October 30, 2014

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!
My office always dresses up for Halloween, which I think is awesome.  I love Halloween!  When Hannah was little we had the best Halloween parties.  But as the years have gone by, the interest to dress up has lost interest in everyone.  Well, except for me!  Damn those people, I will be dressing up today!  You’ll just have to stop by tomorrow and see what...
October 30, 2014

Someone You Should Know

Someone You Should Know
You all know that I LOVE Instagram.  I am finding so many cool people to follow.  Not surprisingly, I do follow a lot of chefs, famous or not.  Some who are going through culinary school (#jealous!) and Chef’s like Graham Elliot, who actually takes a lot of pictures of his wife and says stuff like “I can’t believe this hottie married me!”  Aw, so cute! ...
October 30, 2014

Spicy Bahn Mi Meatball Soup

Spicy Bahn Mi Meatball Soup
When I was heating up another slice of my zucchini potato quiche, I remembered that I had a container of baby spinach in the work fridge, and decided to make a side salad to go with it.  There is a restaurant in South Barrington that has the best quiche called L’Eiffel Bistro – so light and fluffy!  And their quiche always comes with a side...
October 29, 2014

Cabot Farmhouse Reserve Zucchini Potato Quiche

Cabot Farmhouse Reserve Zucchini Potato Quiche
So I had my follow up with the knee doctor before work yesterday morning.  You all know how I love my “me” time in the morning before work, but I figured I may as well get it over with.  Since I got my cortisone shot nearly a month ago, my knee feels great.  So I walk in, give them my name and they can’t find...
October 27, 2014

More Balls! Apple Fritter Bites

More Balls! Apple Fritter Bites
My Dad used to always joke that somehow when he was driving by Dunkin Donuts, somehow an apple fritter jumped into his car and made it’s way home to our house.  Huh!  My Dad was also insulin dependent diabetic, and I believe pretty much every food he ate was “insulin worthy” but none more than an apple fritter.   Well, the apple didn’t fall far from...
October 26, 2014

More Balls! Bahn Mi Balls That Is.

More Balls! Bahn Mi Balls That Is.
I have no idea what it is, but Friday’s at work seem like as long as Monday – Thursday does.  I had to laugh at some of your comments about office people eating other peoples food, and LTR sent this eCard to me and it had me laughing out loud! Thanks sweetie!  My egg cooker I normally use at work was in the dishwasher that...
October 25, 2014

Happy Birthday Bonnie!

Happy Birthday Bonnie!
Today is my MIL’s birthday!  Hope you have a great day Bonnie!   While she is in sunny Florida, um, let’s just say that I am not a fan of seeing this temperature in October: I usually never wear a coat to work until at least December, but I had to put a sweater on yesterday – there was frost on the ground too. While I...
October 24, 2014

I Need Your Votes!

I Need Your Votes!
I guess I’ve got recipe contest fever!  I’ve been entering any and every contest lately that I can find online.  Some you enter and then won’t hear if you’ve made it as a finalist or won for months, others need your votes to get through.   I entered Fisher Nuts recipe contest for the chance to win a trip to NYC, and meet Chef Alex Guarnashelli.  ...
October 23, 2014

Salsa Verde and Happy Birthday(s!)

Salsa Verde and Happy Birthday(s!)
I had the best breakfast yesterday – it was so flavorful and tasty, I might just fix it again today.  I used one of my naan breads as the base for breakfast pizza.  I scrambled egg whites with jarred roasted red peppers.  I put a teaspoon of Sabra red pepper hummus on the bottom of the naan, then topped it with baby spinach, the scrambled...
October 22, 2014

Scones, Balls and Tots!

Scones, Balls and Tots!
My boss was out of the office on Friday when we did office treats for Boss’s Day, so yesterday before work I decided to make her scones, because she’s loved the ones I’ve made before.  The copycat Starbuck’s cinnamon chip scone, the blueberry lemon scones and the craisin scones (ignore the awful photos in that last scone recipe!).  But I had apples I needed to...
October 21, 2014