April 30, 2013

I Cheated on Chobani

I Cheated on Chobani
Dear Chobani.  Oh how I love thee.  You have been good to me the last couple years, sending me free products, t-shirts and spoons.  I’ve been spreading the word about your wonderful yogurt so much so that my boss who once thought she hated Greek yogurt has come to love it. But this week you weren’t on sale.  And the Yoplait was and it was...
April 30, 2013

Best Ribs Ever

Best Ribs Ever
This weekend was the perfect balance of lazy and productive.  Saturday morning I totally had a taste for Tony’s amazing eggs, only to realize that I only had hard boiled eggs on hand.  That was the first thing added to my grocery list and I went with plan B: 2 hard boiled eggs, cinnamon toast and 1/2 a banana. I needed to get my eyebrows...
April 29, 2013

Orange Chipotle Chicken Tacos

Orange Chipotle Chicken Tacos
More blue skies and warmer temps are coming our way  – woop!  Right now at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday morning it’s already 52 degrees with a high of 65 with no rain in the forecast until Monday. Since I was putting so much stuff together for my grilled lunch at work, I was happy to have once slice left of my potato crusted quiche left...
April 27, 2013

Bon Appetit Cheaters Fried Chicken Sandwich

Bon Appetit Cheaters Fried Chicken Sandwich
I love when days start out with blue skies – it immediately picks up my mood! When I went to my my potato crusted quiche for my boss and I yesterday, I reached for my zucchini to shred and put into the quiche.  Sadly, it got frozen in the back of my fridge, as did my radishes which was going to pickle this weekend. But...
April 26, 2013

Best Sandwich. Ever.

Best Sandwich. Ever.
I am hoping we’ll have a string of days with no rain.  Not sure how much more rain our Fox River can handle.  Our poor neighbors on the channel have water half way up their back door, and there is just no where to pump the water.  Here’s a picture of our county – so crazy! We only got a small amount of water in...
April 25, 2013

Because You Can

Because You Can
Okay, we just have to get through two more days of chilly weather and hopefully we will break free from what has seemed like the longest winter in history.  I was listening to the radio last week and a local station was having a “Half Way to Halloween” party and I felt like yelling “it still FEELS like Halloween weather!”  Right now at 7:15 in...
April 24, 2013

Grilled Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy

Grilled Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy
We were having a luncheon at work yesterday, so I wanted a light breakfast.  Plain Chobani yogurt, strawberries and bananas, with my homemade granola.  This is the loose stuff that’s left over from my granola clusters, which is perfect in a parfait. It was a busy morning.  We had to make an errand before lunch, then pick up lunch, come back set it up.  It...
April 23, 2013

A Dinner Date

A Dinner Date
Saturday morning Tony and I were thrilled to see the sun.  After a pretty lazy morning we decided to head out to lunch and to do a bit of grocery shopping. We went to a place called The Assembly.  Back in the day, this was one of the only restaurants/bar in the area, and Tony spent quite a bit of time there in the 80’s. ...
April 22, 2013

Grilled Pineapple Salsa

Grilled Pineapple Salsa
Thanks for all your well wishes about our basement.  I spent about an hour and a half to two hours shop vacuuming the rest of the water, and did TEN loads of laundry.  I still can’t open my dresser yet, so there is still more laundry to do if those clothes can be saved.  It felt like a Saturday all day yesterday since I took...
April 20, 2013

I Can’t Complain One Bit.

I Can’t Complain One Bit.
Chicagoland got about five inches of rain overnight Wednesday night.  Before I went to bed, I was putting laundry in the dryer and saw a bit of seepage in one corner and didn’t think much of it. Many moons ago I had a job that required me to be at work at 7:00 a.m.  Tony ended up building me a closet in the basement so...
April 19, 2013