Last spring, Five Star SexiMexy and I checked out chef Michael Symon’s restaurant Roast in Detroit for happy hour. And I kind of haven’t been able to stop thinking about the food ever since. Um, yeah. I really need to return SOON! We had incredibly buttery Roast Burger, Goat Cheese Mac ‘n’ Cheese, and Ice … Continue reading
Hey ya’alllll. Last weekend was a big event in the MGNN kitchen. ‘Twas… RIBFEST! Ever since my dad lent us his smoker on Thanksgiving, the huz has been dreaming of making ribs. For one week straight,this was all I heard about, and the planned day was dubbed “Ribfest 2013.” We are weird. Other than assisting … Continue reading
The Grill Master of the House was a bit dejected when I said that I wouldn’t be blogging about our “Fourth of July Steaks.” I mean, what would I say? We went to Knight’s Market, picked up a lovely pair of steaks, and grilled them over charcoal? That they were pretty amazing? Well, yeah, I … Continue reading
As mentioned in a previous post, this past weekend I chopped up a butternut squash in preparation for a recipe to be made later this week. Tuesday was the day! You might be surprised to see how this turns out (Spoiler: If you read the title of this post). Tuesday after work I was quite … Continue reading
As promised, my Saturday did indeed involve a ten topping pizza, courtesy of yet another Domino’s Pizza Groupon I recently purchased. Eight bucks for this pizza! Whattadeal. The line-up: banana peppers tomato green pepper green olives onion roasted red peppers pineapple mushrooms bacon pepperoni Not only a ten-topping pizza, but also Guinness + Leo. All … Continue reading
Click below for the last two days’ of 30 Day Shred Updates. I didn’t shred yesterday, but I did today. I also updated my Calorie Counting page. Yesterday I was too busy working, drinking half-off draft beer and nomming Buffalo Mac ‘n Cheese at Blue Tractor during Happy Hour, and watching stand-up comics to be … Continue reading
Ahhh, Sunday. Merely the halfway point of my three-day weekend. Monday is a vacation day for me and I am quite happy about that! Today the hub and I did a little running around town, including a stop at Wild Birds Unlimited, which is conveniently only about 1/4 mile from our house. We purchased our … Continue reading
Good evening! This is my first-ever post written in Windows Live Writer, and let me tell you already, that I LOVE it! Even in the simple process of uploading and arranging the five below pictures I was probably saved five minutes. I am looking forward to toying around with this software that I did not … Continue reading
Today, Meijer had a giant display of huge honeyrock melons on sale for 3 for $4. How could you resist! I picked up my favorite from the display, paid for my groceries, and brought them out to load into my car, safely securing Mr. Honeyrock in his own special place behind my seat, so he … Continue reading
