Happy Anniversary Honey!

Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler

We love Mardi Gras and decided to have a little celebration this year for the occasion of Fat Tuesday. We made a king cake, crawfish ettoufee and sazeracs. Below is the king cake before it went into the oven. Of course the secret to a good king cake is baking it with a coffee can from Cafe Du Monde in the center. Any coffee can will do but a Cafe Du Monde coffee can does impart a je ne sais quoi. Also it is important not to forgot to tuck a plastic baby into the dough before baking. The tradition is whomever finds the baby has to host next year's party. I like that thought.

The funny thing is Ando found the baby in his piece of cake, so guess who's hosting next year's party?

Our friend Rob served up some mean sazeracs using rye, bitters, simple syrup, herbsaint and lemon peel. And of course the mardi gras beads were out!

Cincinnati's Favorite Beer Festival

Bockfest!

Hazel Follies

Our little Hazel Roy sure does lack good sense sometimes. He has a history of eating some funny things and some gross things. Well this was one of those weeks. Andy was given a lucky rabbit foot charm for his birthday and now it is in Hazel Roy's belly. Maybe Hazel thought it would bring him good luck? More likely he liked the way it smelled. We are feeling lucky that he seems to be feeling ok and acts like his normal self so we don't need an expensive stomach surgery for the guy.