I decided to get out of my hermit-y shell last night and meet up with some of my favorites at the new Surly tap room here in Minneapolis. It was packed on a Wednesday. 1 hour 45 minute wait for a table (we just went to stand on the second level). I can’t imagine what this place is like over the weekend. The place is huge though, so there was plenty of room. And it was gorgeous. With good beer. I’ll go back.
While not being social, I have been doing some cooking (this, this, this, and this) and getting back into some cross stitch and reading. Fun times. (Not being sarcastic)
Some other fun times were when I came across these links this week.
- Move over detox recipes, the Superbowl is coming up and you know what that means… chicken wings (baked chicken wings with thai peanut sauce, bourbon maple glazed chicken wings, crispy baked chicken wings with oyster sauce) and amazing things with cheeseeee (chicken nachos, cheddar cheese and bacon stuffed pretzel buns, pretzel dogs with cheese sauce, easy pizza dip)
- Then there are all of these delicious chocolate Valentine’s Day cakes: nutella molten cakes, chocolate fudge cakes for two, and fudgy chocolate cake cups. I’m sure these are just the first of many more recipes to come over the next week or so!
- Speaking of Valentine’s Day, 23 surefire ways to get a date on Valentine’s Day. I don’t need that though, I already have two dates: chocolate cake (see above) and red wine (see below).
- Here’s a trick for choosing wine so you never have to stress about it again. When in doubt, choose Malbec.
- Also, a list of 10 inspiring career profiles. So impressive. All of them.
Please let me know if you come across any good recipes/cross stitch patterns/books! Thanks!
xojfaye
Hi Jenna – thanks for the link love! Surly is so on my list – you have me anticipating my first visit even more! 🙂
Hi Brenda – you’re welcome! I’m a big fan of your blog and recipes. And yes, go to Surly! It’s a lot of fun. I had Doomtree 🙂