Due to Covid 19, be sure to check Holtkamp’s website prior to visiting for changes in hours and events. I grew up in rural Ohio so I’m used to back roads. But rural Indiana is different. Country roads in Indiana make sharp ziz-zags for miles and miles around cornfields. It seems like there’s nothing but […]
Easy Dessert Recipes for Beginners and People Who Hate to Bake If you aren’t experienced in the kitchen, making dessert can be daunting. And if you don’t like to cook or bake, it can be a real pain. That’s why you should keep these 3 peanut butter recipes in mind for the next time you […]
Stream Cliff Winery is part of an historic farm in southern Indiana. They offer unique wines, a restaurant, greenhouse, gardens and more. Another stop on the Indiana Wine Trail Stream Cliff is one of 5 wineries on the Indiana Wine Trail, which runs through southeastern Indiana. It’s rural setting is within an hour and a […]
Covid 19 Updates Currently, Wooly Pig Farm Brewery is only open Friday through Sunday and only has outdoor seating. Be sure to check their website before visiting for hours and special event info or call 740-693-5050. About 70 miles east of Columbus, Ohio in the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, is a little town […]
There’s more to Canton than Belden Village Mall and The Pro Football Hall of Fame. Spend a day downtown exploring, eating, learning and drinking. Breakfast at the Twisted Citrus The first stop must be breakfast at Twisted Citrus- An Urban Daytime Eatery. Start your day off right with a unique and delicious breakfast at this […]
A few weeks ago, during an even shittier than usual day at work, my best friend and I were texting about how much we both hated our jobs. We decided a girls’ trip was in order to escape the soul-sucking drudgery of work. But where to go on short notice? My usual choice would be a beach, […]
2021 Swiss Wine Festival is a Go! After Covid 19 ruined pretty much everything in 2020, including the 2020 Swiss Wine Festival, I’m excited to tell you that the 2021 Swiss Wine Festival is scheduled for Aug 26th through the 29th! The festival’s board of directors just made the decision to hold the festival last […]
Wine Snobs beware- this article is not for you. This article is for anyone who’s agonized over which wine to serve for a party, who drinks chilled Cabernet in secret, who pretends not to like sweet wine, or who thinks wine has to be expensive to be good. As wine gains popularity with a larger […]
Perched just off the Ohio River in historic downtown Madison, Indiana is Lanthier Winery. The winery building is believed to have been a fort in the mid-1700s. During the height of the steamboat and railroad days in the 19th century, the building was used as a storage depot and also a well-known brothel. Over the […]
Ertel Cellars- A Vineyard, Winery and Restaurant Even though wineries are popping up all over the place lately, Indiana still seems like an unlikely place for them. I was pleasantly surprised to discover the Southeast Indiana wine trail a few years ago and have been working my way through it one bottle at a time. The […]