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  The 12 Days of TIPSYmas

  November 27, 2017thetipsyhousewife

  We are all guilty of anticipating the holidays, planning all kinds of fun things, and before we know it they have passed us by and we’ve done nothing to celebrate but rush around trying to get things done. I decided that this year I was not going to let that…

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  Tipsy’s Top Five Places to Eat In The Western Chicago Suburbs

  November 3, 2017thetipsyhousewife

  As a life long city girl, I used to think the suburban food scene was a mix of TGI Friday’s (are those still around?), mall food courts, and pick-up joints for over 50 divorced people. I am humble enough to admit that I was dead wrong. A couple of weeks…

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• Grab & Go Apple Cranberry Sangria Jars

  September 15, 2017thetipsyhousewife

  Easy, Breezy, Boozy They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away. That’s nice, but it won’t get you buzzed. Let’s put a pin in that and move on to another fruit: Cranberries. Cranberries are neat. Did you know that farmers flood cranberry fields as part of the harvest…

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• “A Waitress Named Diane,” AKA, The Old Fashioned Bar Crawl

  September 3, 2017thetipsyhousewife

  Travel Wisconsin ran a commercial a few years back about the Wisconsin Supper Club and The Old Fashioned Cocktail. In the commercial it teaches that an Old Fashioned is served in a ten ounce glass with a maraschino cherry and an orange slice but that a REAL Old Fashioned must…

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• Chopped Steak With Grilled Onions

  August 25, 2017thetipsyhousewife

  Someone I know always orders the chopped steak at restaurants because he is afraid it will be taken off the menu and go extinct if people don’t order it. I’m not exactly sure where the concern comes from, but clearly the dish evokes a memory he doesn’t want to lose.…

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• A Taco Tour of Rogers Park

  August 22, 2017thetipsyhousewife

  Ten Foodie Spots To Visit In Rogers Park For Tacos & Tamales I moved to a neighborhood of Chicago called Rogers Park over a decade ago. Originally, I planned to stay a year or two, sell my condo, and buy a house back in my old neighborhood. After living here…

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• Meet Your New Party Dip ~ The Wedge Salad Dip

  August 20, 2017thetipsyhousewife

  A great dip can make any party special. Why? Because nearly any snack, even a bowl of bland chips or dry pretzels, instantly becomes irresistible when covered in a good dip. This is a safe place to admit if you don’t have a devilish dip on hand. Are you ashamed…

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• 6 Reasons Foodies Need To Visit The Northwoods 

  August 17, 2017thetipsyhousewife

  Good Food and Good People My parents started coming to the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan & The Northwoods of Wisconsin twenty years ago when they were dating. Specifically, they came to Watersmeet, Michigan which sits immediately over the border of Land O Lakes, Wisconsin. They would camp in the…

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