About a year ago was when I noticed the first Jackson’s Blue Ribbon Pub on about 116th and Bluemound. Then I heard that one went into the former Pabst Brewery that is now a hotel. And when I heard that they leased the space that was formerly J. Lotti’s on South Street, I was really excited. I liked the fact that a local franchise with a business model in place was taking over a restaurant location that has potential. It was sad to see J. Lotti’s go, but I’m glad that something else opened up so quickly. After “Liking” Jackson’s on Facebook and following on Twitter, I was made aware…

With the holidays right around the corner, I feel the amount of foodie opportunities seem to increase. I don’t mind it one bit – but the wallet gets a little upset. So here is a recap and moving forward of some of my experiences. Friday I had a meeting on the east side of Waukesha and after, I introduced my coworkers to Andrea’s Red Rooster. I used to work there way back in the day and have gone a few times for drinks on the patio over the summer, but never for lunch. The food was great and we found another great spot. More on this place soon! Then, Friday…

The holidays are going to be here before we know it (and before we are ready!) Waukesha has so many great things going on for the holidays and I want to share that information with you. I have participated in some of these events in the past and they are really fun. This website has great Waukesha holiday information all in one great place. I don’t see that the actual Silver Bells shopping event is happening, but I see the holiday stroll before the parade is back!!! November 22nd – Tree Lighting – 6 pmI haven’t attended this actual event, but I definitely make it a point to check out…

It’s that crazy month before Christmas that if you aren’t careful, your wallet will grab you by the hand and pull you into holiday debt without a chance to even realize it. I have fallen prey twenty-too-many times and it’s time to defeat the holiday spending beast! (And well, just be more cautious of my spending!) Today marks the start of ….drum roll please……. NO SPEND NOVEMBER!!!! I tried this last year and it worked really well for me. This year I’m taking it to a whole new level as I am in the home purchasing process and need funds for all the costs that go into owning your own…

We had another spook-tacular Halloween party at my friends house this year. The theme was Villains but everyone was welcome to dress in whatever they wanted. I spent a good portion of Saturday making my many treats for the day, but unfortunately I failed on taking pictures of any of the food. And there were some really great treats. There was an actual litter box (new of course) filled with a dessert and it looked so real. I thought it was a prank at first! Other treats included – zombie flesh dip (bagel dip), graveyard taco dip, celery mummies & spiders on a log (celery & cream cheese) really drunken…

***UPDATED Halloween is coming up quickly and with it falling on a Thursday this year, it’s almost like we get two weekends of costumes and parties.  I am seeing information surface about spots in Waukesha having festivities for the spooky day and I want to share that with you all.  It looks like the majority of the events are taking place on Saturday, October 26, which means I will have to miss them this year. I am joining my friends for their 2nd annual Halloween party. Last year we were the cast of Once Upon a Time.   This years is a Villain” themed party where we will partake in spooky…

Fall is in full swing in Wisconsin and I am seeing apple picking and pumpkin farm trips on a lot of my Facebook friends’ feeds these past weeks. I don’t think I’ll be making it to a pumpkin farm this year, but it was a great time last year. There are two pumpkins that my mom told me I could carve if I wanted to, so I’ll work on those next week. But I was able to use a few apples from a local orchard (Patterson’s in Greenfield). I came across this recipe from Lui in Cucina through my blog searching and Pinterest and although this was called a cake,…

My weeks are getting crazy busy but I wanted to show you what I have been up to – so here’s another phone dump for your enjoyment. Some of these will spawn into blog posts soon – I promise!   Homemade Beef Enchiladas – soooo good! Beautiful sunrise while heading to work! And a beautiful sunset on my first 4-mile run in months! And the awesome screw that I found in my tire on Sunday – a patch is working so far – fingers crossed! Ate at Christina’s on Sunday afternoon and the chicken was good – the sides could use some work. My nephews awesome iPhone skills – he…

Image courtesy of Key Westconsin I just had to take in the beautiful weather on Friday, because it might be close to one of our last beautiful Fall days in Wisconsin. I decided I was going to multi-task on my lunch by placing my lunch order, getting an errand done and then picking up the lunch, all while enjoying the colors of the trees, the warm sunshine, and the awesomeness that is downtown Waukesha. I chose Key Westconsin for lunch as the lobster rolls that I feasted on last time popped into my head last week and I decided it was time for them again. I checked out the lunch…

My company is celebrating 30 years in business in 2013 and back in January at our company Christmas party, my boss surprised us with a trip to Vegas! We were even invited to bring a guest! I brought my friend Carolyn on the trip and we had a blast eating our way thru Vegas while site-seeing, relaxing and exploring. Day 1:We left on a Saturday morning and arrived in Vegas around noon their time, 2 pm our time. We were definitely hungry already!!!!! We took the long-way to the Red Rock Casino and did a touristy trip down the strip with a great comical shuttle driver that entertained us on…