I fell in love with peanut sauce about six years ago and haven’t regretted it yet. have found the best “kit” to use for easy peanut sauce flavor is Auntie Chun’s and you can now find it at almost any store. It comes with wheat noodles, peanut sauce and sesame seed oil. I boiled some chicken breasts and chopped up the meat. I bought some veggies for another meal I’m making this week and used what would be leftover for this meal. I sauteed some peppers, celery, and onion in oil for a few minutes.  Then it’s as simple as combine, add the sauce and oil and stir it up. I did add some…

About a year ago, I found out P!nk was coming to Milwaukee and my friend Kacey asked right away to go. I have loved her since her punk days of the early 2000s and she has just gotten better since then. I bought tickets within the first 10 minutes they went on sale because I knew it was going to be a big hit. So from March to November, we patiently waited for the concert to get here. Then P!nk came down with voice issues and rescheduled until January. I’m glad she didn’t cancel, but it was sad to think we have been in waiting almost a year to see…

Downtown Waukesha aficionado, Tom Hekkers, made me aware of a brunch at Generations at 5 Points on the weekend between Christmas and New Years. I asked my friend Tiffany to join me and we made 11 am reservations. It was a cold day, but we still decided to walk downtown from her place and check out anything else going on. Sunday mornings are pretty mellow in downtown, but Generations was hopping. A large group was seated in their front lounge full or downtown business owners (love seeing them support others!) and a few other bar tops and tables in the back were seated as well. I had never done a…

Plaza Garibaldi is technically in Pewaukee, but I consider it still Waukesha as it’s so close to my new home. After a night of painting and trimming and electrical rewiring, I treated my parents to dinner and we chose this place. It’s at the end of a strip mall on Silvernail and rumor has it, it’s in a former Culver’s. But you wouldn’t know that from the dining room too much. The decor is warm colors and large wooden pillars. Only a glance into the kitchen revealed the signature blue and white tile of a Culver’s (and maybe the chairs).  It was all decked out for the holidays too! We…

2014 will be the year that I make homemade pasta, however last night wasn’t the night. I’m still getting settled in and I didn’t want to destroy the place just yet 🙂 And I had to work with what I had in the house due to the ridiculous weather (-50 windchill, no joke!) I stumbled across this recipe a few weeks ago on Pinterest and used it as the model for my dinner tonight. I have to say – this recipe is so easy to prepare and can feed a lot of people. I had a container of white mushrooms and about 3/4 of a container of baby bellas so…

Resolutions – a firm decision to do or not to do something. I have never held my resolutions firm and I have even tried to candy-coat it by calling them goals or aspirations but when it comes down to it, I am not good at keeping resolutions. But coming off a recent breakup (I’ll keep that drama off the blog), I feel like a refreshed and renewed person. Sure it stings to realize I’m back in the single boat again and I’m the 3rd or 5th wheel for most anything that I do with my friends, but I’m ok with that (for now). I don’t plan to be single forever,…

My friends are having a New Year’s party tonight and I offered to make a few treats for the event. I love to cook and it helps take pressure off the hosts to make sure there is enough food. I offered up meatballs, chicken enchilada dip and breafast, because we will all need something to absorb the booze :). And of course I can’t attend a party without bringing jello shots. I shopped at Woodman’s (my new favorite store) and figured out that I can make homemade meatballs for less than buying a few bags of the premade kind. Plus, with homemade, you know what you are eating. I sometimes…

WISN puts on a voting contest each year to find what the consumers consider to be the best of the best for area businesses. Sure it’s not scientific but it is great to win this award or be a runner up because that means that those consumers that do vote, care. Over 132,000 votes were tallied and verified before the winners were announced today. I want to congratulate all the businesses that were mentioned as a Winner, Runner Up or Finalist. I use these results to help me try out some new restaurants and shops because I know I won’t be disappointed. Here are Waukesha’s winners. WINNERS Best Day Spa…

I had my first of many Christmas parties this past weekend and boy did we have a spread of food. My friends really know what they are doing in the kitchen and I ate and ate and ate my way through the party 🙂 I made two treats that I have wanted to make for quite some time and finally had the opportunity: Apple Pie bites and crescent cream cheese bites. Recipes are below. Here are a few snapshots of other great party snacks. Brandon treated all of us to two homemade cheesecakes – Eggnog and Pumpkin – I didn’t have any but everyone raved about them. My Apple Pie…

Last week, my mom met me for dinner after her conference in Pewaukee. I got to pick and chose Generations at 5 Points (that is literally right on the 5 points in the middle of downtown Waukesha). It has been over a year since I have been there, so I was definitely due. I scoped out the December menu before we left and picked out a few things I liked. I like that they change the menu monthly. Some items stay each month, but seasonal creations are added and they are usually really creative. We got there shortly after 5 and the place was empty. They said another table had…