It’s no secret that I love small things. More specifically, small things that are just small versions of big things. A normal carrot? Great, and delicious in hummus. A teeny tiny carrot?? Amazing! A regular-sized cupcake? Delicious and definitely cuter than a large cake. A mini cupcake? Perfection! An average burger? Perfect on the grill [...]
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Never mind the fact that it’s December 22nd and it a) hasn’t really snowed yet, b) is about 40 degrees, and c) it’s only the first day of my winter break. Forget all that stuff. Let’s think about it this way: it’s December 22nd, what would’ve been my Grandma’s 94th birthday, and the cold drizzle [...]
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The blogging community is an incredibly cool thing. Thanks to my little blog, I’ve been lucky enough to meet some of the most amazing and wonderful people. Some people may think its weird that I met these people <gasp> online and now consider them some of my closest friends. Sometimes, I’ll read a blog and [...]
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I can’t be the only one that thinks of the classic Friend’s episode when, thinking she was making a trifle, Rachel inadvertently made a trifle topped with a shepherds pie. “It’s a trifle. It’s got all of these layers. First there’s a layer of ladyfingers, then a layer of jam, then custard, which I made [...]
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Fall in Chicagoland is marked by many distinctive things. The changing of leaves is one, as is the cooler temperature, and the obligatory pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks. In more recent years (since college to be honest) it’s not officially fall until I go apple picking. There’s something about grabbing fresh apples right off the [...]
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I have never made the same pot of chili twice. I try, but somehow my chili always comes out slightly different from the time before. I’ve even made a bit of a joke of it here on the blog, and if you search for chili, at least 10 different posts come up (maybe more!) It’s [...]
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Many many months ago, when I was clinging onto the hopes that spring would, at some point, arrive, I made a meal for Adam and myself. It had been an extremely dark and depressing winter, with periods of deep sadness, deep snow, and deep bowls of baked goods. In early March, I experienced the meal [...]
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After a long day at camp, I want simple food. Case and point: I had tuna salad last night. Tonight, I threw some skirt steak in some lime juice, salt, and pepper and grilled it. I sliced up avocados. I mixed some mayo with adobo from a can of chipotle peppers. I grilled the steak. [...]
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I had a truly glorious 3 days in Tucson! The weather was amazing, I got to spent some time with my favorite Fitnessista and her Pilot who took Kristin and I to some of their favorite Tucson spots. After a long and fairly bumpy flight, we met Gina and the Pilot at the patio of [...]
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Many many years ago, I was introduced to this “new” burger placed called Red Robin. There weren’t very many of them in our area, and everyone I talked to said it was “SO GOOD” and they had neverending steak fries. I was in! On one of our very early dates, Adam and I met for [...]
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