In my experience, good things are often highly underrated. Fresh sheets on your bed, the feeling of breaking in new running shoes and quiche. Yes, quiche. Crustless quiche.…
When I started cooking for myself in my college apartment, I didn’t make complicated recipes. I didn’t experiment with fresh herbs or spices. Though I did conquer a pre-Thanksgiving turkey during my senior year, the other 99% of my meals were basic, simple and reflective of the meals I ate growing up: pasta with homemade marinara sauce, turkey chili and baked chicken parmesan. For me, when I first left my parents house, I worked to create a satellite home wherever…
Something big happened here recently. Some of you may already know but I’m going to come right out and say it on this here corner of the internets. Now, before you get all excited, I didn’t get engaged (or a second date), I’m not having children and yes, I am staying put in Chicago. Oh? You want the news?…
I’m still recovering from yesterday’s food blogger bake sale in Chicago. It was a great day that started with a 6:15 AM segment on NBC 5 about the Chicago Food Blogger Bake Sale and ended after hours of brownies, cookies, cupcakes and of course: $885.00 raised for Share Our Strength to help fight childhood hunger in the US. Even though I used last night (and okay, most of this morning…and part of the afternoon) to catch up on the sleep…
Chocolate Turtle Bars…Mexican Chocolate Brownies…Chocolate Chip Cookie Cupcakes…Peanut Butter-Coconut Oatmeal Cookies…Cherry Lime Scones…White Chocolate Chip Key Lime Bars… Focaccia Bread…Sugar Cookies…Homemade Chewy Granola Bars…Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies…Gooey Butter Cake Cookies…sounds like a Food Blogger Bake Sale, right?…