we didn't make a cake!

BREAKFAST

YO YO'S DOUGHNUTS

(A visit to Minneapolis isn't complete without a trip to YoYo's --

the worlds best doughnuts . . . the maple bacon ones are

to die for!)

DINNER

INA GARTEN'S ROAST CHICKEN

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/perfect-roast-chicken-recipe.html

Mine is fennel less because I forgot to buy some!

GRILLED VEGETABLES WITH CHIVES

Son-in-law Andy grilled an assortment of fresh vegetables.   Olive oil, salt and pepper and a good sprinkling of chives!

 CORN "RISOTTO"

A recipe I found years ago in a cookbook.    I've not seen the recipe on-line but it's a great way to eat fresh garden corn full of garlic and cream.

 BLUEBERRY CREAM PIE

Because son-in-law Andy loves anything blueberry

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/blueberry-cream-pie

BREAKFAST

Our favorite breakfast place, The Original Pancake House

Our favorite meal, their Apple Pancake

Big enough for two!

We were able to slip away alone for our favorite breakfast out!

DINNER

Our last dinner, a Mexican casserole

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/enchilada-casserole

We replaced half of the corn with black beans

and feel that it much improved the dish

We went all out on toppings --

Guacamole, fresh salsa, jarred salsa, cheeses, sour cream, tomatoes

and really good tortilla chips

We had ice cream for dessert -- 

there are three ice cream shops in their little town -- and a visit to one of them is a must every visit!

It was a great visit

It was a good food visit!

We left plenty of leftovers for the upcoming week so Daughter Sarah

(or Andy) doesn't need to cook much

And we took the bones and meat from the chickens and made soup

Some for the fridge and some for the freezer

It's Friday and I'm sharing my Minnesota food with Michael at Rattlebridge Farm for Foodie Friday