For dinner Friday night, we took them to our favorite little cafe on the downtown square, Mayberry Cafe, famous for Aunt Bee’s fried chicken. Only one of us didn’t order that.
Saturday’s activities included going to the indoor go-karting track. We girls watched as our hubbies drove like maniacs. Then we went our separate ways. The boys took in the Indy 500 museum, while we ladies went to a very feminine and fancy restaurant and bakery, The Cake Bake Shop. I had tried for weeks to get reservations without luck, so figured we could still order take out and get some delicious cake slices for Valentine’s dessert.
Well wouldn’t you know, when we walked in, there just happened to be 3 seats in a row at the bar, just waiting for US!! So we didn’t have to eat at an outdoor table after all (it was still about 40 and breezy that day, but a big improvement over the sub-freezing temps from the last few weeks.) We rejoiced at our good fortune, and my older sister especially loved the place. It is filled with chandeliers, white and pink colors, flowers everywhere, and crystal. She called it “prissy” but I call it “frilly”. The food was heavenly! Such a treat!
For Valentine’s dinner I made pork chops with morel mushroom brandy cream sauce (https://dashofsavory.com/pork-chops-morel-mushroom-brandy-cream-sauce/) over egg noodles, a Caesar salad, and honey roasted carrots on a bed of whipped feta. For dessert we had bites from 3 different cakes from Cake Bake Shop - champagne-raspberry cake 🎂, Millionaire cake, and tiramisu cake. Lovely!
Yesterday we took a day trip to one of our favorite hideaway spots, West Baden Springs Hotel, which is in the middle of nowhere, Indiana. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Baden_Springs_Hotel. It’s a picturesque 2 hour drive from our home to the hotel, but the hotel is a blast from the past, with a beautiful atrium. The thing that is so special about it is that this is an historic hotel and resort from the mid 1800’s that fell into such disrepair that it was crumbling and nearly condemned. Through the goodwill of many people, the place has been restored bit by bit since the mid 1990’s. This time when we went, the bowling alley had been restored and was open for business.
Last night’s dinner was leftovers from all the other meals, a smorgasbord of tasty dishes, and I only had to reheat things! Yay!
This morning we took the fam back to the airport, and I’ve been trying to catch up at FR ever since. Happy belated Valentine’s Day to all of you! ❤️