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May 3, 2013

Recipes for Cinco de Mayo

by Mara @ What's For Dinner?

Ok, ok, I caved, just like I said I wouldn’t. Whatever. I’m a Mexican food addict and have so many delicious Mexican recipes that would be perfect for your Cinco de Mayo celebration! But first, the Spanish teacher in me needs to give you a brief history lesson on Cinco de Mayo. It is not, [...]

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May 2, 2013

Sister Date: Nightwood

by Mara @ What's For Dinner?

I’ve learned a few things about Chicago restaurants in my time life living here. For one, just because a restaurant is popular does NOT mean that it’s good. Case and point: Rainforest Cafe. Sometimes, little neighborhood places can be much more remarkable without the notoriety. Another thing I’ve learned: when my sister says that a [...]

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May 1, 2013

What I Love Wednesday

by Mara @ What's For Dinner?

Well, you all didn’t hate last week’s “What I Love Wednesday” so, here goes another one! Above is my favorite photo I’ve taken this spring…ranunculus with my adorable sister in the background. Random? Yes. Funny? Sometimes. Crap you can buy? Yep! Enjoy! 1. So, I have a thing for funny t-shirts. I buy them then [...]

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April 29, 2013

Fiesta Elote Bowls

by Mara @ What's For Dinner?

You are likely going to be overwhelmed in the next few days with “OMG YOU GUYS A MEXICAN RECIPE!” because Cinco de Mayo is coming up! Not going to lie, this is another one. But I swear, this comes from a place other than “OMG CINCO DE MAYO”. This comes from a baseball game. I [...]

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April 27, 2013

Freebie Saturday: Cute Quote Printables

by Mara @ What's For Dinner?

So, I’ve been a bit of a blog slacker these days. I took an inadvertent week-long blog break, and there are very few of you that are still here. If you are, thank you! Things have been kind of crazy around here. I’m in grad school (did you all even know that? I’m getting my [...]

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