My friend Kacey had his birthday last week and invited his friends out for a night of food, drinks and fun in Oconomowoc.We started at Lakerz because they have ample seating for a large group. Check out the birthday boy anxiously awaiting the arrival of his friends (or food, not quite sure which was more important at that moment – LOL). Our server was absolutely amazing. She wrote down very little and remembered just about everything. At one point our group was up to 18 people and she kept on top of drinks and even separated all our checks at the end. I was told their burgers are superb and…

Last week I asked my guy if he planned to dye eggs with his girls this year for Easter. (Secretly I asked because I love coloring eggs and haven’t in years!) I think it’s something that every child should experience for Easter and make the table look pretty. He agreed and this past Saturday it was dye time! His youngest went shopping with us and picked out a tie dye Paas kit. I had no idea how it was going to turn out, but I figured we could always just do basic dying as well if needed. We boiled up 15 eggs and three ended up cracking in the boiling…

Last week Friday was a beautiful start to Spring. The temperatures reached into the 60s by mid-day and the sun was shining. Unfortunately the weather didn’t look like it was going to stay for long and Wisconsin was going to be back into the 40s the next day. So…..being the hostess that I love being, I texted my friend group and invited them over for my first grill out of the year. How I host a grill out is that everyone brings their own meat to grill and a side to share. I handle the grilling and supply a side myself, and then we eat, drink and talk about life.…

I was contacted by Qdoba last month and made aware of a new queso that they planned to unveil in March. I was pretty excited seeing as my favorite thing on the Qdoba menu is the three-cheese nachos! When I was told the queso had bacon and jalepenos in it, I knew this was right up my guys alley. So we stopped at Qdoba on the day the new queso launched. We stopped in and I chose the three cheese nachos and asked or the bacon jalepeno queso with chicken. My guy went for a chicken burrito and also got the bacon jalepeno queso. I love the Qdoba really let’s…

Every time I go shopping with my mom in downtown Waukesha, we have to make a stop at Plowshare Marketplace. It is my mom’s favorite shop and I love checking out the ever-changing inventory of Fair Trade goods. I asked the store manager, Sara if I could chat with her and get a bit more about the store. She happily obliged and I am excited to share the story with all of you.  Sara has been the manager of Plowshare Marketplace since 2011 but the store is in its 26th year in Waukesha. It was the first Fair Trade shop in Wisconsin! It moved from the middle of downtown to…

I took a walk around downtown yesterday on my lunch and took a few pictures. The snow is melting and they are predicting 40s and 50s for the next few days. I’m excited to see all the snow melt! As I headed over the river on one of the bridges, I couldn’t help but notice the right side of the river looks like winter and the left looks like Fall. Come on sunshine, melt that snow and bring us some greenery! Downtown Waukesha is going to need its faithful followers now more than ever to help share the word that everything is still open despite the construction. Bring your friends…

During a really cold evening in January, my guy and I decided to go out for a fish fry on a Friday night. It had been a while since either of us had been to Thunder Bay Grille and we figured the wait wouldn’t be too long with the place being so large. I remembered a few years ago, my mom and I sampled their seafood fondue at a Waukesha Biz Alliance Savor the Flavor event and it was the best thing we ate all night. We even went back for seconds (and maybe thirds!) I told my guy if it was still on the menu, we were going to…

St. Patrick’s Day is next week Tuesday, which means a lot of local places are starting their celebrations the weekend before. Some are even running them for the whole month! I pulled together a list of events that I found this weekend for Waukesha – looks like there is going to be a lot of fun going on. Happenings – The ‘Pot of Gold Treasure Hunt’ all over town sounds very fun! Clarke Irish Restaurant – All the time!They haven’t released their special yet, but the menu is already Irish Good Harvest Market – I’m sure they will have yummies in their deli, but I already saw that Cabbage is…

My friends and I are really making an effort to get out to dinner and try new places (or new to some of us places) more often. Because we each live in a different city, we are trading off where we go to keep it fair. Sweet Mullets Brewing Co. in Oconomowoc was suggested and we agreed to meet up on a Wednesday night after work and check it out. The sunsets are so pretty right now, so I snapped a quick shot on my way out to Oconomowoc. If you haven’t been to Sweet Mullets before, you might have a hard time finding it. It’s all the way on…

I have made mention before that for Christmas my friend Shauna got me the SkinnyTaste cookbook. So far, every recipe that my guy and I have tried from the book has been a phenomenal success. The recipes are simple, healthy and fun to prepare.  In winter, I tend to eat rather heavy, rich meals that warm me up and keep me very full. But once in a while, I need a break from that rich food and crave a good salad. The SkinnyTaste cookbook has a BLT salad that looked too good to pass up.  The recipe isn’t very complicated and just buying the ingredients had my guy and I…