Oooooooh BABY this is one dang good pasta salad if I do say so myself. 😀 This recipe was really born from my herb garden sort of exploding – especially the mint. And while I enjoy a good mojito every now and again, there was no way I […]
Happy stuffing season everyone! I luuurrrrrveeee stuffing and make it all year. Summer stuffing? Hell yes. Stuffing for breakfast, why not? So I’m obviously in my natural element for the month of November. Since I’m on a mission to try to love mushrooms, I thought I’d whip up […]
Well it’s a gorgeous day out in Chicago today, but I’m laid up on the couch as I tried to lift a bunch of dirt (don’t ask) and pulled out my darn back…again. UGH! I hobbled on in back to the house hanging on Dave’s arm and after […]
One of my favorite parts of running this blog is putting up guest posts by some of my favorite people. Dana J. Ardell holds the role of my best buddy but happens to live on the other side of the globe. Remember her from the send off with […]
I typically don’t love experimentation on Thanksgiving (it’s all about yummy traditions, isn’t it?!) so I didn’t stray too far from my typical menu this year. However, I was able to try out some easy variations to my normal turkey day routine that I (and Sir Dave) ended […]
This is a dish I whipped up to take to my Aunt Kathy’s for Christmas, as a side to her legendary brisket. Despite being super easy to make and having pretty simple ingredients, this recipe packs in a ton of flavor and I’m already craving it again, which […]
As I may have mentioned, my obsession with all things FALL knows no bounds. As time is running out before winter whips into Chicago, I had to cram a bunch of autumn-y activities into one weekend. Luckily we found All Seasons Apple Orchard close to Woodstock, IL that […]
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