February 8, 2010

What better reason to celebrate the last football game of the year with lots of food!  I lucked out – my store had jumbo shrimp for $9 for a 2 pound bag! So it was only appropriate to make the best shrimp cocktail ever! What??  You still haven’t made it yet??  It’s no fail, that’s why I love it so much! One tradition we’ve had...

While it was cold outside, the sun was shining which I desperately crave this time of year.  I was reading the Chicago Tribune this morning and they were talking about snow fall totals for the month of February – turns out historically Chicago gets 39 inches of snow in February!  So I decided to warm  up my breakfast with jalapenos!  One slice sourdough bread, 1...

Best Buffalo Chicken Chili Recipe This is the best buffalo chicken chili recipe you’ll ever need.  And Weight Watchers friendly too! The fall after I originally posted this recipe, I started getting emails from people who said they made this chili and it won their office chili cook-off, block party cook-off – as the months and years went by, I was thrilled that this recipe...

Yesterday was all about comfort food, and when I uploaded my pictures – turns out CHEESE was the star of the show yesterday! I made Noble Pig’s Bloody Mary Soup before work yesterday.  Oh.My.God.  Best soup ever!   I knew I wanted to make a grilled cheese sammie with it, so I decided to stop by Panera bread on my way to work and accessorize my...

My co-worker friend and I walked again at lunch yesterday – 45 minutes in 30 degree weather!  It really wakes you up with all that fresh air! We love this walk – not too much traffic – the loop is about 2.5 miles.  And we talk about food and recipes the whole time so it goes by really fast! Breakfast was more delicious grapefruit from...

without my camera today!  My eats were almost a repeat of yesterday, but my friend and I decided to walk outside at lunch (yes, in snow and 25 degree temps!) and the fresh snow looked so pretty!   We plan on walking tomorrow so you’ll have to wait for a pretty pic! Breakfast was an egg white spinach/cheese sammie with fresh fruit on the side.  My...

My alarm went off at 7:00 – I don’t normally need to leave for work until about 8:25, giving me plenty of time to do my blog post, drink some coffee. We went to bed at 11:00, my alarm went off at 7:00 and I turned it off.  Our bed was so warm, I figured I’d snuggle for a few more minutes with Tony.  Next...

Once February hits, Tony and I just can’t help but dream about putting up our gazebo, watching White Sox Games in the back yard, him smoking a cigar and the dog chasing bunnies in the back yard and chewing on sticks.   We use our backyard to its full extent when its warm, and its about this time of year we long for it. I am...