Dinner Plus Drinks Weekly Episodes Episodes

If you're a fan of the Dad jokes, Nick really over-delivered on this week's episode...if you don't like the Dad jokes, then maybe be prepared for some serious groans! In addition to the jokes, we talked about terrible jobs, gave some shout outs to our favorite things from the Biden / Harris Inauguration, invented a new drink, and talked about some delicious food. Here are links from this week's episode: We made a new cocktail that we call the "Green & Gold" for your Green Bay parties! Just p...

Happy Inauguration Week everybody! We want to promote a celebration of America and all of the wonderful traditions that bring us together, so on this week's episode, we put an Inauguration theme to the podcast. Join us as we share funny stories from past Inauguration, talk favorite fictional heads of state (thanks social followers for the input), talk about Presidential meals, and play a Presidential themed game of Interesting Questions with Bridget & Nick! Here are links to what we talked abo...

Bridget was right - just because it's 2021 doesn't mean that the craziness is ended!! We cover a wide range of topics on this episode from Dry January to the madness at the Capitol to some very helpful (maybe) financial planning tips from Nick. Here are links to what we talked about on this week's episode: We got some great community comments on Dry January - thanks to everyone who shared their thoughts. Keep an eye on our Facebook and Instagram for future discussion topics and please share you...

Happy New Year! On this week's episode, we have a fun conversation about what New Year's means to us, how we celebrate, and favorite memories. We also share some of the things we are looking forward to in 2021 and chat about the all the normal things as well. It's good to start trying to get back to normal a little bit! Here's what we talked about on this week's episode: We drank a glass (or two) each of Gramona La Cuvee, a Spanish sparkling wine that is made by a sustainable, family owned an...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year friends! We forgot to tell you on last week's episode that we're taking a break from our normal full length episode this week due to the Holidays, but we do have a super awesome Pinkies Up episode that is being released right after this episode. This episode of Pinkies Up is all about budget friendly sparkling wines for New Year's Eve, and you aren't going to want to miss it. Nick also still had a fun Kid's Corner story about Simona to share, so you don't have...

We're still apart - don't want to get anyone sick before Christmas! - but we are in a festive mood as we talk about Christmas traditions, house decorating, and lots more on this fun episode of Dinner Plus Drinks. We hope you enjoy hearing some of what we're looking forward to this Christmas and hope you'll send us some of your Holiday traditions. We love hearing about the fun things all of our podcast friends are doing! Here are a few links of things we talked about on this episode: Bridget sh...

Bridget & Nick recorded this episode remotely in the direct afterglow of our first ever Christkindlmarkt. It was a monumental undertaking to make this event happen and we used this episode to discuss the whole journey of getting this event off the ground. Listen to hear the travails of this event and enjoy the happiness of an all's well that ends well. In addition, we announced the winners of our 50th Episode giveaways. Here they are: Apple Podcast Review - Sue the Turtle Doctor Facebook Post...

Friends, loyal listeners, and casual acquaintances, it's our 50th episode! We are celebrating with recaps of some of our favorite moments over the past 50 episodes, which is conveniently roughly a year. When we started this journey together, we could not have predicted what was going to happen this year, but we've gone through it together, and we're incredibly grateful that you've been along for the ride with us. To thank you for your support, we're giving away 3 - $25 Amazon gift cards. Here's...

We hope you all had a great Thanksgiving, whatever that looked like this year. We both had a relaxing, fun Holiday, highlighted in Bridget's case by Oyster crackers... You'll have to listen to find out exactly what that means, but here are the links to what we talked about in this week's episode: Bridget is loving the Holderness family videos. You've probably seen some of them before, but if you haven't checked them out recently, their Thanksgiving parody of Aerosmith's "Don't Want to Miss a Th...

Happy Thanksgiving! It's been a crazy lead up to this Holiday and we just want to take some time to talk about Thanksgiving, relax, and enjoy some wine. We hope you enjoy our meandering chat about all things Thanksgiving and we hope you'll share your own favorite Thanksgiving traditions and what you're doing in this odd year. Thanks for listening, if you can please subscribe, rate us, review us, and share with your friends, we'd really appreciate it. Remember, you can watch this episode on our...

Loyal listeners, we want to know are you Team Bridget (stay and cower in basement) or Team Nick (drive away from a tornado and not die) when it comes to tornados? We're still not sure if we had a for real tornado in Lake Geneva, but we sure had a big storm, and it caused some MAJOR debate on this episode of Dinner Plus Drinks. As always, we want to know your feedback, so be sure to hit us up and let us know your thoughts! Here's what else we have on this episode: Nick made a delicious Cranberr...

Votes still weren't counted when we recorded this episode, and we wanted to know the results, just like the rest of you! Obviously, when the episode is released, we're now aware of the results, but this episode stands as a monument to that weird point in time where we were pretty certain who the President would be, but we weren't totally certain. We also talked about many, many fun topics on this episode. Here are links to more information: We really enjoyed our bottle of Truchard Tempranillo....

Friends, we are anxious right now, and we're guessing some of you probably are as well. We're anxious about the election, we're anxious about the growing spread of COVID, and we're a little antsy about the change of seasons as well. We talk through some of our concerns, but also have some good news and are excited to share our Halloween costumes! To see the costumes, just check out this episode's cover art - we updated it with the pictures. Here's everything we talked about on this week's episo...

We're starting a new tradition on the podcast - having a special true crime edition! If you're a long time listener, or even if you have only listened to one previous episode, you're probably aware that Bridget *loves* true crime podcasts. Since it's the spooky season, we decided to take on the genre ourselves, and explore the unsolved disappearance of Kerry O'Brien-Krueger. We also had a delicious fall themed cocktail - we have the recipe below! Kerry disappeared from Burlington, Wisconsin (ju...

Nick has been busy with a week of celebrating Simona's birthday, and as of recording, the celebrations weren't over yet! Tune in to hear all the plans of how Nick & Sarah were going to celebrate their darling baby girl turning 1, plus a cocktail recipe, lots of great product recommendations, and more fun kid stories. Here are notes & links from this week's episode: The podcast got off to a tasty start with our Rye Whiskey Mule drink. Here's the recipe: 1.5 oz Rye Whiskey + 3 oz. Apple Cider + 2...

Holy chicken, on this week's episode Bridget & Nick both had some delicious chicken they wanted to rave about. It must be (yet another) sign of an impending apocalypse. We talked about the end of Oktoberfest and an upcoming birthday party plus lots more on this week's episode. Here are all the links: Bridget is excited to watch the new Hulu documentary 'A Woman's Place'. Nick thinks this story from the NY Times about how some people can't smell icky fish smells is hilarious. If you get a flat...

We got the answer to the question you all wanted to know - what is the best way to water your plants in an environmentally responsible manner. Okay, maybe that's not what you all wanted to know, but we did talk about it in this week's episode. Also featured is chat about Oktoberfest, delicious food, kids, and much more. Here are the links from this week's episode: If you love being scared, but don't want to get out of your car, we have just the thing for you...a haunted car wash! Nick and Sara...

We're both sad about the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She's one of the great American examples of hard work, persistence, and sticking to your values paying off. We talk about her passing, America, Bridget (and Shannon)'s birthday weekend, lots of delicious food, and plenty more on this week's episode. Here are the links to what we shared on this week's episode: If you'd like to get some bomb pins and support causes that were championed by RBG, check out these Dissent Pins recommended by Bri...

This is a very special episode celebrating a very special set of twins - our very own Bridget and her sister Shannon! The twins are celebrating their birthday this weekend, and we had a celebratory bottle of Gruet Sparkling wine and learned all about this fantastic duo. We hope you enjoy Shannon's guest appearance. Here are the links from this week's episode: We enjoyed a bottle of New Mexico's own Gruet Winery Brut Rosé sparkling wine. Bridget really enjoyed this Costco Gnocchi kit - super e...

We're enjoying the shift to fall weather, the return of football, and so much more. We hope our enthusiasm for the week inspires you to "sleigh" your upcoming week. Here are the links from this week's episode: Bridget is bummed she did not get in on the Willy Wonka-style contest to win the Jelly Belly factory. Check out the story here. Nick is fascinated by the idea of paying $47 for milk with extra high melatonin to help you relax. Bridget loves this new collection of Get Out the Vote access...

Happy Labor Day everyone! We have a slightly different episode for you this week as we talk through some of the things that are on our minds as we get to the official / unofficial end of summer. The audio quality on this one takes a bit of a hit after about 12 minutes, for which we apologize, but we appreciate you listening through it! Here are a few links from this week's episode: It's tough going to virtual school. Here's an article about a young boy struggling with virtual learning. Bridge...

This episode is out a little later in the day than normal because Nick was recovering from a post-event hangover. To learn what that it and to discover Bridget's probably much more effective recovery technique, you're going to need to listen to this week's (self proclaimed) very excellent episode. Here are links to what we talked about this week: Both Bridget and Nick agree with this article about your brain capacity being less than optimal through the corona virus times. Bridget is thrilled S...

We both had a slightly uneventful week that still happened to be filled with delicious food and anticipation for a BIG week coming up soon. That may not be the best pitch for listening to a podcast episode, but we still managed to have fun talking about life, recommending recipes, drinks, and products, plus answering some important kid questions. We hope you'll join us on this week's episode. Here are links to what we talked about: We drank a bottle of this totally delicious Zuccardi 'A' Torron...

It's August in Wisconsin, and we're feeling fairs...even if they're cancelled. Fortunately, Bridget and her family got to revel in the fun of fair food and Bridget's favorite fair game (Skee Ball) thanks to a socially distant carnival food and game event at the Walworth County Fair. We talk about the fun of the fair and fair foods plus lots more, so join us and enjoy a slightly longer than normal episode. We hope you like this week's chat, and be sure to let us know your favorite fair foods by d...