Drinks

August 20, 2021

Tried both the White and Sweet tasting wine flights at Unwined Up North in Grand Rapids tonight.

Minnesota-shaped wooden flight board holding five small wine glasses including one red wine and several white wines on a patio table

Five stemless wine glasses on a wooden flight board cut in the shape of Minnesota, holding white, rose, and clear wines

Wine Tastings With Nosh menu listing Red, White, Dry, and Sweet tasting flights at 15 dollars each with nosh included.

August 11, 2021

Perfect beer to cruise down the Erie Canal on a hot day? Ruby Red.

Genesee Specialty Ruby Red Kolsch 12 fl oz can on a wooden table next to a water bottle and an Erie Canal map.

August 9, 2021

Delicious “short pours” at Schilling Beer Co. tonight. Combover, Hopfenweisse, and Moonship on Blackberry. 🍺

Three short pour beer samples on a wood table with a printed order receipt showing Combover, Hopfenweisse, and Moonship on Blackberry at Schilling Beer Co.

August 8, 2021

Double IPA Lemon Cello from Hill Farmstead Brewery. Wow, unique and good. 🍋

Hazy golden double IPA in a tulip glass on a wooden restaurant table, with water glasses nearby.

August 5, 2021

Beer flight at Brown’s Brewery.

Four-beer flight on a rustic wooden paddle at Browns Brewery with a handwritten card listing Raz Sour, Nigel, Cherry Raz, and Joann

August 5, 2021

Great sign for a brewery.

Yellow diamond caution-style sign reading Yeast At Work for Browns Brewing Co above a white taproom hours sign in a wooded setting.

June 18, 2021

Drinks at Lake & Irving on the patio. fig & rye (fig infused templeton rye, orange bitters, sugar) and bee’s knees (gin, strega, honey, ginger, lemon). 🥃

Two cocktails on a wooden patio table: a dark amber old fashioned with an orange peel garnish and a pale yellow gin cocktail with a lemon garnish behind it.

March 9, 2021

Chelsea’s Kitchen

Tammy and I had a delicious lunch today at Chelsea’s Kitchen! We started with Prickly Pear Margaritas, one of our favorites. The New Mexico Hatch Chili Queso let the Hatch Chili’s shine. The Green Chile Cornbread was delicious with a touch of heat and sweetness. We finished with …

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December 31, 2020

Kicking off our family New Year’s Eve with a French 75 and getting the fondue started! 🥂 Sinatra, Brubeck, and the New Standards are on shuffle. 🎶

Fondue is our tradition for New Year’s Eve. Cheese Fondue to start.

Then the Tenderloin fondue.

We also play Clue every New Year’s Eve. This year Mazie won!