The Shop: I Like You!

Exciting news! Teacup Vintage headbands will be on sale at I Like You in NE Minneapolis! We like them too! Check out their oh so cute shop, you will not be disappointed!

This Old House: The Details

I am celebrating the 5 month anniversary of my apartment and I, living together in such amazing harmony. So I thought I would post a few pictures of my little space.

-Ladybird

The Happenings: The Walker Art Center

 On a chilly Sunday afternoon, I decided to meet up with a friend at The Walker, to get our fill of visual arts, and to debate the merits of particular works. I really enjoyed Alec Soth's photography exhibition, and as usually made a little stop by the cherry in the spoon. MN love.
-Ladybird

What We Wore: Not Appropriate Snow Gear

What a blustery day! I arrived in Minneapolis on Friday to help set up the Mighty Swell sale and to celebrate my Mom's birthday, but apparently Mother Nature had other plans. I arrived just in time for the biggest blizzard in over twenty years. Ladybird and I tried so hard to get to Tarnish and Gold yesterday, but repeatedly got stuck in the snow and never made it. We were very sad, but are hoping for the best today with new Sunday pop-up hours from 10-7. There was a great community feel in the neighborhood, which was really nice to see, everyone bundled up from head to toe, pushing and shoveling and bucketing each other's cars out of the snowbanks. We took some photos of our snowy adventure, up to our knees in white fluff.
-Twill (and Ladybird)

Recipe + Vintage Apron: Wild Rice

Minnesota Wild Rice Hot Dish
Wild Rice is one of those amazing autumn ingredients that I rarely use during other times of year. Today, I was feeling in love with all things Minnesota. Overjoyed with the beauty of this state and the warmth of the people. I decided to make a meal dedicated to only MN grown and loved ingredients. Starting with MN cultivated wild rice. My mother makes a mean wild rice, every thanksgiving I look forward to her delicacy. So this one is dedicated to my mother, in Vietnam, who I am sure would love to be enjoying some MN grown food.






Ingredients:

1 cup MN cultivated wild rice
7 cups (Minnesota) tap water
1 cups fresh locally bog grown cranberries or dried cranberries for more sweetness
1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
1 bunch of celery
3 sprigs of rosemary
3 sprigs of sage
1 clove of garlic
10 Minnesota grown mushrooms
1 small crisp apple from the apple orchard
drizzle of olive oil

Preheat oven to 375. Wash and drain wild rice, add to boiling water for 20 minutes until partially cooked. I like to add some sage and rosemary to the water to infuse the flavor. Saute the mushrooms, celery and pumpkin seeds. Then put wild rice and water into an oven casserole dish (or if you are from MN "hotdish"). Add the rest of the ingredients chopped up, put into oven for about an hour then drain and uncover for another 15 minutes.


a few notes: since this is a new and made up recipe, next time, I  might use dried cranberries or less of the fresh ones, their taste, while exciting, was overpoweringly bitter.

This would be a great addition to any Thanksgiving, and a happy departure from the meat based holiday.

-Ladybird