Dining Duster

The House on the Rock Ultimate Experience

September 24, 2017

On a return road trip home from Chicago we saw a billboard for House on the Rock and made an impromptu decision to stop for a tour. The House on the Rock is not something that can properly be described. You really must see it to believe it. Part house, part museum, we recommend the Ultimate ...

Discovering, Minnesota, Roseville, Twin Cities Area

Courtyard By Marriott- Roseville, MN Perfectly Positioned to Twin Cities

September 17, 2017

Dusty and I take frequent road trips and stay in hotels once or twice a month. Location is one of the things that are important to us but equally important is how comfortable the stay will be. Even if it’s just for a night we want to be excited to go back to our hotel room after a long ...

Discovering, Wisconsin

Spectacular Fall Color Views From Grandad Bluff in La Crosse, WI

September 13, 2017

We have driven to La Crosse, WI many times. We love the town and the views along the Mississippi River. We’ve always noticed an American Flag at the very top of the bluff. When we got to the top of the Bluff we found the flag we’d always noticed. We finally discovered one of the ...

Discovering, Minnesota

7 Staycation Ideas Near Roseville, MN

September 8, 2017

Disclaimer: Roseville Visitors Association provided free admission to the places written about in this post but all opinions are ours. We love a plane ride to a new destination as much as the next person but it’s also a lot of fun to explore whats right here in our own state and have a ...

Dining, Minnesota

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 ...