Eating Out

I’ve been living in Minnesota for almost 15 years.

I thought I knew everything about the Minnesota food scene.

I was so wrong.

Apparently I didn’t know anything about this cool place!

When I was googling trying to look for things to do during our stay-cation, this came up.

Pizza at the farm.

Or officially, A to Z Produce and Bakery.

Okay, technically it’s not in Minnesota, but it’s in Wisconsin, and we are so close to it.

I had to try it.

This is a working farm and they serve pizza only Tuesdays from 4:30 to 8:00.

You bring your own utensils, chairs (or a blanket), and non-alcoholic beverages, and you take everything (including garbage) back home with you.

I planned the whole day for this pizza dinner.

We were there at 4:20 pm.

No line. Yeah!

We quickly agreed on Green Veggie Delight.

They told us that our number was “10” and the number showing at the counter was “007”.

The lady who took our order said it would be only about 5 minutes and told us to stay around.

There were two brick pizza ovens, and they were being managed by two women.

All the pizza coming out of the ovens looked so good, and we were definitely getting ready for our dinner.

Finally we got our pizza and set up a picnic.

Lots of beautiful veggies.

And the crust was perfectly cooked.

They use flour that they grind themselves. How awesome is that?!

The pizza was delicious, and the setting was perfect!

Wherever you turn, there were photo opportunities.

This experience (spending an hour on a real farm) satisfies someone like me who fantasizes about the farm life but also knows that it is not for her.

All the work that comes with farming… I don’t think I can do it; well at least I’m honest about it.

Our dessert was from Stockholm Pie and General Store that we stopped by on our way.

The mixed berry pie and their famous double lemon pie were both delicious.

A great way to complete a farm meal, if you ask me.

Good-bye, farm.

We left the farm full and happy, and came home with one of their gorgeously rustic homemade breads.

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I love living in the city, but I enjoy visiting the country side.

There are so many beautiful towns in Minnesota, and today we decided to visit Jordan, which is about a 45 minute drive from St. Paul.

We started with Broadway street, because we found a church on this street and there is usually a main street or the center of the town where church is.

And we found our first stop, Carasim Coffee Shop.

It’s an old-fashioned coffee shop/diner owned by a couple, who were behind the counter today.

I had coffee, and Terry had tea and Kemps raspberry chocolate ice cream.

Good coffee.

We walked around the downtown, which is quite small, where you’ll find several antique shops and other businesses.

I found this small house? which had a sign that said “GRAMPA’S HIDEOUT”.

This, Feed Mill Restaurant, was on our list, too, but we were a little late to get there.

They are only open until 2 p.m.

This was also on our list, but it just appeared in front of us when we were strolling.

This old-fashioned baseball stadium certainly fits perfectly well in this quiet town and gives you the nostalgic feel.

We then drove to Lagoon Park nearby (everything is so closely located) to see the falls.

Small but pretty.

And we were off to the last destination before we left Jordan, Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store!

This large yellow building is hard to miss.

This place is quite impressive.

Much larger than I expected!

You can find everything, from your childhood favorites to new comers, from locally made pies to European and Japanese candies.

Unusual flavors ever!

Hello, Hello Kitty.

We spent a few hours in this town, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Loved the country feel, and the people were very nice and friendly.

It was such a beautiful Summer day in Minnesota today.

Can’t wait to explore more small towns this summer.

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