The Lush Chef

For about a year, my friends kept telling me that I should start a blog, or find some creative outlet for my cooking & baking. One of my big, recent influences for this was my dad. Back in December, he started up a blog called "Sip & Savor" to document his fabulous photos and his culinary/oenophile adventures with my mom. Most of them take place in my home state of Michigan, and I must say, my parents have quickly become experts on wine country there. Yes, you read that right - Michigan has a wine country - and it's actually quite fabulous. They've taken me there a couple of times and it's like what Napa was in the 70's (or at least that's what I'm told) - free and/or cheap tastings.  The vintners have that midwestern charm, and you feel like you're being welcomed into their home.  They specialize in whites because of the climate - cool and sandy by the Great Lakes. Those familiar with New York's Finger Lakes region, will find it quite similar.