Recipe

I finally broke down and bought a slow cooker last month. After my first attempted (and miserably failed) stroganoff recipe, I’ve started to get the hang of throwing something in and leaving it alone to cook in peace. If you haven’t noticed I’ve been on …

I mentioned I went to Traverse City recently on vacation and picked up some sweet Michigan cherries. I knew I had to cook something with them. I wasn’t really in the mood for a dessert, so I figured I’d make some homemade cherry BBQ sauce! …

I know I’ve mentioned my catastrophic attempt at slow cooker stroganoff before. And no, I have not been even close to wanting to try again yet. BUT, since I do love beef stroganoff so much, I decided not to rule it out completely. My friend …

When I was younger and still lived at home I tried having a “Sunday Baking Day”. I probably only actually baked 2 Sundays each month, but that’s pretty good if you ask me. I was really lucky that my mom liked cooking. We had a …

I mentioned that my friend Melia flew back to Chicago from Boston with me on Thursday. Better yet, my friend Andrea drove in from Michigan so we had an amazing girls weekend in Chicago! Our weekend was full of candy, diet Pepsi, Army Wives, giggling …

This weekend I actually went out for once in my life. On Friday night, the BradsDeals office had tickets at a rooftop for the Bruce Springsteen concert at Wrigley. It was a blast. I mostly hung out in the bar (shocker) and not on the …

Yesterday was the first day of fall. It’s been staying pretty chilly here in Chicago lately and I was majorly craving some comfort food. I couldn’t think of anything better than a giant chicken pot pie. I am a firm believer that all pot pies …

Earlier this week, I baked too much pumpkin bread. I can definitely consume a loaf, but two loaves was a bit excessive, even for me. I was trying to think of what I could make with this extra loaf, and I thought about french toast. …