August 3 Morning Roundup Part II

Mecca salutes Rudolph’s BBQ for its longevity and slams the food, Trout Caviar lets us know that ramps are still around and are great in rice pilaf, Lee makes progress on his backyard farm, a gorgeous Miel y Leche vegan blackberry lime cupcake from massdistraction in the Heavy Table Flickr pool (plus some mutant tomatoes from Kris), Tangled Noodle makes a custard-based mint chocolate chip ice cream, and Bill Roehl raves about Margaux’s Table in White Bear Lake.