About a month ago, I got an email from Christina who writes the fantastic blog Dinner at Christina’s about having a Chicagoland blogger potluck sometime in September, and I of course jumped at the chance! I love meeting other bloggers, and I also love cooking for other people, so it was the kind of event [...]
by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on February 1, 2009
in simple recipe
Happy Sunday! One thing that stinks about posting my Sunday dinner is that it means that tomorrow is already Monday… at least I get a 3 day weekend soon!! Adam and I aren’t big into football, or the Super Bowl, so we decided to head out to the grocery store as soon as the game [...]
Well, Adam and I had a very busy new years eve and new years day! New years eve was spent at my best friend Lizz’s house with a bunch of her boyfriend’s friends. We had a blast, and yet again, a vat of my buffalo chicken dip was consumed in under an hour. I discovered [...]
by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on November 30, 2008
in Uncategorized
Yes, that’s right, we had our 4th Thanksgiving dinner tonight! FOURTH! Thats so much FOOD! This time, luckily, was at my mom’s house, and she cooks extremely healthfully, so I rarely have to worry about what’s in dishes there. She’d asked me to bring mashed sweet potatoes, so that’s what I brought! They came out [...]
by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on November 16, 2008
in family recipe
My mom got back from her trip to southeast Asia on Thursday, and she decided to have Adam and I, my sister and her boyfriend, and my “aunt” over for dinner. (“Aunt” is in quotes, as she’s not blood related, but as close to an aunt as I’ve got!) It was so great to have [...]
by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on November 9, 2008
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Last night, my best friend Lizz hosted a jewelry party, and unlike the corporate types of jewelry parties (Cookie Lee or Silpada) this was one woman who makes the most beautiful glass pieces, then sets them into jewelry. I bought a gorgeous ring and pendant! Lizz and I had decided earlier in the week that [...]