As I write this, I’m glued to the live blogs and twitter feeds of the happenings in the Boston area, truly thankful for the brave men and women who searched tirelessly for the suspects in the horrific Boston Marathon bombings. My thoughts have been sent back east all week, occupying much of my school day, [...]
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As long as I can remember, we’ve celebrated Easter at Eo’s house. For the first many years of my life, Eo’s house was actually a gorgeous apartment not far from where I live now, and “celebrating Easter” meant a few things to me, but most specifically plastic grass in a basket that I dug through [...]
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Have I mentioned recently how proud I am of my sister? Oh, I have? Ok, well this is going to be another one of those posts. For the last few years, Chicago has hosted a phenomenal event for restaurants and foodies alike called Chicago Gourmet. It’s in Millennium Park, and I had the experience of [...]
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Way back in college, and I think I’ve talked about it here somewhat, I really discovered that I loved to cook when I first lived off-campus. I started with simple family recipes: pizza chicken, ratatouille, roasted potatoes…easy stuff. Then, on a fateful night, when I was staying in on a Friday (doing my nails and [...]
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There are very few things that will get me to head to the downtown Chicago area after a long day at camp: 1. A Cubs game 2. A great concert 3. A great meal That’s about it. After-work traffic is a nightmare, and it’s almost a guarantee that it’s going to be a late night, [...]
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