This recipe might fall into the “duh” category. I should probably make that a thing on my recipe category side bar. This salad would be in there, along with this and this. You know- things that are so basic that you really don’t need a recipe …
Like the completely inept food blogger that I am, I made this months and months ago and forgot to say a single silly little word about it. But I was looking over some photos just now, and found the images from when I made this, …
For a person who makes her own condiments and bakes her own bread, I have a decidedly lazy streak when it comes to certain things. It’s ok, don’t we all, even the overachievers among us? So here’s my confession: I leave laundry in the dryer …
You know what I get sick of hearing? How leafy greens are so good for you. (Before you start, yeah, I know they are. I like them even.) Whenever someone starts in on the benefits of leafy greens, my eyes kind of glaze over. Because …
Picnic memories are always kind of happy memories, aren’t they? Think about it: do you have any not-so-fond memories of a picnic? Sure, some are better than others, but are they ever really bad? No, not really. The word picnic, for me, conjures up happy …
Ah, April. Or, as I like to call it, the month where all I want is for it to be July already so I can eat corn on the cob and cheeseburgers straight from the grill. In Chicago, we’ve seen an absolutely gorgeous April, with …
I’m not a vegetarian. Far from it: one of my favorite things in the world is a thick, juicy cheeseburger. At one point in my life, I pretty much threw in my chips with the “a meal isn’t a meal without some kind of meat” …
YOU GUYS. This is not so much a recipe as a public service announcement. I’m not even going to waste time with a pithy little intro on this one. I just need to cut straight to the chase: CROISSANT ICE CREAM SANDWICHES. I have made …
There are a lot of good things about being a parent. But there are also some pretty lame parts about being a parent. You know what one of the worst parts of being a parent is? When you have to be mean mommy. You know… …