Spring is, quite possibly, my favorite time of year. Besides the longer days, warmer weather, and everyone’s general better mood, the produce is just fantastic. After months and months of potatoes, hard squashes, root vegetables, and other things that grow underground, Spring brings about things that are green. Not just green, but that delicious bright [...]
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One of the easiest things I can do to help myself be healthier is to eat more veggies. It seems simple enough, but in the winter months in Chicago, truly flavorful vegetables tend to lurk in the cruciferous and tuberous families. Ok, really what I mean is that there’s broccoli and potatoes. Today, on an [...]
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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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Not too long ago, I had a close encounter of the cheesy kind. I originally wrote this for Gina’s blog, but since I’m sure there are many of you who didn’t see it, I’m reposting it here for you today. I made goat cheese. I now have a jar of fresh, homemade, local-dairy goat cheese [...]
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I’ve decided to go for it… I’m throwing my proverbial hat into the proverbial ring (or should I rather say I’m throwing my whisk into the pot?) for Foodbuzz’s Project Food Blog! Challenge #1: Create a post that defines you as a food blogger. As a food blogger, many times we’re lumped into various categories. [...]
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I can’t believe there are only two weeks of camp to go before the school year starts up again! Where has the time gone? While my mind can’t wrap itself around the fact that the summer is coming to a close, the weather begs to differ. It’s been hot, humid, mosquito-y, and full of outdoor [...]
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It was brought to my attention (Thanks Lizz) that I didn’t do a Wednesday in Numbers this past week. You see, one of the problems with working with as many children as I do is that, well, children have germs. They managed to pass on a lovely cold/sore throat/earache/headache lovely disease from Tuesday until yesterday, [...]
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There are some things in the cooking world that I was convinced I would never cook at home. Some things remain on that list: scallops, anything with truffles (the fungus, not the chocolate), anything deep fried, pasta, marshmallows, and hard candy. Needless to say, I’ve conquered the pasta. I conquered some non-hard candy when I [...]
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¡Feliz cinco de mayo! How many of you know the story behind the celebration that is cinco de mayo? I see a few hands raised out there, but contrary to popular belief, it is NOT Mexican Independence Day! That’s September 16. Cinco de mayo commemorates the win of a small army in the town of [...]
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Click here for the special EnviTote GroupShop! **This is the THIRD time I’m typing out this post after stupid Ecto ate it twice before. Anyone know how to fix this?** Why am I referring to clouds again? Well, there are a multitude of reasons…but before I get to that, a definition: cu·mu·lo·nim·bus /ˌkyumyəloʊˈnɪmbəs/ Show Spelled[kyoo-myuh-loh-nim-buhs] [...]
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