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Foodbuzz 24×24: Dragged Through The Garden, A Chicago Hot Dog Tour

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on May 30, 2010

in beef, friends, pork

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 [...]

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Locavore

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on February 11, 2010

in beef, dinner out

It has been quite a long week, and I’m beyond thrilled that tomorrow is Friday! We have a no-students-present institute day, which are always fun. Not that I don’t love my students, but sometimes it’s nice to hang out with adults. Sometimes, I’ll spend some time up in the main office at work and chat [...]

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Winner Winner Chinese Dinner

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on January 10, 2010

in Asian, chicken/turkey, dinner out, giveaway, pork

I know I swore my cooking posts would start again today, but after last week’s simple non-postworthy recipes, the subzero (yes, actually BELOW ZERO) temperatures, and the severe lack of ingredients in the house, we opted for a carry-out Chinese dinner from one of our favorite places, China Wok. I’m a slacker, I know. Oh, [...]

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On A Pedestal

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on January 9, 2010

in beef, dinner out

Last night, Adam and I decided that it was time for an old-school “dinner and a movie” date night. Well, it ended up being “movie and dinner” as we went to the movies first. Since we were away right after Avatar came out, we finally got on the bandwagon and contributed to its billions-of-dollars success. [...]

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Bachelorette Party Recap!

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on November 15, 2009

in beef, dinner out, family, friends

Only a food blogger… I swear, only a food blogger would do what I did at her bachelorette party. There was much drinking (as was expected) and a great time was had by all… There were quite a few embarrassing pictures taken of me, mostly involving odd facial expressions and looks of shock while opening [...]

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A Wedding Feast

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on November 13, 2009

in beef, dinner out, Italian

Tonight was a very exciting night! Adam and I went to our wedding venue to finalize numbers, the menu, and make a payment and all of a sudden, its REAL… we’re getting married 2 weeks from tomorrow!!! One of the best things about our venue (besides the fact that its GORGEOUS) is that their food [...]

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