“Just Like Grandma Used to Make!”
“I’m most at peace in a garden. I love the proof that you’re producing something. I love the self-sufficiency of it. I love knowing where my food is coming from, and that my kids can just walk out there and pull tomatoes right off the plant. We don’t have to go anywhere to get food.
The Korean people have made hot sauce for over a thousand years, but for centuries they mostly made due with black pepper. When Portugese sea traders introduced chili peppers to East Asia in the 16th century, Koreans must have been delighted. There could never be an excuse for a boring bibimbap again.
The Mystery Cafe has been entertaining (and feeding) audiences since 1989. In fact, it is the longest running interactive dinner theater company in Minnesota. Recently I was a lucky guest at Alma Murder, one of their current shows. I wasn’t exactly sure what I had gotten myself into beforehand. Would it be ghoulish? Could it actually be funny? But as a fan of a good mystery (and also eating) I knew I had to check it out.
A mushroom walks into a bar. The bartender says “Hey, we don’t serve your kind here.” The mushroom says “Why not? I’m not only nutritious and delicious, but I was also grown right here in the great state of Minnesota by R&R Cultivation.” The bartender says “Say, you make a fine point. Drinks are on the house!”
In having a baby you’ve created the great love of your life – as well as the ultimate photo subject. It is estimated that if you stacked up every photo taken by new parents in a single day, they would be enough to stretch to the moon and back.
As a child, Candi Willey was in constant search of animals in need of aid. Stray dogs and cats, shoeboxes brimming with infant squirrels, and birds with popsicle sticks tied to their wings regularly took up residence in the Willey household. Candi’s parents were no doubt thrilled by this.
