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When I was recently cleaning out my pantry, I found that I had steel cut oats that had never even been opened!  I did a quick google search, which led me to The Bitten Word’s post about overnight oats.  Perfect!  The only thing I did differently was to add 4 tablespoons of tapioca to the pot – I thought it would give the oats a...

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...

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...

Thanks to Run Beans Run for hosting the BSI recipe contest this week!   I was glad she chose tofu because I already had some in the fridge! 😀  I had been tossing around an idea about making orange chicken but subbing in tofu.  I didn’t have any honey, so I decided to use a tablespoon of my red pepper jelly – it worked! Let’s face...

I can’t believe I even typed the heading of this post!  But yes, we had no pizza last night 🙁 I started out my day with the best grapefruit!  Fresh from my parents-in-law’s backyard!  And ruby red is my all time favorite.  I sometimes put honey on the top and put it under the broiler – when I asked my MIL if she had ever...