Well, I’d be silly not to start off this post with my husband’s quote on this recipe that goes a little something like this – “this is the best mac & cheese EVER.” Not super poetic, but I think it gets the message across that this is pretty […]
Wowza, I guess I hadn’t updated the “About Me” page on the blog for…um…5 years or so! While a lot is the same, a lot has changed, so I thought it was time to dust off the cobwebs of this page and update! Check it out below if […]
How has everyone’s summer been going!? Ours has been pretty rockin’! We just went to Ribfest in Naperville, which I think you all know by now is my favorite day of the year (tied for Halloween, of course). We had AMAZING ribs, sunshine, beer, music (KC and the […]
You know how a certain flavor can take you back to a time and place? Well for some reason every time I have tarragon I’m zipped back to the 80’s – like I see Cybill Shepherd, Reagonomics and blazers with shoulder pads. I couldn’t quite figure out why […]
Oh BROTHER, Dave and I are having too much fun. I know – poor us. Here’s how our days have been going: Annie: What do you want to do tonight? Dave: Grill? Annie: YES! Dave: Wine? Annie: YES! Dave: Fire pit? Annie YES! Sleep, shower, repeat. I am […]
Happy June everybody! What’s been shaking with y’all? We’ve been busy getting our first-ever vegetable garden planted. While we’re super excited to have fresh veggies, we’re also terrified that our crazy city squirrels are going to chew everything up (last year our poor neighbors tomatoes were a favorite […]
Ribs are up there in terms of food favorites for me. If they were a little more inexpensive and didn’t take so much time to cook, I think I’d be housing a full rack at least once a week, easy. Since the hubs is fabulous at cooking with […]
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
