As I’ve been trying to transition our little family away from processed convenience food, and towards whole, nutritious foods, there have been a few things that I’ve, admittedly, conveniently overlooked. There are just certain things that you know are bad, but you have a feeling …
A funny thing starts to happen when you’ve been writing a food blog for a while. You’re always wanting to share the new interesting thing that you tried- something other people will find exciting, too. But in doing that, I realize that I start forgetting …
This tuna melt has been eye-opening in so many ways. Did you ever think you’d hear someone say that about a tuna melt? Let me explain. Up until college, I’d never had a tuna melt. Just never had one. I’d had plenty of tuna salad …
You may have noticed by now that I love interesting salads. There’s a bit of a running joke in my family that I always casually offer to bring a salad to a gathering, or “try to make us all healthy”, as my mama puts it. …
Mayonnaise is divisive. People love it; people hate it. I love it, slathering it all over sandwiches and burgers, and dipping my fries in it. I’m one of those people. But I’d like to make a bold assertion: If people were making their own mayonnaise, at …
My poor husband. I don’t say this lightly, because I truly enjoy reminding him what a lucky man he is… most of the time. But when it comes to this, I admit it’s not easy being my significant other. See… he’s not allowed to “not …
I know what some of you are saying. “Two soups in a row? What is this?!” Friends, I will tell you what this is. This is called February in the Arctic Chicago. It’s really cold. All the time. Not the kind of duh-it’s-winter cold, but the …
For a long time, if you asked me what my absolute favorite meal was, I would reply, “Grilled cheese and tomato soup,” without any hesitation. Now, I have always loved a grilled cheese and still do, with a passion, in fact. But over the years, …
I love the whole concept of spinach salad with bacon dressing. It strikes just the right balance of healthy and splurge-worthy. Loaded up with vitamin-packed spinach, mushrooms, and red onion, and some protein-righ eggs, this salad makes for a healthy lunch option. Add in some …
This isn’t just a chocolate chip cookie. Let me rephrase that. Saying just a chocolate chip cookie is somewhat disparaging to chocolate chip cookies. A chocolate chip cookie can be the epitome of what a cookie should be. So I’ll say it this way: This …