It was good to see some of our favorite buddies yesterday at the Gardens, West and Calder, I guess you could say that they have grown up here starting even from with in utero ingestion....huh Dena? As you can see, they were exploring some of the new flavors of the Gardens, Mavromatika soupa, as well as their standard faves...Tyro, Fava, Patzaria. For dessert they were treated to our secret stash of Pagoto Fistikia, pistachio ice cream, waiting for its introduction on this summer's must try list!

You could also call them "squash blossoms" as in "flowers of the zucchini vine" picked first thing in the morning before the blossoms

Was it already two nights ago! Katrina and Fred hosted a fabulous reunion on their island home below the Mississippi bluffs in Cottage Grove. Everyone and their spouses/siblings came.

After months, even years of trying to snag a Squash Blossom supplier,

our good suppliers at the Southeast Minnesota Food Network filled the bill. One of my favorite summer dishes: light, sustaining, with the most delicious taste remaining for hours on the palate....lemon, bulgar, dill...

The pre-feature dinner for, "The Little Greek God Father," was held Saturday, April 25 at GOS. Between 25 and 30 theater goers were treated to Twisted Zucchini Pita Macedonian style, grilled octopus, Horiatiki salad (sans lettuce), piles of skewered meat (souvlakia) topped off with baked parcels of organic Prairie Spy apples in fillo with cinnamon sugar and Sonny's organic ice cream. The wine poured freely. Need we say more? $25 per person!