Beef

I guess one of the best things about writing a blog post as often as I do, is that my Mom and my PIL are always apprised as to what I am up to.  I don’t talk to them nearly as often on the phone because they can just read the blog and see what I am up to.  When I wrote on Friday that...

Loyal readers will be happy to hear that I will be back to blogging five days a week!  I have so many new recipes to share, that I don’t want to overload a post with too much stuff, so I’ll be spreading out the recipes Monday-Friday.  So those of you who wake up, get your coffee and then check up on what I am up...

I’ve been kind of going through the motions with Weight Watchers.  I know the smart point meals I make are on point.  That’s not the problem.  The problem is all those little “extras” that never seem to get added to my WW app.  The hazelnut creamer in my coffee x 4+ times a day.  The extra glasses of wine while away.  The bites of Cheetos...

Somehow (maybe because I watch a lot of Food Network?!) Jacob asked me the other day who my favorite chef is on the network.  I’d have to say food wise, it would be Bobby Flay.  A:  Because I love spicy stuff!  B.  I love meat and he’s a grill master and C. I like his throw down show where he cooks with regular home cooks....

I had such a fun weekend.  It started out early on Friday morning.  I had to catch the 7 a.m. train to Chicago to get to the train station by 8:00 a.m. – and that’s the express train, which will show how far NW I live from Chicago – 55 miles to be exact.  I had to be to Kendall College by 8:30, so I...

Before I say anything else, I want to thank everyone who commented on Monday’s post, sent me a text, email, instant message on Facebook, etc.  It means more to me than you’ll ever know, and while I’ve read all the comments, I haven’t had time to respond to them yet, but will in the next day or so.  THANK YOU for having my back.  And...

I think the only thing that can surpass Hannah’s love of Starbuck’s is her simultaneous love of both Wal-Mart and Target.  Whenever she wants to go to either of those places and asks Jacob or I to go with her, our question to her is “are you only picking up a couple things or walking around the whole store?”  Because she loves to spend a...

I normally don’t meal plan the week of Thanksgiving.  It’s a short work week, and let’s be honest, I think most of us can eat through our fridge and pantry for a few days without running to the grocery store.  Case in point – in the top basket of my freezer I found a few frozen bagels.  I set an everything bagel in a ziploc...

The best part about making lots of naan is that they can morph into other meals – like a breakfast naan panini.  So good.  The naan is still a bit chewy on the inside but the outside is a bit crunchy.  I scrambled my usual egg, ham, spinach and cheese.  I only used 3/4 of an ounce of cheese but check out this cheezy goodness! ...

Last I left you on our Beef tour, we had just finished cutting up our beef when we were asked to take one portion of our cut up meat and make any dish we want.  Cook in the Cattleman’s Association Culinary Kitchen?  Um, yes please!  I didn’t hesitate!  It was kind of like I was on Chopped, but I had an awesome pantry and fridge...