Locally owned St. Anthony and New Brighton Restaurants and specialty food shops

 

Juice bar beverage from the East Side Food Co op

Supporting local restaurants when they can not have indoor dining is one way to help local businesses and their workers.

Locally owned Restaurants and take out:

1. Giuseppe Italian Ristorante New Brighton family owned Italian Ristorante - Check days and hours
2. New Hong Kong Wok St. Anthony owned restaurant with a wide variety of stir fry dishes
3. Great Dragon Chinese Restaurant Chinese Buffet offerings
4. Hickory Hog Grill and Smokehouse  New Brighton family owned - Sandwiches, ribs, wings, and burgers
5. Zakia Deli - Mediterranean food with great chicken and excellent side dishes
6. Lisu's Thai Taste - 2575 Fairview Ave N. Roseville, MN 651-633-4981- Northern Thai menu with really great curries. 
7. Original Mediterranean Grill - 788 Cleveland Ave SW at County Rd D in New Brighton - Inexpensive and fresh Middle Eastern take out with a few good vegetarian options.
8. Fat Nat's Eggs - 39th Ave in St. Anthony Village shopping center - Breakfast and lunch with generous portions. 

Locally owned Specialty Food shops: 

1. Annona Gourmet  - Specialty olive oil shop with spices and other goods
2. East Side Food Co op  - Grocery store, deli, and juice bar
3. Chimborazo - Ecuadorian and Andean foods 2851 Central Ave NE. 

Healthy Cooking class ---- Postponed

Do to Minnesota state regulations with respect to social distancing this class has been postponed until further notice.

Healthy Cooking Class at Faith United Methodist Church from 11:30  am to 2 pm on Sunday April 26, 2020 in Fellowship Hall.  Come learn about healthy cooking with vegetables and get a chance to sample the cooking.

St. Anthony Minnesota Faith United Methodist Church

11:30am to 1 pm Pot luck luncheon
1 to 2 pm Healthy Cooking class

Morning steel cut oatmeal power breakfast

Steel cut oatmeal power breakfast

3/4 to 1 cup of organic (optional gluten free) steel cut outs

1/2 cup Vanilla Muscle Milk

1/4 to 1/2 cup walnuts or pecans

1 to 2 tsp of cinnamon

Add hot water enough to cover cereal.

Mix thoroughly 

Heat 25 seconds on high in microwave (stir)

Heat 15 seconds on high in microwave (stir)

Heat 10 seconds on high in microwave (stir)

* Note - heating for longer times may cause the mixture to boil over based on experience. 

Alternately cook the oatmeal on stove top according to directions on package.  

Rinse fruit.

Stir in favorite fruit including but not limited to raspberries, black berries, strawberries, blueberries, and grapes

Let sit 1 to 2 minutes to cool. 

Enjoy

Proper food safety

The Upper Midwest Agriculture Safety and Health produced a video on 4-H food stand worker training. The information applies to good standard practice in a kitchen or when serving meals to the general public.

Food safety 3:14 minutes. 

Turkey with parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme with a side of yams

Cooked Turkey veggie, rice and bean casserole - N. Carlson

Directions:

Place washed yams in metal pans with parchment paper. Make three cuts on the top of the yams. Place pans in the oven. For maximum sweetness place the yams in prior to starting the oven.  Turn yams approx. 1/2 through. Remove when soft and caramelized.

Turn on oven to 365 F.

In a glass casserole mix the following ingredients

1 can cut salt free green beans
1 small can organic sliced mushrooms
1 can organic vegetable soup - no salt added
1/2 cup organic lentils

1/2 cup wild rice

1/2 cup organic brown rice

1/2 cup  organic garbanzo beans

1/4 cup organic black beans

1/4 cup pinto or similar beans

1/2 cup Quinoa

1/4 cup chia seeds

1 full red, orange or yellow pepper (sliced)

1/2 cup of washed baby carrots (optional)

1.5 pounds boneless organic turkey breast cut in 1 to 2 ounce chunks 

Lightly sprinkle parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme on the top of the casserole.  Take time to breath in the aroma of each spice. Mix thoroughly.

Add 1.5 cans of filtered water from the Veggie soup can.

Cover and place the covered casserole in the now pre-heated oven for approximately 3 hours.  This will make approximately seven single serving meals.

Turkey casserole placed above the yams in the oven.

Transfer the casserole to covered microwaveable containers and immediately freeze. Transfer the yams to covered containers and place in the freezer with a portion in the refrigerator for more immediate use. 

Toppings

Prior to eating, add 1 to 2 Tbs of olive oil, a handful of walnuts and your choice of berries to the casserole.

Final product

This casserole has a mild, complex flavor. Feel free to experiment and substitute ingredients and spices with this recipe. This meal is excellent reheated in a microwave using the the frozen dinner pre-set.

The yams are cut up and eaten whole adding the same walnut and fruit toppings as the casserole. Feel free to mix in a sliced banana or low sugar yogurt to make the yam part of a filling meal.