On our last night in Puerto Rico last year (about a year ago, before the hurricane devastated the island) we decided to do our own version of a progressive dinner and try a few restaurants we hadn’t visited yet. The first, which totally makes sense for an appetizer course, was a tapas restaurant where we…
10,000 Lakes Bacon Cheese Burger
We were craving a good burger the other day and decided to channel one of Derek’s favorite burgers at The Ely Steakhouse, the Buckie Burger. They make some of the best burgers you’ll ever have – if you’re ever in town stop in and try one. But we live 4 hours away so we were…
French Toast Croissant Breakfast Sandwiches
The other weekend, Derek had a bowling tournament and one of my good friend’s husband’s had to work so we planned a girl’s day. We wanted to make something yummy in my new kitchen so I told Derek he was on his own for lunch before leaving. So the night before we were walking through…
Sweet & Spicy Campfire Dogs
Bacon Bourbon Chocolate Chip Cookies
I’m always on the lookout for new and different cookie ideas to make and I was really intrigued by this combination of bacon and chocolate cookies that I found at Tidy Mom, of course the addition of bourbon didn’t hurt either. The salty/savory-ness of the bacon is a great compliment to the otherwise relatively standard…
Warm Potato Salad with Bacon and Corn
My husband has been traveling to Denver a lot from work and although I love food and hearing about new restaurants, I have a hard time getting him to tell me in the amount of detail I want about where he went to eat and what the food was like. Then he goes to Earl’s…