It’s no secret that I’m a proud Chicagoan. I love the city, the people, the amazing skyline, and, as long as I can remember, I’ve loved the food. There are quite a few things that Chicago is famous for, including deep-dish pizza, Italian beef, and probably most famously, the Chicago-style hot dog red hot. Adam [...]
I’m sorry I was such a tease this morning… I know you’re all dying to know my “big news”! I did get a couple guesses, but none of them were quite right! Let me give you some background info before I get to the big announcement (Ok, it might not be that big, but it’s [...]
by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on February 5, 2010
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I got a whopping 3 anonymous questions today, so since dinner is far off, I’ll take tonight’s post to answer them! Just remember you can ask me anything on my “Ask Me” page… but if you’re going to ask me what it was like to be a fat bride, (yes someone asked) don’t bother. Anonymity [...]
Since I just had leftovers of last night’s Chicken Stew for dinner tonight, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to share and pass on the blog awards I received the other day from Chicago Marathon Val! As part of the award, the blogger is supposed to answer this series of questions with one-word answers [...]
What a fun afternoon! It was my friend Heidi’s work baby shower which I helped plan, so I spent the afternoon setting up and noshing… Check out the gift spread, the food spread, and of course the happy mom, and the cake made out of diapers that my friend Wendy made. She’s the woman who [...]
Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to talk with Holley Johnson Grainger, an editor at MyRecipes.com. I was contacted by their publicist after commenting on Meghann’s blog about how much I loved using MyRecipes.com for recipe ideas, and was asked if I wanted an opportunity to do my very own interview! I was really excited, [...]
With an extra day off today, Adam and I decided to make the trek to the nearest Trader Joe’s for groceries instead of just going to the local store. My first thought went to all the wonderful sweets and treats they have there above all the frozen foods… and then my thoughts went to the [...]