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I love opening the fridge and seeing leftover steak because that means beef for breakfast! Jacob was home for breakfast yesterday and I asked him if he wanted a breakfast sammie too – he never says no if I offer to make him food.  He ate his breakfast and said “you are the only person I know who just won’t eat a bowl of cereal...

When Hannah was in high school, we started “hanging with Hannah” and each of us wouldn’t schedule anything for Wednesday nights so we could spend it together.  The middle of the week seemed to work best for both our schedules, and no matter how busy each of us was, we knew that we’d have Wednesday evening together no matter what.  You may think “Wow, you...

The National Restaurant Association has it’s annual trade show in Chicago in a couple weeks.  It’s estimated that 70,000 people will be in attendance, during the four day event.  But here’s the kicker.  It’s not open to the public.  Several weeks ago I kept seeing ads on craigslist asking for help with particular booths, whether it was help setting up, manning the booth, or even...

The weather on Friday was beautiful.  Close to 70 degrees, sunny, warm and no breeze.  Both Hannah and Jacob were working Friday night, so it was just me for party pizza Friday.  I decided to eat outside on the front deck, and brought the dogs out there with me.  I turned my Spotify on a radio station I’d never listened to before.  I was eating...

I seriously do not know what I do when I sleep at night.  I may need to do a time-lapse to see if tiny people come in and mess with my hair while I am sleeping. I sent that picture to my sister yesterday morning.  It just makes me laugh!  And yes, I made a cup of coffee right after I took that picture.  I...

I am sure I am like a lot of people, if a gun were put to their head and they had to choose one cuisine to eat for the rest of their life, Mexican food would be at the top of the list.  I love everything about it.  The salsa’s, the braised meats, CILANTRO.  I know some people think it tastes like the bottom of...

Knowing that I was going to have a big point lunch, I made yet another fruit sauce parfait.  This time I used a bag of mixed berries Hannah bought at Aldi I think – it has strawberries, blackberries and raspberries – I used 1/2 a cup of that with 1/2 cup frozen blueberries, 1/2 cup water mixed with 1 teaspoon corn starch and 1 teaspoon...

The weather was perfect for going downtown yesterday.  It was already in the low 60s by the time I stepped on the train to go to Chicago at 7:45 in the morning.  I was meeting Carrie and her husband Rob at The Little Goat on Randolph Street.  If anyone lives in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area – her blog has tons and tons of recommendations on...

Hey guys!  What a quick weekend that was to Virginia.  I want to thank my daughter Hannah for Friday’s post.  Um, very spot on that I am much like a tornado in the kitchen.  I’ve never been one of those cooks that cleans as you go – used to drive Tony nuts, which is probably why I didn’t want him in the kitchen with me...

  Happy Monday everyone!  Since Biz is travelling – she asked me to do a blog post today.  It was a gorgeous weekend here in Chicago – 70’s and sunny! I even set my alarm on Saturday to exercise! Crazy! I was so glad I did. I live only a few blocks from our local high school track – walked fast for 1 hour 🙂...