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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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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Chicagoland is famous for many things throughout the Summer: great beaches, outdoor dining, baseball games at Wrigley Field (we don’t talk about that other team)…but my favorite thing about Chicagoland in the Summer are the festivals and fairs. There’s something about the ferris wheels, tilt-a-whirls, funnel cakes, and silly carnival games that just put a [...]
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Sunday would’ve been my dad’s 60th birthday. Instead of planning a surprise party, or fancy dinner, or a trip out to visit him, I spent the day doing things that reminded me of him. I made homemade bagels, and topped them in the best way I knew how: ‘ I always remember going to get [...]
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I had every intent of holding this giveaway as a “last summer fling” kind of post with a recipe for this glorious-looking grilled pizza: It was a Fitnessista-inspired grilled pizza with goat cheese, mushrooms, caramelized onions, and a whole wheat crust all cooked on the grill. Little did we know though, that rushing to put [...]
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So where did we leave off when I left you all drooling at my photos from the market yesterday? Didn’t catch yesterday’s post? I’ll give you a minute to go read it…or rather, look at the photos. I left you with these teasers: Thanks to the sponsorship of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter [...]
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Today marked the halfway point of my 11th summer at camp… just a few photos to help illustrate what went on this week. Pom-poms, Chicago skyline, amazing contrail, Skylar (and all my other campers!) as Rosie the Riveter, and my happy Friday grill. Have a great weekend!
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Remember me?? I used to be this food and cooking blogger that wrote every day… yeah, pretty much, this summer is kicking my butt! I’ve been busy and beyond exhausted, but hopefully things will calm down soon. So, by popular demand… 224: Campers in attendance 10: Campers in my group 2: Campers that put clothing [...]
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PHEW! I think I’ve finally recovered from my über-long work day on Friday-Saturday! It was the first of two camp overnighters, and I was out of my house from 6 a.m. on Friday until nearly noon on Saturday. I then proceeded to sleep away Saturday afternoon. Upon waking up, I found that the mailman had [...]
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A while back, I was offered some samples of a “unique BBQ sauce and marinade” called Wild & Mild. I love sauces, and I love barbecueing, so I of course, agreed to samples. After the box of sauces hung in limbo due to the US Postal Service (don’t get me started) they finally arrived at [...]
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