1. Go Skiing at The Rock Snowpark
ALLISON WATTERS, DIGITAL EDITOR
This small ski hill is just five minutes from my house and as far as skiing prices go, it’s a steal! On most weeknights lift passes will set you back just $23 as long as you purchase online in advance, which is about as cheap as it gets if you’re a fan of the slopes. There are only a few hills, but they are always well groomed and have a good spread in difficulty level. Plus, there’s a pretty neat terrain park, if you’re not a chicken like me.
2. Rewatch “Schitt’s Creek” With Your Kids
CHRIS DROSNER, EXECUTIVE EDITOR
I know urging someone to watch “Schitt’s Creek” is not very timely; the comedy wrapped its acclaimed six-season run in 2020. A year earlier, at the urging of my wife, I began watching it from the beginning and gave my time with the Roses a solid B-plus. But since we began a rewatch with our 11-year-old, I’ve actually enjoyed it much more. In fact, I’m loving it – particularly the characters of David and Alexis, who I mostly only tolerated the first time around but in whom I’m now seeing much more nuance and heart – as well as some legit acting performances. Is 11 a bit young for this show? Maybe a little, but we’re watching together, and we stop to discuss any mature subjects that come up. In that setting, I heartily recommend it.
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3. Take a Lakeshore Walk in Bay View
ANN CHRISTENSON, SENIOR DINING EDITOR
Yes, it’s winter and it’s cold. But man, is it exhilarating and energizing to take a long, brisk walk. My most recent was in Bay View, from around East Russell Avenue south to East Oklahoma. I walked part of it on the beach, gazing at the ice clusters floating on the water, and zigzagged through South Shore Park, admiring the little chalets you can reserve (for dining and drinking) at South Shore Terrace. It’s getting a little easier for me to embrace winter, a season that admittedly is not my favorite.
4. Grab a Slab at Mo’s
ARCHER PARQUETTE, MANAGING EDITOR
Here at Milwaukee Magazine, we like to bring together the high and low in local culture. A Sunday night dinner at Sanford. A Miller Lite and a brat. We love it all. Now me personally, I’m on the low side of things. My idea of fancy is heating up the Campbell’s Chunky instead of eating it out of the can. So when I rolled into Mo’s: A Place for Steaks (720 N. Plankinton Ave.) for a dinner with my associate Antonio, I was kinda overwhelmed. They had this waiter who scraped away the breadcrumbs I left on my place-setting with a little metal scraper thingy. They let me look at the raw slabs of steak on a cart before I ordered. There were multiple forks. Most importantly, the ribeye was dang good. If you’re a steak person, give it a try.
5. Bake Cookies from Baking With Dorie: Sweet, Salty & Simple
ANN CHRISTENSON, SENIOR DINING EDITOR
Dorie Greenspan is a fabulous baker. The NYC-based culinarian has authored more than a dozen cookbooks, and while she bakes a lot more than cookies, it’s those little sweets that I particularly adore. For this most recent Christmas, I received Greenspan’s latest, Baking With Dorie: Sweet, Salty & Simple, as a gift. It’s a compendium of a lot of baked treasures, including cookies. I christened my copy of her new book by messing with one of her recipes! I wanted to make the Mokonuts Rye-Cranberry Cookies, but didn’t have the requisite rye flour or dried cranberries on hand. But I did have buckwheat flour and dried cherries. I will make her version at some point, but I have to say I’m pretty pleased with the results of my experiment.
