October 31, 2016

Sweet Potato Cupcakes with Toasted Marshmallow Frosting

Sweet Potato Cupcakes with Toasted Marshmallow Frosting
Guys, these computer problems are making me want to open my back door and throw this desktop out the door and smash it to pieces.  I may have to bite the bullet and get a new one – it keeps shutting off for no reason, takes FOREVER to download pictures from my phone.  It’s already past 11 in the morning and I am just getting...
October 31, 2016

Flashback Friday

Flashback Friday
I am off today, and the first thing on my list of things to do is to go grocery shopping.  I am seriously deficient in the veggie department lately, and plan to fix that stat.  I spent this morning trying to clean some photos off of my desktop in the hopes to try to get it to work better.  I may have gotten sucked into...
October 28, 2016

Pasta Workshop

Pasta Workshop
Gah, I am having such computer problems lately.  My Mac Book Pro won’t hold a charge even if it’s plugged in all night and it has a new power chord, and my desktop will just shut itself off for no reason. I am trying to think how old my desktop computer is and it’s probably 10 years old?  I should also maybe get rid of...
October 27, 2016

I forgot!

I forgot!
To come back and blog yesterday – doh! I have a doctors appointment next week and needed to have blood work done ahead of time and completely forgot about it.  I already had lunch plans downtown, but I was able to get in and out of there and make my lunch plans. If I was by myself yesterday though I would have hit up one...
October 26, 2016

Chop Chop Magazine & Cabot Cheese Giveaway

Chop Chop Magazine & Cabot Cheese Giveaway
I am happy to be working with Cabot Cheese again in promoting not only their cheese which is fabulous (I’ve been eating their 50% reduced fat cheese on nearly everything since I bought a two pound package at Sam’s a week ago!) but also promoting Chop Chop Magazine. “ChopChopKids is an innovative non-profit organization whose mission is to inspire and teach kids to cook real...
October 24, 2016

Oven-Roasted Salmon with Whole-Grain Mustard Vinaigrette

Oven-Roasted Salmon with Whole-Grain Mustard Vinaigrette
Jacob had some minor oral surgery on Wednesday.  His Mom took the day off to go with him and Hannah and while I was at work, they came home and Val made all of Jacob’s favorite foods that she used to make him when he was younger.  Chicken mole, ramen noodle salad, brownies and chicken noodle soup.  Jacob prefers small shells in his chicken noodle...
October 21, 2016

Breakfast Tostadas

Breakfast Tostadas
I love cast iron skillets.  Over the years I may have collected, um, let’s say 11 of them?  Here’s the deal though.  I bought all of them at garage sales because they were rusty and had $1 price tag on them.  Guys, if you ever find a cast iron skillet at a garage sale – buy it!  9 out of the 11 cast iron skillets...
October 20, 2016

Stuffed Shells

Stuffed Shells
I had to laugh when I was waiting for the train yesterday to go to work.  It’s the middle of October, leaves are starting to change yet the weather was around 76 degrees.  I saw some women in sundresses and flip flops, while others had already made the fashion fall turn and were wearing UGG boots, sweaters and scarves. I ate a banana on my...
October 19, 2016

Quick Post

Quick Post
I am working this morning for a private party, so I am taking the train downtown this morning.   I like working private parties because I usually get to put the appetizers together and may be able to demo some of the recipes.  And I love this chef I am working with.  Her name is Tara, she’s a couple years older than me, but she has...
October 18, 2016

Coq Au Vin

Coq Au Vin
Since I didn’t start work until 5:00 on Friday, I decided to beat the traffic and head downtown earlier in the day and hit up the YMCA before work, which is just three miles from my work.  That was kind of a great decision.  I’ll get to that in a minute. My Y membership lets me go to any YMCA in the Chicagoland area.  It...
October 17, 2016