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Following twenty years of farmer's markets selling locally grown vegetables, native fruits, and local honey Linda created Marianne's Kitchen in Shoreview, MN, an oasis of good food, conversation and laughter in a suburban food desert. Operating from 2011-2017 the cafe offered home made soups, fresh bread baked daily, great sandwiches and treats and a complete line of gluten-free soups, pickled products, jams, jellies, salsas and locally sourced soups, honey and grains.

The Marianne's Kitchen of sharing, conversation, and learning continues with ongoing commentary, food reviews and food finds as we grow, cook and eat our food and sample local restaurants.

Friday, January 26, 2018

Lu's Sandwiches...2nd Visit & 2nd big "YES"


We wanted a quick, fresh, light dinner...some veggies, maybe some meat, maybe not.   Where to go, where to go?????

We headed down Central Avenue until we hit East Hennepin...then we circled a few blocks and decided that Lu's Sandwiches would offer something close to what we had in mine.  This is our second visit.

It's January, so no waiting.   Salads were calling both John and me.  I chose a chicken bowl with noodles, daikon/carrot slaw, mint (oh, that was
a good choice), cukes, lettuce, cilantro...to be topped with fish sauce (like a chicken Bun salad).  John opted for pork, lots of the same ingredients plus sliced fresh jalapenos (huh...I know that they leave the seeds and ribs in here...1 goes far enough).

I was exactly right.  The salads were great....light, very delicious and surprisingly ample meats, and just as I predicted...John started passing extra jalapeno
slices from his bowl into mine.   No worries...the way to handle these...pull out the seeds and ribs, cut into 3 or 4 pieces, and toss them around in your salad.   Just enough heat...but you still have the ability to taste the rest of your food.    And that fabulous fresh mint cools your palate after a spicy piece of jalapeno.

We give Lu's a big YES!!!

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