Family Night at Buddy’s Pizza

Last Saturday night we headed over to the Buddy’s Pizza in Rochester Hills for dinner.  The restaurant was all dressed up for the holidays and looking really good. We hadn’t been out for pizza in quite a while and we were all looking forward to our night out.   Since it was a Saturday night …

Smashburger Opens First Metro Detroit Location

Smashburger, the nation’s fastest growing “better burger” restaurant, is opening its first Detroit suburb location on Monday, October 31, 2011. The restaurant will open in West Bloomfield at 6919 Orchard Lake Road (south of Maple).  We by Friday night for a special sneak peek at the new restaurant and to see what they were cooking …

Fruity Fall Dessert – Peach and Cranberry Crunch

This Thanksgiving I have been assigned to dessert duty, in addition to my normal lemon meringue pie I wanted to try something new this year. I decided to come up with a dish that was a little more on the healthy side using the new Del Monte Diced Peaches with Cinnamon and Brown Sugar. I …

White Bean Dip: Perfect for your Holiday Gathering

I made this dip over Thanksgiving and it went over well.  I love all the flavors- garlic, rosemary, lemon and almond.  Plus the beans makes it high in fiber with plenty of protein.   White Bean Dip – from Super Natural Every Day by Heidi Swanson   Ingredients ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil 1 …

School here we come – School Spirit with Elmer’s #GlueNGlitter

While many students in other parts of the country are already back at school, Michigan students get the luxury of a couple of extra weeks to enjoy the summer.  Inevitably the time must come for the kids to go back.  My son seems to be happy about that some days and not so happy on …