September 30, 2016

Chef Appetizer

Chef Appetizer
When I was grocery shopping with my Mom earlier this week, we both picked up a package of Healthy Life English Muffins.   This brand is my go to brand for hamburger and hot dog buns, and never realized they made English muffins.  So I made an open faced breakfast muffin with lots of chopped cilantro – love the cilantro/egg combo! The verdict?  I loved them,...
September 30, 2016

Dinner At Home

Dinner At Home
I like to think if you add any type of egg to tacos, no matter what the filling, you can call them breakfast tacos.  Yesterday morning I chopped up 1.5 ounces of my leftover Nashville Hot Chicken and 1/2 ounce of fries leftover from Heaven on Seven.  Tossed in some chopped broccoli slaw and egg whites and scrambled that and tossed it into 3 corn...
September 29, 2016

We Made A lot of Pie. . .dough

We Made A lot of Pie. . .dough
When I was scheduled for “pie production” I really didn’t know exactly what I was going to be doing.  All I knew is that it was going to be a long day because I started at 8:00 a.m. and was scheduled to 5:00 p.m.  Did I mention this was at the Lincoln Square location, which meant I would be driving exactly during rush hour.  Let’s...
September 28, 2016

Corn and Chive Pudding

Corn and Chive Pudding
One of the things I love about my new job is that I am trying new foods that I otherwise might have thought I hated.  When I first read the recipe for the corn and chive pudding before my cooking class last Friday night, I wasn’t sure I was going to like it.  First, it had chives in it, and you all know my aversion...
September 27, 2016

Happy Monday!

Happy Monday!
OMG, the sleeping weather last night was amazing!!  So amazing I slept in until 9:45 this morning.  And I am scooping up my Mom and have to leave soon to have her birthday lunch in Chicago with my sister at Heaven on Seven. I haven’t been to Heaven on Seven in years.  Back in the day I used to walk a mile from my office...
September 26, 2016

Happy Birthday Momma!

Happy Birthday Momma!
It’s so crazy that with 365 days in the year, I have three family birthdays three days in a row!  Today my Mom turns 76 years young.  I started putting a collage together of all the pictures of just me and my Mom, but there were so many the pictures would be so tiny that I decided to just share a few.   Just proving that...
September 23, 2016

Happy Birthday Tony!

Happy Birthday Tony!
Oh how I wish he was here.  While he didn’t ever want to make a big deal out of his birthday, that just wasn’t an option when you are married to me.  I’d think long and hard on the menu, the gifts, etc.  When I think back to his last birthday, I obviously didn’t know at the time that it would be his last.  I’ve...
September 22, 2016

Happy Birthday Joe!

Happy Birthday Joe!
I wish the quality of this picture was better, but this is the image I have of you Joe when we first met.  Long time readers will remember that this picture was taken a mere three weeks after Tony and I met and it was at my law firms company picnic.  We basically moved in together a week after that photo was taken, got married...
September 21, 2016

Cooking Club…last gasp of summer!

Cooking Club…last gasp of summer!
When our Head Chef Courtney planned our theme for Cooking Club more than a month ago, who would have known that we would still be having temps in the 80s!  The last gasp of summer menu was perfect for last night. On the menu: Drinks were provided by Lindsay.  She made a blood orange soda sangria.  It was so light and refreshing! One 750-ml bottle...
September 20, 2016