Dining Duster

Galactic Pizza in Uptown is Out of This World

August 24, 2017

Thanks to our Instagram feed, we have a very long list of places we wish to eat. Galactic Pizza has been on our list and we’re happy to report it met our expectations! One reason we’ve wanted to check out Galactic Pizza is that they offer meat & dairy-free pizza. We love to eat ...

Dining, Minnesota, Recipes, WFPB

Minnesota State Fair Food Copycat Recipes

August 8, 2017

Without a doubt, the Minnesota State Fair is synonymous with food. Check out this all the new foods that will be available at the State Fair this year. The state fair runs from August 24 – Labor Day, 2017. The Minnesota State Fair makes Dusty and I think of loaded (and glutenous) ...

Drinking, Minnesota

5 Reasons To Visit Mankato’s Charming Tea House

July 1, 2017

Mankato, MN is home to one of the recently named, “7 of the Most Charming Tea Houses in Minnesota”. We’re going to give you 5 reasons to visit Mankato’s Charming Tea House for the ultimate charming, local experience! Last fall Dusty and I took a walking food tour in the ...

Recipes

Farmer’s Market Soup- #MeatlessMonday

June 26, 2017

This post includes affiliate links. This adds no added cost to you but helps fund our blog. We participate in our local CSA (community supported agriculture) and received, among other things, Swiss Chard. We’ve never cooked with Swiss Chard before. Soup sounded good so we threw in the ...

Dining, Minnesota, Restaurants

Darn Good Meal – Pig Ate My Pizza

June 19, 2017

We took an opportunity to eat at Pig Ate My Pizza when we met friends for dinner who were visiting from Texas. We arrived a few minutes early and got a lay of the land. Fun, rustic layout. Large wooden tables all set up with ice waters served in mason jars awaited dinner guests. The chalkboard ...

Drinking, Minnesota

Discover Midwest Wine Country with the Winery Passport

June 16, 2017

Dining, drinking & discovering Minnesota and its neighbors is exactly what Dining Duster is about. Imagine our delight when we stumbled on the MGGA Winery Passport! The Minnesota Grape Growers Association passport is $25 and includes 10 tastings from 48 participating wineries ...

Dining, Wisconsin

How to Order Vegan Pizza at a Non-Vegan Restaurant

June 2, 2017

After completing the Hard Hat Tour at New Glarus Brewery, we decided to grab a bite to eat before heading to Madison for the night. Since going vegan, or as we prefer to say, whole-foods, plant-based, we’ve become more comfortable with making requests to have our meals modified when ...

Drinking, Wisconsin

New Glarus Brewing Company Hard Hat Tour- The Ultimate Brewery Tour Experience

May 29, 2017

If you love brewery tours, you’ll want to get the Ultimate Brewery Tour experience at New Glarus Brewery in New Glarus, Wisconsin. New Glarus Brewery Company is legendary, especially around these parts of Minnesota. New Glarus Beer is only available in Wisconsin. Exclusivity makes you ...

Gardening, Minnesota

Vegetable Garden 2017

May 25, 2017

We have been spending the last few weeks with dreaming of our 2017 Vegetable Garden Plan. We’re finally putting our plans to work. Dusty prepped the garden for a new season of fresh vegetables in our back yard. A few years ago he built these awesome raised garden beds and then we expanded ...

Dining, Discovering, Drinking, Minnesota

Traveling Deeper at the New Ulm Instameet

May 22, 2017

We attended the New Ulm Instameet in New Ulm, MN hosted by Pickles Travel and New Ulm, Minnesota. This was our first Instameet. We love visiting New Ulm and do so often as it is a charming little community that is just 25 miles west of where we live in Mankato. Our check-in point was the ...