cooking, baking, and a home in the making
I love to have girls nights. Whenever my friends from out of town come visit, usually instead of roaming the city we bust out the air mattress in the living room and watch movies and eat copious amounts of junk food. When my girls from …
I have officially fallen into the classic Office Lunch Black Hole. Those of you that work in an office know what I’m talking about. Lean Cuisines, Smart Ones and Easy Mac, oh my. I have absolutely no problem with these quick and easy lunch options, …
I seem to be gravitating towards summer cocktails lately. I think it’s my subconscious crying about the can’t-get-past-50-degree weather we’ve still been seeing in Chicago. Whatever the reason, I can’t complain. I don’t think you can ever go wrong with a light, refreshing drink. Ingredients …
I’ve been sick as a dog this entire past week. I absolutely hate being sick, but it’s hard to be that upset about it when you have this little baby face as your nurse. She’s been in my face like this for the past 4 …
Do you ever have one of those days where you just need to indulge? A couple weekends ago I watched the Red Wings get humiliated by the Blackhawks and I needed something to eat to keep from sobbing. I boiled some water, thawed out some …
You know what I love almost as much as mac & cheese? Cheap booze. You can’t judge me because I know you agree with me. I happened across this Stoli Sticki vodka on one of my many Target excursions and when I looked at the …
Did you do a double take when you read that title? No, you did not read it wrong. I actually made something from a vegetable. And, even crazier, I loved it! These little chips are light and crispy and sort of reminded me of popcorn. …
The older I get, the more my mom lets her little recipe secrets slip. She told me about the sour cream and onions in her Party Potatoes. And she even told me about the BEER in her mac and cheese recipe. I can see why …
