Well dudes, it was finally time to say au revoir to one of my best friends, Dana, who is moving to Hungary on a fabulous new adventure with her wonderful husband Shane. You’ve no doubt seen her influence on this blog, like the time she tricked me into […]
Ina strikes again! While perusing her new cookbook, Make it Ahead, the Queen’s hummus recipe jumped out at me as a must-try. The recipe is actually for Roasted Red Pepper Hummus with Sriracha, but I tend to dig my hummus pretty simple and straightforward, so I just used […]
I never post anything that I cook up and don’t absolutely LOVE…which is why I’ve been on a bit of a hiatus. I’ve been making some real doozies lately – Indian curry (I’m going to leave that to the restaurants), super weird sloppy joes (Manwich, you got this […]
Alright y’all – finally one checked off the 2015 to-do’s! I made ricotta cheese today and it was a game-changer as I don’t think I’ll ever buy store-bought again. After tasting how amazing fresh ricotta can be at Eataly I just had to give it a go – […]
Most of those close to me know that Halloween is my favorite holiday. If I could eat pumpkin spiced everything, light apple cinnamon yankee candles, and watch scary movies all year round without being a total wack-a-doo, I would. I’m 33 years old and have only missed dressing […]
For my 33rd birthday – oof, where did my twenties go again? – I wanted a celebration that was low-stress, preferably outdoors, and of course full of yummy food. I decided to set up a simple, intimate gathering in my backyard with some of my very best pals […]
Since summer in the windy city is winding down I wanted to post just a few more delicious dinners to have outside before the sunshine turns to snow. As one of my final farewells to summer I have to post about my favorite – TACOS! These super easy […]
I'm Annie, and this here is my blog. I'm a meat, beer and rock n' roll loving gal in Chicago who loves to write about the best eats, travels, partyin' and entertaining. I hope you enjoy exploring my blog! Click on the photo above for more info on who this meatloaf lady is! Inquiries: annie@givememeatloaf.com
