Recipe: Mom’s Best Rhubarb Crunch
This recipe goes out to my friend Martha. I often made this to share when I visited her cabin on Lake Irene, near Miltona, MN, growing up. The rhubarb was always fresh from my mothers garden.
Mom’s Best Rhubarb Crunch
2 cups flour
1-1/2 cup oatmeal
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup melted butter
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
2 cups sugar
4 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 tsp. vanilla
8 cups rhubarb, diced
Mix the first 4 ingredients until crumbly. Press half of the mixture into a greased 13 x 9″ pan. In a bowl, combine rhubarb, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and cornstarch. Pour the mixure over the crust. Cover with the remaining crust topping. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees. Serve with whipped topping, or ice cream.
Enjoy!
Barb
Posted in Cooking in your kitchen on March 12th, 2010 by Barb | | 0 Comments
Granite Countertops And More…
Today during one of our weekly sales meetings, one of our Sales Rep’s mentioned that one of our long standing repeat customers didn’t realize that we also sold quartz countertops, and thus went elsewhere for that. While this took me off guard, I have to admit that I wasn’t that surprised. While we initially started our business selling only granite countertops and continued that route for many years, we found that we had to adapt to the market and provide a variety of products to better serve our customers.
With that said, over the last several years, we’ve added a variety of quartz products including:
We also provide a recycled glass surface if you are Thinking Green:
So whether you are looking for the natural beauty of granite, or the consistency of quartz, or recycled glass, we are happy to assist you with any of your countertop needs. Please stop by our showroom and check out our slabs and samples.
Thanks for reading!
Barb
Posted in Company, Granite on March 10th, 2010 by Barb | | 0 Comments
Spring Clean And Be Green…
Spring is a great time to clean and unclutter your life. I don’t know about you, but I have a few closets that could use a little spring cleaning. In fact, the other week I came across an ad in a local paper that caught my eye. The ad was for a consignment store that was accepting prom dresses. I thought, “What a great idea!” I have practically a whole closet full of them from “my now college kids” that I would love to get rid of. Not only will I unclutter my closet, but will also help some high school girl save a few bucks.
While not everyone has prom dresses to get rid of, I also came across a list to get rid of other stuff . Maybe you can use it for your spring cleaning.
Thanks for reading!
Barb
Posted in Uncategorized on March 9th, 2010 by Barb | | 0 Comments
2010 Home and Garden Show A Success!
This years Home and Garden show proved to be a success. Consumers were eager to get out and take a look the latest products, and trends for 2010. With the economy starting to pick up, people seemed more optimistic, and many are ready to get going on some remodeling projects, including granite countertops. Traffic at this year’s show also seemed higher and steadier than last year.
The Minneapolis Home and Garden show was held at the Minneapolis Convention Center and ran February 24th through February 28th.
Following are a few photos I wanted to share from the show:
Thanks for reading!
Barb
Posted in Company, Granite, Industry News on March 1st, 2010 by Barb | | 0 Comments
Recipe: Baked Spaghetti Squash
Here’s another recipe compliments of Troy, our lead installer. He brought the dish to our cabin last weekend to share. I served it along with some Lemon Caper chicken, seasoned rice, and some Chardonnay. It turned out to be a wonderful combination.
Baked Spaghetti Squash
2 Spaghetti Squash (halved)
2 cloves fresh garlic
Taragon to taste
Basil to taste
4 pats of butter (approximately 1/4 cup)
salt to taste
pepper to taste
Cut squash in half length wise. Place the squash in a baking dish filled with a 1/4″ water placing the cut side down. Bake for 45 minutes at 375 degrees. Remove the pan from the oven and let the squash cool a bit. Take the squash out of the rind with a fork and place in a bowl. Spray a 13 x 9 baking dish with Pam cooking spray. Spread the squash in the pan. Mix in the garlic, taragon, and basil. Season with garlic salt and pepper to taste. Place 4 pats of butter and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Bake for an additional 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
Enjoy!
Barb
Posted in Cooking in your kitchen on February 26th, 2010 by Barb | | 0 Comments
