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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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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It all happened in a food-induced blur: I volunteered to host the next meeting of the Traveling Pans way back in March. Sure, I could host in June! Sure! Eight people could easily fit in our dining room! And the next thing I knew, we were actually planning the event. One fun thing about hosting [...]
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I give up trying to be wordless. It just doesn’t happen! So, we’ll call it “Slightly Loquacious Wednesday” instead. A couple days ago I made pork bao buns. They were pretty good, but not perfect. I’ll have to try again. I also made whole wheat linguine with clams. It was amazing and I was [...]
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Ok, almost Wordless Wednesday. You all know I can’t REALLY be quiet. I spent the past two nights at two different family Passover celebrations! Monday night, I went with Adam to his family’s seder, and didn’t quite feel right taking photos. Tuesday though, at my mom’s, I took advantage of the situation to take some [...]
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I’ve been out and about with my friend Ericka since she arrived on Monday afternoon… but, for Ericka and I, “out and about” includes things like going to fun grocery stores, coming up with recipes, cooking, and eating. Our friendship has pretty much always been like that, actually. We met in college when we shared [...]
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This was dinner. Behold the best Reuben in the world: I’m betting the 1.2 lbs I lost as of this morning have reappeared as water weight right… about… now.
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Thank you all so much for your supportive words on my last post! I think that with all your support, and of course the support of Adam and my family, I CAN DO THIS!! So, in the spirit of going healthier, I knew that tonight’s dinner had to be a complete trifecta: A good balance [...]
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