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This weekend actually feels like the beginning of August – temps in the high 70s this weekend, no rain in the forecast. I love it! On the way to work I picked up another protein box (thanks Heather!) for breakfast.  There was a bit of a line, but I wasn’t in a hurry, so I had time to look in the pastry case.  Shouldn’t have...

It’s funny when I looked back at yesterday’s post, it seemed so long to me, but what I realized was that it took a long time to write it – nearly an hour.  It’s because I had to sift through 300+ photos and organize them for the post.  But the recipe for the kati rolls is worth the wait. While this recipe may seem complicated,...

The final day of my NYC trip!  Thank you so much for letting me indulge and share this trip with you.  I slept like a baby the night of the cook-off.  Not that I don’t normally sleep like a baby, but I had a hard time falling asleep the night before because I kept thinking about what was going to happen the next day. Luckily,...

I really had no idea what a big deal the day of the cook off was going to be.  We had Sunny Anderson for 8 hours under contract, so the pace was both fast and slow at the same time.  I got up at 7, showered, and then headed to the Green Room – I actually didn’t realize that Extended Stay had suites – it...

Longtime readers will remember that my step-son, husband AND Mom have birthdays on September 21, September 22 and September 23!  My Momma turns 74 years young today.  While she’s busy playing Mahjong and having a meeting at church today – I’ll be celebrating her birthday on Sunday with a potluck at her house.  Hope you have a great day Momma!  Charlie and Jennifer, you will...

I would like to propose that I only work two days a week, get to travel, yet still make the same amount of money I make now.  Mkay?!   But somehow I don’t think my work would accept that proposal!  I am like the “glue” that holds everything together at work.  If something goes wrong, I am the first to be told about it and asked...

My boss was born and raised in New York.  She and I have had discussions about New York bagels before.  I’ve bought “New York Style” bagels before and brought them to the office and she would say “these are nothing like New York bagels – it’s all about the water.”   So when I had about 45 minutes to kill before meeting up with everyone to...

If you don’t follow me on Facebook or Instagram, I am sorry to say that I did not win the recipe contest.  But I was a winner in so many different ways!  But, I am tired.  My flight didn’t get in until 11:15, we were home at midnight and stayed up talking until about 1:00 a.m.  Um, the alarm didn’t sound too good when I...

For some reason over the last few years, I have become afraid of flying.  It’s just all the noises, etc., and I especially don’t like turbulence.  But I know in order to fly, literally and figuratively, you have to get outside your comfort zone and just have a quiet confidence that everything I’ve done has led me to this week in NYC. Okay, well, I’ll...

You would think that after living in Chicagoland for 46 years I’d get used to the unpredictability of the weather.  Now while fall is my favorite season, I like fall like temperatures starting in October, not September.  That was the temperature when I left for work at 8:00 a.m. yesterday.  So while we got away with starting our wood burning stove last night, this morning...