Twin Cities Tofu
SuperWeed readers may remember how much I loved Minneapolis after my first and second visits. First, I grooved on TLOV, Mixed Blood theatre, and vegan pizza delivered by bicyclists dressed as superheroes. Next time out, I was blown away by Arise! bookstore and the Heart of the Beast Mask and Puppet Theatre. Now there’s one more reason: Grilled edamame.
During my visit to the Twin Cities last weekend, in the midst of which I dropped in on the Green Living Expo and gaped at the gloriously pagan annual Mayday parade, I stayed with Meagan “Rhymes with Vegan” Holtgrewe and her partner Colleen. Meagan and Colleen share their home with five cats, a fabulously friendly dog called Juno, and Meagan’s ex-girlfriend’s mother, Trish. (Don’t you just love lesbian families?)
Lucky me, I got back one evening just as Meagan was testing a new bruscheta salad recipe and grilling up her famed tofu kababs. Also on the menu: burgers with curry-mayo, herbed mashed potatoes, and — my new favorite — grilled edamame.
Grilled edamame?! How does she do it? Lucky for you, it’s all explained in Rhymes with Vegan Episode 1.
And speaking of TLOV, I’ll be back in Minneapolis to do a workshop (with Greta Gaard! on the ecofeminist politics of milk!) and give the Sunday afternoon keynote address at that conference next month.
Why was I in the Twin Cities last weekend, anyway? I’ll share that another day.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:08 am
Wow, I wish I could attend that seminar.
May 8th, 2009 at 8:52 am
It was so awesome having you!!! Come back again soon.
May 8th, 2009 at 9:01 am
you were a wonderful guest…can’t wait until you are a permanent resident.
The Twin Cities is lucky to have you (and so are we
May 8th, 2009 at 9:09 am
Uh-oh — You spilled the soybeans. Okay, I’ll announce it here in the comments: This summer, Eastern Shore Sanctuary cofounder Miriam Jones will be taking over and expanding day-to-day operations of the sanctuary and I will be moving to the Twin Cities. Look for an announcement on the sanctuary blog soon (we’ll be needing funds for the expansion). I’ll write about my own plans here soon.
May 8th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Hooray, as a Minneapolis resident, welcome to the cities! It was great meeting you last year at TLOV and asking you questions during CAA’s book club discussion of ‘Aftershock’. Looking forward to hearing you again at TLOV this year!
May 12th, 2009 at 11:29 am
Thanks to everybody in the Minneapolis for being so welcoming! Now I just need a job. So far, I’m set to teach one course in the fall, but that’s not going to be enough to keep me housed and fed. Please do let me know if you know of any teaching or non-profit jobs in the Twin Cities or any mobile freelance or non-profit work that might be right for me.