Yes/No Detroit

This was a super busy week, and the weekend should be fun, too: I'm having lunch with a friend and her family on Saturday, and then dinner will be with one of my boyfriend's coworkers and his wife.  Marley Spoon steak with compound butter, mashed potatoes, and string beans What I've been up to this week: One day/night in Frankenmuth . I was invited by Bavarian Inn Lodge to stay overnight, which my boyfriend and I did this past Friday, and it was a lot of fun—you can read the review here . I'm a big fan of Frankenmuth, as it's an easy hour-long drive from the Metro Detroit area, and there is always plenty of cheese (Cheese Haus), fudge (Frankenmuth Fudge Kitchen), and all-you-can-eat (AYCE) chicken dinners (Bavarian Inn or Zehnder's) to eat. The Lodge ended up being fun too, as they have four pools, three whirlpools, mini golf, and a Family Fun Center, so I'd recommend it.  Cooking . I had Marley Spoon this week and I believe HelloFresh the week before. Last ...

*Disclosure: I received a free one-night stay at Bavarian Inn Lodge in exchange for this review. The opinions expressed here, however, are my own. This past Friday, I had the pleasure of staying at the Bavarian Inn Lodge , in Frankenmuth, Michigan, for one night. I've been to Frankenmuth many times, and even stayed overnight in the neighboring Birch Run, but I had never stayed directly in the city before, so I was excited to stay at the Lodge. Friday was a rainy day, but we didn't let that stop us from having fun. We stopped at Halo Burger, in Birch Run, for lunch—there used to be locations in Novi and Troy, but both closed, and their food is very good—and then hit up Bronner's Christmas Wonderland, which is the largest Christmas store in the world.  For those who are unfamiliar with Frankenmuth , it is a German/Bavaria-themed town, about an hour north of the Metro Detroit area, nicknamed "Michigan's Little Bavaria." There is always a lot of things to do in Fr...