After some lovely scores at the farmers market I was on the hunt for a quick and easy weeknight dinner – I found exactly what I was looking for from Real Simple. I must admit I was surprised a pasta dish not lathered in some sort of chunky […]
My friend Dana (who has her own fabulous blog: eat/see/write) and I were thrilled to throw our friend Adie a bridal shower which then morphed into a let’s invite the boys over and celebrate these two fabulous people getting hitched BBQ. We had a blast planning the menus […]
Ouch. After celebrating my husband’s birthday this weekend we were in rough shape (a switch flips when you hit 30, amiright?), so I wanted to make something for Sir Dave that would make him feel better. These pizzas were the ticket – easy to make and totally indulgent. […]
After hearing all of the praise and hullaballoo surrounding Girl and the Goat I just finally had to take the plunge and see what all the fuss was about. Holy pig face it was awesome (yes I ate that). Of course as with any good meal I had […]
Sometimes I feel like a pasta something or other but can’t quite put my finger on it until I taste it, so that’s exactly what I did with this recipe – bought the basics and then tossed dashes of this and dashes of that into it until it […]
Oh burgers, how I love you, let me count the ways. Finally with the weather looking up in Chicago there couldn’t have been a better time to make my favorite burger. This burger is a creation of many combinations I’ve tried or seen Bobby Flay whip up over […]
I’m sure I’m overloading the Contessa-related recipes in my little space here on the inter-webs (I know, when will the madness end?), but hands down this is the BEST thing I have ever cooked, of all time, ever, x infinity. Seriously. The reason is likely because I saw […]
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
