We had a number of adventures this past weekend starting with a brief jaunt to Ft. Wayne for storm-chasing on Friday night. The night ended with me driving home through that horrible downpour/second great flood/electrical storm south of Lansing. Fun times! However, I am working my way backwards from my food notes for the weekend… Continue reading Wrought Iron Grill, Owosso, MI; also Father’s Day
Month: June 2009
Roadside Dining, Puerto Rico
Continuing our adventure in Puerto Rico over Memorial Day, we went to our friends’ wedding on Saturday. Had some delicious Sangria and tasty little appetizers post-ceremony then a lovely luncheon of chicken crepes with grilled vegetables. The cake was non-remarkable and only served to reinforce our plan for our own cake to skip the smooth… Continue reading Roadside Dining, Puerto Rico
Restaurant Raices – Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
Upon arriving in San Juan for Ray & Evelyn’s wedding over Memorial Day, we checked in to the hotel. And while I longed for a nap, Chris forced me to go down to the casino and have a drink first. I was a little hungry too so we ordered some jerk chicken wings. Incredibly hot… Continue reading Restaurant Raices – Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
Multi-use Tools or How to lose a finger in the kitchen.
1. I like kitchen gadgets. I like appliances and little tools, pots and pans and whatever else you can think of. Since most of our wedding registry is really for me in this regard, I’ve taken to putting things like the entire Deadwood series in our registry so Chris has some guy stuff. Plus I… Continue reading Multi-use Tools or How to lose a finger in the kitchen.
Farmer’s Steakhouse, Mulliken
Came home from work on Friday and Chris had “planned” dinner. As usual, with his surprises, he won’t tell me where we are going. I finally got a name out of him but he told me Grand Ledge. This little restaurant is actually in Mulliken, 7ish miles west of Grand Ledge off M-43. There is… Continue reading Farmer’s Steakhouse, Mulliken