E Sushi, located on East 25th Street in Columbus was a pleasant surprise! It was Heidi’s Friday night choice and she picked a good one. The atmosphere was great and the Shrimp 🍤 Tempura was amazing!

On another prom night, after pictures at Chateau de Pique, Heidi went to Columbus by ourselves as the kids always have something better to do.

This was incredible! There long fried sticks are fried 🍤 shrimp. Like nothing I have ever had. With an 🧅 onion ring on 🔝. Also, fried zuchini, broccoli 🥦 and 🍠 potato. Heidi and I enjoyed it very much!

After getting home from the Brownstown Central Middle School golf match, (with a heavy Lutheran Central flavor) I found Sophie in the kitchen making shrimp tacos for dinner. She was so cute scrolling the recipe on her computer and rummaging through the cabinets looking for cumin.

We had soft taco shells, shredded 🥬 cabbage, perfectly sliced 🥑 avocado, cheese and some Buffalo 🦬 Ranch sauce. Great combination of fresh veggie coolness and spice from the sautéed shrimp. Kudos to our soon to be college 👩‍🎓 graduate trying new things in the kitchen.

“Nothing Bundt Cake” is where Heidi got the idea for this masterpiece. A Red Velvet cake mix with some tiny chocolate chips added in there to add to the texture. Finally, topped off with strips of homemade cream cheese frosting. And a pool of frosting in the middle just in case you didn’t get enough.

This cake was firm and the frosting was exquisite. The chocolate chips were a pleasant surprise. Add a glass of cold 🥛 milk, and it is the breakfast of champions!

It’s another great day being married to Heidi!

Attention local Culver’s fans!!! On Monday, April 18, the Seymour Culver’s will be open for business.

Seymour native Alice Scott Laskowski and her husband John, a former Indiana University basketball player, along with their children Scott and Kimmie are the proprietors of Seymour’s newest business.

We were fortunate to be invited to a preview lunch at Culver’s in Seymour.

On Monday, be sure to try a delicious butter 🍔, burger, root beer and frozen custard. And maybe some fried cheese curds.

There is lots of local flavor inside as well with a picture of Alice’s father Barney Scott and a picture of the gymnasium named after him. Not to mention, there are some Indiana Hoosier basketball items like a picture of the 1975 Sports Illustrated with John on the cover and his #31 Indiana basketball jersey also on the wall.

We have stated several times after buying lots of vegetables 🥕 and then throwing them out a week later that we want to be “those people.” Finally, last week, we were. We actually ate the good stuff all week. Also, we have walked almost every day the last two weeks.

Heidi made the delicious meatballs with ground 🦃 Turkey, minced 🧄 garlic and fresh spinach and baked them. There was more spinach in the skillet (under the marinara)🍳 and baked zucchini.

This was a “Win” on both the healthy side as well as the tasty side. We have booked a trip to Zion and Grand Canyon National Parks 🏞 for fall break and are serious about eating clean and training so we can hike some trails and enjoy the parks. With Heidi creating meals like this, we are headed toward success!

What do you do on a 🌧 rainy day in Florida? You head to Disney Springs and follow the girls around the shops for a while before dining at The Rainforest Cafe.

Some combination of the andouille sausage and the chili butter bread crumbs knocks this dish out of the park! I am a fan!!!

While escaping the outdoor weather conditions, you are entertained every few moments when the Rainforest comes to life during a thunderstorm. Lightning flashed and the animals make noise. The good news is that you don’t get wet.

💋 Kissimmee, Florida: Spring Break: we are driving down Highway 192 when Heidi spies out of the corner of her 👁 eye; “That place 👀 looks cool.”

Several miles and a turn around later, turns out that Sickies Garage is a 😎 cool place with some great food.

Heidi and Sophie shared a jalapeño and peanut butter burger 🍔 that Sophie was still talking about this morning.

Lesson learned: Listen when Heidi says something is 😎 cool.

Rush: Off Main is in downtown Brownsburg, Indiana. My golfing partner and fellow Cubs fan, Christopher Schuck recommended this Chicago themed restaurant and as soon as we walked in, I knew I would appreciate the experience. If I am in Wrigleyville, I will eat at Al’s Italian Beef. However, if I am in Brownsburg or Rush’s Zionsville location, where you can get Old Style on tap, that will be fine with me. I could only imagine this place when the Cubs were in the World Series.

Chris. If we could play golf ⛳️ and dine here after the round, do you think Jon Tilmon would notice that is just Cubs and no White Sox?

Have I ever mentioned how wonderful it is to be married to Heidi Wintin? I tell Alexa to play Keith Whitley while a drink a Strawberry 🍓 👱‍♀️ Blonde and she cooks me dinner. It’s a great gig, if you can get it.

Tonight’s line-up is Blackened Chicken, roasted 🥕 carrots with 🧂 salt, pepper and garlic powder, fettuccine Alfredo and Oh! At the last minute, “Do we need some 🧄 garlic bread?” Well, yes. Yes we do need some garlic 🥖 bread.

Every item was superb! While Friday is our out to eat night, it just has me wondering how we can do better than this. However, I do understand that Friday is date night and Heidi isn’t cooking.

Since I observe Ash Wednesday, I also go ahead and observe Fat Tuesday. Also know as Mardi Gras.

Heidi fixed a fine meal of red beans and rice with some fresh baked green beans. The green beans were fantastic.

With the Lutheran Central auction coming up Saturday, her brother Doug came over to add the legs on the pub table I am donating to the Lutheran Central auction.

We are really proud of the bourbon/ cigar table.

I tried a Busch Light bottle cap top that failed miserably and fortunately I had this one in reserve. My brother David provided a bulk of the cigar rings and my friend Jon Tilmon gave me several bourbon bottles that I boiled the labels off of.

If the table doesn’t bring enough in the auction, I may have to buy it back and bring it home.

With the Fat Tuesday theme, Heidi also said that maybe we get King Cake for dessert tomorrow. As well as an Ash Wednesday church service.

If you are interested in the table you can add the Bid Beacon app and go to the Lutheran Central 2022 silent auction. (LC2022)