EAA Airshow :: Oshkosh, Wisconsin

This is a bit of a late post but two weekends ago we headed up to Oshkosh for their annual EAA Airshow. The is a pretty well known, national airshow as people fly in all week long, from all over the country to attend including many celebrities like Harrison Ford, John Travolta and such (not that we saw them or cared) but it is an interesting little fact. Here are some of the really great pictures we snapped!






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Leon's Frozen Custard Stand

On our way home from a BBQ with friends we were in the neighborhood of Leon's Frozen Custard, something that is pretty well known in Milwaukee that Matt & I never had. Living in Wisconsin there are MANY frozen custard locations and believe me we have tried our share but never this one, so considering it was like 80 degrees plus w/ humidity last night we swung in for a treat.

Very simple items treat items on the menu and little food but it was good and hit the spot. The only disappointment (in terms of the custard) was that I really wanted to try the homemade plain mint custard but I would have had to buy a pint of it and I really didn't NEED a pint. Also, the place was packed, no where to sit but your car and the crowd was bit too rowdy for even us.

Not saying we would never go back, but it's really not in our neck of the woods and I don't think we would make a special trip back just for it. Never the less, it was good, tasty custard and that helped us beat the heat a bit!

Farmers Market Saturday :: Delafield, Wis

So I've been wanting to go to a farmers market all summer and so far now that its August (ugh) it's my first one! The Delafield one was the closest and most convenient to me so I figured what the hell?? It was cute and small but I found a few things I was looking for (and one I wasn't)!

Here are a some fun unique items I didn't get.

The bounty that I brought home... a pattypan squash, some tomatoes, some onions and fresh honey.

Oh and the thing I wasn't looking for, some homemade Scandinavian bread, who can pass something like this up?! And it was delish with some eggs and the fresh honey :-)

Lakefront Brewery Friday Night Fish Fry, Milwaukee Wisconsin

Oh yes, the Wisconsin Fish Fry... how you folks not from Wisconsin or select other parts of the Midwest even miss out on this fantastic phenomenon! I never truly understood that it was specifically Wisconsin/Midwest related until I moved to Arizona for a few years (yes, I know it's the desert) too but I just seemed weird not having it on Friday nights. Later after even meeting my husband from Central Illinois I learned they they do not have Friday Night Fish Fry their either... bummer.

So as a Wisconsinite (and an otherwise vegetarian except when it comes to fish on occasion) it seems as though you are always seeking out a new/better/different Fish Fry than the next. Last night we checked out Lakefront Brewery's take on it. Though we have been to this brewery before we have not gotten the chance to have the Fish Fry... I would have to say it was really yummy! The only part we didn't *love* was the communal/family style seating, but we really lucked out and our table mates were pretty friendly. Not sure if it's all you can eat as we didn't have to ask since the husband and I were pretty satisfied with one helping.

I would recommend if you are in Milwaukee and like good beer to check this out on a Friday night! They even have brewery tours running to late so you can enjoy both in the same night! I didn't get a picture of the food because by the time I remembered to do so it was gone ;-)

Puppy Playdate

Had a super fun weekend and this being the first thing we did, had a puppy play date with my friend Mary and her sweet boxer Penny. Great times with friends, a day of boxer fun turned into an evening flowing with great brew! Here is a clip of the fast friends Giada and Penny doing what cute boxers do best...