As if my creative juices aren’t flowing enough this time of year, I was contacted by a representative at Rhodes Bake-N-Serv and asked if I was interested in creating a blog post based on a recipe I make with their products. I’m always up for a challenge, and it doesn’t hurt me to partner with a nice company like Rhodes for this post, so of course I said yes and started thinking up ideas. I wanted to come up with something sweet & savory for my holiday work party and although in my head, my original idea was going to work out perfectly, I wasn’t as prepared with the planning…

This is my third year participating in the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap and I’m so excited to share my recipe. I received some excellent treats as well. Here is 2013 and 2012 posts for your reading enjoyment. Ok first things first, what did I send out?  I have made these cookies in the past and they are my favorite. I made my Mint Chocolate Chip “Grinch” Cookies, but I changed the recipe up slightly this year. I didn’t have any creme de menthe liquor to add, but I did have some Vanilla Cinnamon Bailey’s Irish Cream. I figured it was a fair substitute. The other change I made was…

Sunday morning, my guy and I got up early to take on the day (ok using that word “early” loosely – he was up early and I wanted to sleep in). But we were out the door by 9 am and off to breakfast before our trip to the Milwaukee County Zoo. We picked Broadway Cafe in Waukesha. I hadn’t checked out this place since it changed names and reopened and now I see they have even added a patio portion to the front of the building. My coworkers went right after it opened and said the food was great but seemed they were still working on timing and such…

Wow – what a whirlwind weekend this was for me but 100% fun and enjoyable too! It went by way too fast as most weekends do, but here is a quick recap. It started Thursday with Good Friend Inc.’s Holiday Open House to show off the new digs. Quality Fireplace purchased a building on North Grand Ave. in Waukesha and Good Friend Inc. is renting the bottom of the building for their offices. Finally brick and mortar for the non-profit!!! Using the term fixer-upper doesn’t justify the time and effort put into making “Lady Grand” what she is today. The house was in complete disrepair with water damage and more,…

Today(Saturday) is the #MKEFoodies Bake Sale for Cookies for Kids Cancer. The bake sale is at the Hudson Business Lounge in the Historic Third Ward, from 1 – 4 pm. Please stop on out and pickup some great baked goods from area food bloggers, bakers, chefs and the like. I baked a lot of treats for this year – some of my classic favorites and some new ones. All of my bags have my business card attached to them and the recipes are below with my tweaks. 100 Good Cookies – I make this cookie every year and it’s the cookie I always remembered my grandma having around her house.…

Sorry for my absence lately folks. Life has gotten busy and it’s not even the holidays yet. I have a few things to tell you, but I’ll keep it brief in hopes of getting more posts up soon. I have been baking like crazy. I am participating in The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap again this year and got my packages out in the mail this week. I have received two so far and their treats are just divine. Not to mention, I love finding new blogs to read! And then I’m also baking for the MKEFoodies Bake Sale this Saturday that benefits the Cookies For Kids Cancer Foundation. The…

Grandpa Zubarik – World War II I was hoping to get this post up last week in time for Veteran’s Day, but I was a little under the weather and blogging went on the wayside. But I don’t think there is every a bad day to salute a Veteran and thank them for their service. Without their sacrifice to defend our nation, we wouldn’t have the freedoms we have today. Downtown Waukesha has a very nice, but small Veteran’s Park on the west end. You can find it on the corner of Main & Wisconsin Avenues. A small shelter houses faded pictures and information about Veteran’s. I tried to find…

This “cold-cough-aching-wheezing-hives-whatever-I-have” is still here to stay and definitely putting a damper on my happiness. But I’m trooping through and still doing my best to be a part of the world. I have never been this sick for this long, but I think it’s finally on it’s way out! Dr.s just say it needs to run its course, but it’s starting to feel like last winter with the “polar vortex” – never leaving! Anyways, I did have some great happy moments that I want to share with all of you.  Day 60: Allison Art House had a Ladies Night Out event and I attended with my friend Tiffany. I found…

I love getting my friends together for my birthday and I’m always looking for something different to do. I have had a Brewer’s playoff party, Monday Night Football (Packers vs. Vikings) bar party, Badgers Game Party (sensing a sports theme), Brewery tour, bonfire on a frigid night, and sushi dinner to name a few. 27th Birthday at my apartment during the Brewers Playoff games. 28th Birthday at Sporties for the MNF Packers V. Vikings Game 29th Birthday at Milwaukee Brewing Company with the 2 birthday boys! 30th Birthday party at New Berlin Ale House for a Badgers Game This year I went completely different and with my birthday falling on…

Mark Your Calendars as there are some great events coming up in downtown Waukesha for the holidays. I highlighted a few of the bigger events but I see that OurDowntown.com & Waukesha Silver Bells have rather extensive calendar with great events each night of the week in Waukesha. Live music, trivia nights, poker, karaoke, open mic, dance lessons and so much more fill each night of the week in Waukesha. There is always something going on. 11/21 – TREE LIGHTING – 8 PM – 9:30 PMI have actually never attended this but I enjoy taking pictures of the gorgeous tree every year. I might just have the opportunity to be…