Okay, I admit. I’ve been holding out on you all. In June, while in Traverse City, Chris and I ate lunch at this little restaurant on the edge of downtown. We’d driven by it coming in to town on Saturday morning then passed it at least a few more times going to and from the… Continue reading The Cooks’ House – Traverse City
My Shopping Trip: Buy Local Market on the Capitol Lawn
It was a beautiful day to spend my lunch break outdoors. It was also quite a nice day for eating ice cream so I did that too. Chris and I went over the the market about 11:30 yesterday. I remembered the lunch crowd from last time so I wanted to get there a little earlier… Continue reading My Shopping Trip: Buy Local Market on the Capitol Lawn
E. coli Alert- Local Outbreak
Over this past weekend, a number of Michigan State University students were hospitilized with severe gastrointestinal issues. The school and Ingham County Health Department immediately began an investigation as all the students were on-campus residents. Here in Lansing, a total of 10 cases were identified with seven students being hospitilized over the weekend. As no… Continue reading E. coli Alert- Local Outbreak
Farm Market Today!
Today is the day! 4th Annual Select Michigan Day Farm Market, to be held on the front lawn of the Capitol in Lansing. I went to the Buy Local Day back in July and found some cool stuff including veggies I’d never seen before, like water spinach (which sauteed up quite nicely in a little… Continue reading Farm Market Today!
Pollo Tempranillo
Having opened a bottle of red wine last night, I thought I might use some of it in cooking tonight’s dinner. I had taken a package of chicken breasts from the freezer yesterday so I knew I’d be using that as the protein. The only wine-focused dish I could think of was Beef Bourguignon (aka… Continue reading Pollo Tempranillo