Restaurant Reviews: Good Earth

Have you heard that movie "Little Black Book"?  Well Bryan and I have one but not exactly of the same nature.

This is our restaurant review black book. The Twin Cities has tons of great food options, so each time we have something to celebrate, we try to check out a new place.

We rate on a scale of 1-5. You are allowed to use .5's. And the categories are: Service, Food, Atmosphere.

Our restaurant of choice for last week was Good Earth in Edina.

Service - 3.  We are hoping we got a server who is new to her profession because she was awkward!!  Every time she came by I just watched to see what strange comment she would vocalize.  However, we are quite generous with awkward people..we all have our moments.  What really impacted the score?  We got our meals about 15 seconds after the appetizer.  Bad timing.  - 1.5 points.

Food - 5. The food was excellent!  Our Maui flat bread (for the 15 seconds we got to enjoy it) was sweet, crispy, and completely mouth watering. Bryan enjoyed the Bison Burger which hit the spot of the burger-craving that he had been having. I enjoyed the Coconut Curried Chicken and never looked back. The ginger topping provided the perfect mix of flavors with the curried chicken and fresh veggies. The entrees were reasonably priced and good portions. Bryan did get fruit smoothie, which was decent, but we would pass on paying $4 for one again.

Atmosphere - 3.5.  There was nothing special about the building, tables, decor etc.  We don't recall much for music and the tables were fairly close together.  However, Good Earth is known for using local growers, organic foods, and approach food with a sense of "purity".  There approach to creating a "natural" food experience.  This usually leads me to think that food will be boring or bad, but it was awesome.

So, for those of you in the cities. We recommend!  Not an anniversary or super special occasion recommendation..but a nice, relaxed, and healthy nice out occasion would be perfect.

Kitchen Table Redo

Bryan and I inherited the kitchen table that was at my parent's house for years. There are probably dents and scratches that I left on this thing when I was just learning to walk!

The table is great. More durable and hardy than a table I've seen in years....but us Pearsons were ready for a change.

So, we whipped out the sander & primer/paint and went to town.

1 hour of sanding + 6 hours of painting + 2 hours of cleaning = one new kitchen table

Mia finally got to explore the other side of the gate, but of course she attempted to jump back over to our side of the gate for the entire 9 hours. So I guess the grass isn't always greener on the other side :)

Finished product!

Inspired

Spring is always inspiring. When the snow FINALLY disappears and some hot days creep in more regularly, people flood out of the woodwork and the cities come to life. Its awesome!

What have I (we) been inspired to do lately?

- Write a million Thank Yous
- Research and try couponing
- Refinish our kitchen table
- Try our hands at gardening
- Hand-make cards for all occasions
- Reorganize...let me rephrase that..organize recipes
- Begin to look at houses
- Get into a group at church
- Make a bench, reupholster a chair, create a new end table
- Read a book, maybe even finish a book
- Visit our families at different lakes
- Pick up a second job for some extra cash
- Explore options for starting our own business

... and the list could go on.  All this to say, that though I have not been blogging, we have caught spring fever and are making the most of it!

I've has so many ideas flooding in and out of my mind, I've created an inspiration board.