Derby Day Tea This Derby Day Tea is a refreshing drink that is also fun and beautiful to look at. Brewed with Hibiscus Tea, and mixed with pink lemonade, mint and lemons, this is a drink you can sip on all day. If you would like to make it a little more spicy, feel free to add a shot of flavored vodka or bourbon. Additionally, you can double this recipe to make a bigger batch. It stores in the fridge for up to three days. The full, printable recipe is below. Beyond that, I have included some pictures and information…
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Continue ReadingChecking The Accuracy Of Your Oven Temperature It’s turkey time and it is always the time of year that I ask my readers about checking the accuracy of your oven temperature. This is something a lot of people never think to do. It is very important because an oven that under heats or over heats, can ruin the recipe you are trying to make. This is especially important when it comes to making your Thanksgiving Turkey and Thanksgiving sides. A poorly temping oven can produce a dried out or undercooked bird. Do not panic, I am here to tell you…
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Continue ReadingCozy, Classic Supper Club Dining At The Top Of Wisconsin Wisconsin is known for its supper clubs and each one has something special. In today’s blog post I want to share a supper club that I love. The Twilight Supper Club and Sandman Lounge sits on Hwy 45 and E at the top of Wisconsin, just south of the Michigan border in the beautiful town of Land O’ Lakes, WI. This supper club has all the classic Wisconsin supper club fare along with daily and seasonal favorites. Family owned and operated and filled with friendly faces, this place does not…
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Continue ReadingGourmet Dining at The Top of Wisconsin For years my followers have asked me for recommendations for places to go when I am “Up North” and I finally am putting the pen to paper and sharing the places I love when I am in the Northwoods. As you may or may not know, my Mom has a second home in the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan, also known as the U.P. For those that are geographically challenged like me, the Western U.P. is directly over the northernmost Wisconsin border. I am fortunate enough to be able to stay at the…
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Continue ReadingGoing To Town When we are Up North in Watersmeet, we plan our days and outings around necessary errands we have to run. We planned on Wednesday to go to Eagle River, Wisconsin which is about 3o minutes from our house. Eagle River is where the Ace Hardware is, Tractor Supply as well as some grocery stores and other “city” type places we do not have in Watersmeet. The reason for going to Eagle River was because we were out of dog food. Our plan for the day was as follows: Go to Tractor Supply and get dog food and…
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Continue ReadingThis shop has been compensated by Inmar Intelligence and Colgate-Palmolive® and Scotch-Brite®. All opinions are mine alone. #GreatTeamEasyClean I have been spending a lot of time up north in Michigan this Summer at our second home. This has been great for me and the dogs, but hard on Mister Tipsy because he has to stay back in Chicago and work. Having a live in recipe blogger has spoiled him with delicious daily meals prepared for him. Since I have been gone, he has had to learn to cook for himself. When I am home, I teach him some of the easy…
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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Tyson Foods, Inc. The opinions and text are all mine. #hillshiresocialplattersatmeijer #collectivebias Holiday entertaining doesn’t have to be difficult, inconvenient and food for guests doesn’t always have to be homemade. I recently discovered this Hillshire Social Platters: Genoa Salame & Calabrese Salame at Meijer and it helps me to be holiday ready with little to no effort involved. Don’t miss the special mPerks coupon: $2.50 off 1 product 11/17-12/31! If you’re like me, you like to make things nice, so you may be hesitant to just slap a plastic store bought…
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Continue ReadingLast week I attended the National Restaurant Association Show at McCormick Place with Original Tipsy. If you aren’t familiar it is a food focused convention where people in the food and beverage industry come to check out the latest and greatest in the culinary world. I will be sharing more details about the event soon, it was a fun yet exhausting day. After sampling tons of food and booze at the show, we were in the mood for a proper cocktail and a proper meal. We decided on Kimski in the Bridgeport neighborhood on the South side of Chicago. Kimski…
Hi! I’m April, AKA The Tipsy Housewife. I’m Chicago born-and-raised and I love creating delicious and affordable recipes that taste just like home. Plus they’re easy enough to make with a cocktail in hand! Get ready to find your new fave meal.
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