As part of the Wisconsin Whisk group, I willingly participate in the “All Whisked Up” blog challenge. How this works is that I am sent another Wisconsin Whisk member’s blog, spend a little time getting to know them and their style and select a recipe to recreate. You can see my previous challenges here and here. For February, I was provided the Wisconsin From Scratch blog. Sarah is actually one of the founders of Wisconsin Whisk and I have tried a few of her recipes before. She focuses on using fresh, local ingredients in her recipe creations and she also loves the science behind the food, being an engineer. In…

My fiance and I are huge fans of the show Shark Tank. Last season, we saw the episode that featured Tom + Chee, a grilled cheese and soup shop that wanted to franchise the business. I fell in love with the concept and from what I saw, the food looked terrific. They were given an offer on the show and a few months later, the first Tom + Chee opened in the Fox Valley Area. I have family in that area so I told them all about it and hoped we could check it out together. A few months later, I found out a Tom + Chee was opening in…

Whether you have been struck by cupid’s arrow or not, this weekend in downtown Waukesha will be great to wine and dine. Here are just a few of the many Valentine’s Day specials going on. I hope to enjoy one of these with my fiance! Yes, he is no longer just “my guy” as he surprised me on New Year’s Eve and proposed in front of all of our friends at our NYE Party. I cried happy tears and then we really celebrated the night! So here are some places to enjoy with the loves in your life this weekend.225 South – Mia Famiglia is offering Valentine’s Specials Friday –…

The big game is this weekend! Are you going to watch….the commercials? That’s about all I really care about this year, and even half of those I have already seen online. Being the advertising industry, I do find it fascinating how much money is spent for 15 seconds and that the payoff is great enough to come back and spend more the next year! Anyways, I will be heading to a friends to watch the game on Sunday night and we are going to bring over chili cheese dip. This is probably one of the easiest, but tastiest dips to make. One can hormel chili (beans or without doesn’t make…

I shared with all of you my first experience at 225 So. – Mia Famiglia and I gave it rave reviews back then. I returned last month with some co-workers for Happy Hour and enjoyed some wine, appetizers, and flatbread. We stayed well past Happy Hour talking about everything except work (like you should) and loved that the owner kept coming over and checking on us. He even told us to throw something at him if we needed anything. I love his fun spirit and smile that I see – such joy in his business. Last week, I introduced my friend Tiffany to 225 So. She knew the business from…