Last week, Chris’s mom and family friend Carol came through Lansing on their way to Traverse City for a family wedding. Because they were traveling with a dog, hotel options were limited. We found them a place over in Okemos and met up for dinner after work. I don’t know that area of town too… Continue reading Gilbert & Blakes
Month: June 2008
This salsa is great! Can I have the recipe?
I hosted a baby shower on Saturday for my best friend who is having a girl in August. I had hoped to make a great spread of tasty appetizers but space and time being a premium this week, I went with veggie trays, cake from Sam’s Club and cheese and crackers instead. But no party… Continue reading This salsa is great! Can I have the recipe?
More Mad
From an article in the San Francisco Chronicle about the Salmonella mystery The agency has found, for example, that tomatoes from Mexico have been shipped to Florida, repacked and sold with tomatoes from Florida. Similarly, tomatoes from the United States are sent to Mexico, where they are repacked and shipped to the United States as… Continue reading More Mad
Peeza, Peeeeza, Pizza!
I am channeling one of the clones from Multiplicity in my subject line; we always called him the 3rd Steve but I think the character’s name is Dave or Doug or something. We had pizza at Deluca’s tonight. As we are in the midst of moving and packing this week, we’ll be eating out a… Continue reading Peeza, Peeeeza, Pizza!
Burgers Gone Bad
This was initially reported in the press last week. On June 18, the Michigan Department of Community Health noted a sharp increase in E. coli cases for the month of June. Normally reports for this time of year average 10 per month. By the time of the press release, there were 29 cases and many… Continue reading Burgers Gone Bad
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