It's Been A Bit

 It has been a bit since I have been on this blog.

I want to share something that I think could be very cool.

These are chives.  They are perennial which means they come back every year.  The other night, I was looking at Facebook and my friend Jamie Kiner posted that you could make chive vinegar.

This is a quart of chive vinegar that is making itself lovely.

The Recipe

Chive Blossom Vinegar

Heat two cups of white vinegar on the stove.   While the vinegar is getting hot place 1 cup of cleaned chive blossoms in a quart Mason jar.  Pour heated vinegar over the blossoms.  Sit back and let them step for a week.

Vinaigrette

1/3 cup of olive oil

1 cup of chive blossom vinegar

1 Tablespoon of Dijon mustard

salt and pepper to taste

I'll be sure to let you know how it turns out on Sunday, May 12.

Oh My Chocolate Goodness

 If I close my eyes and pretend I am sitting on the back deck at our house in WI I can smell the Nestle's factory in Burlington.  If the wind is just right you can smell chocolate goodness.  It sure is better than the other smell we smelled most of the time...cow manure.

I am so lucky that the Wammyville parents load up chocolate candy after Trick-or-Treat.  This year I think I have enough for two pies.

Candy Bar Pie is so easy to make especially if you use store-bought crust.

Candy Bar Pie Recipe

Bake a pie crust for 10 minutes in a 350-degree oven.

Fill the baked pie crust with all the chocolate candy you love.  I usually cut the larger bars into several smaller pieces.  Put the filled shell back in the oven for 30-40 minutes.

You are welcome!

Basil Salt

 

I used my last bunch of basil to make some basil salt.  Boy, am I ever glad I did!  Is it ever tasty!  And so easy to make.

Here is the link if you want to give it a try.  You can thank me later!

Basil Salt

It is delish on warm just off the vine tomatoes!

NATION MILFORD

 

NATION KITCHEN & BAR  

1200 Broadway Street

Milford, OH

513-381-3794

(I borrowed the pic from FB)

The menu made my mouth water!  But the WV in me told me that I needed to try the fried bologna.  I know, I know.  The good thing is we WILL go back!

This is Kaitlin.  She was so funny, kind, and knowledgeable about all the aspects of the place.  And come to find out we have a mutual friend...Tammie Smith!  Thanks for making our first trip so wonderful.

So here is my fried bologna!  Not at all what I expected in my little WV brain.  But was it off the charts for me?  I think not everyone would be as excited about this experience as me and maybe my sister.  I know my father-in-law would be shaking his head and saying that's not a fried bologna sandwich.  But I am here to tell you it was delicious and filling!  The fries were some of the best that I have ever put in my mouth!  The perfect crispness and salted to perfection.  And I loved the title hatchet brand they put on top of the bun!  Nice touch!

Mark's fish sandwich was huge and those little sweet tots with maple syrup...oh my word!

Everyone was so kind and bent over backward to make sure that our experience could be the best that it could be.  We will go back for sure to try a burger or two.  Maybe an adult Wammyville trip?

Still Working Our Way Through Gift Cards

 This little Spring Break adventure sure has been fun!

All Hail The Biscuit

877 State Route 28

Milford, OH

513-340-4811

(I grabbed this photo from their FB page)

We got there just at the right time.  The line was clear to the door and stayed that way until we were ready to leave.  Great food and a great place to people-watch.  Today their lots of little people!  My kind of day.  Sure am missing the Wammyville bunch!

Looks like I was craving some carbs!  Two of my favorites!  Pappy enjoyed his breakfast also.

We put in two guesses for a $50 gift card...guess the jellybeans in the jar.  And then another gift card for $100 for a review.  Why not, can't hurt.  Now I need a little nap!

It's Been A Hot Minute...

 Since I last wrote anything on this blog but I am here to make up for the lost time.  Mark and I have a boatload of gift cards stashed away and we have decided that this Spring Break we should use some of them.  With no yahoos and really not much else to do except eat and dream and plan about the gardening status for this year...we have decided to try new places with our gift cards.  I want to take a moment to thank everyone that has given us this pleasure.

Toast & Berry

9865 Montgomery Raod

Cincinnati, OH 

513-791-1900

(borrowed the pic from their FB page)

Mark has been talking about Toast & Berry since the first time he and Ron stopped there on the way back from his appointment at CEI.

We had the perfect seats for people-watching, one of my favorite activities.  And the coffee is so good.

The cinnamon roll French toast and unbelievable!  and the cream cheese drizzle makes my mouth water just thinking about it!  My bacon was cooked to perfection.  And see those little square heavenly crips potato cake things...oh my word.  I'm going back for sure.  I am wondering if the Wammyville Moms would like to take a Saturday morning and go for breakfast?

Help With Candy Bar Pie

 

All ingredients are ready thanks to the Wammyville yahoos that shared their chocolate candy.

That's a bunch of wrappers.

And here are all of my happy helpers.

Trying out a new way to make pie crust thanks to Brenda Gantt.  It is mixed up right in the pie pan!  Check it out on YouTube.

Ready to prebake which I don't think I needed to do.

Candy Bar Pie is ready to go into the oven.

The house smells like a chocolate factory.

Once the little ones were down for a nap Jase and I made a few individual pies.

We were able to get in a few games of UNO while we were waiting to take them out of the oven.