The cold blew in hopefully one last time yesterday, and there are rumors snow is on its way. So to warm me up on a chilly day, I decided to share a childhood favorite meal, my mom's Vegetable Cheese Chowder recipe, comfort food of all comfort foods. When I'm searching for comfort food on a chilly day, my mom's Vegetable Cheese Chow[...]
It's Christmas Eve tomorrow? I'm feeling incredibly behind, but I had to participate in Room For Tuesday's Holiday Cookie Recipe Blog Hop. This year I'm sharing my Aunt Barb's Lemon Cherry Holiday Bars — a quick and easy dessert you can whip up in a pinch. And, even though they're made from scratch these holiday bars are as easy to make[...]
Do you remember last year when Sarah from Room For Tuesday invited me to join her holiday cookie recipe blog hop? I shared my Great Aunt Idella's Butter Cookie recipe. BTDubs, those bad boys have 4 sticks of butter in them and will melt in your mouth. Well, we're doing it again this year. I've teamed up with a killer group of bloggers (li[...]
The weather in Chicago has been cold and snowy, so what's a gal to do? Cook of course! When 8" of snow fell last weekend, comfort food was in order, and I was craving stuffed shells in meat sauce. Plus, this recipe is too good (and easy) not to share. While the kids were outside sledding, I got to work inside. I know recipes have n[...]
When Sarah from Room For Tuesday asked me to participate in her Holiday Cookie Swap Blog Hop, I knew I had to make my Great Aunt Idella's Spritz Cookies. It's a classic butter cookie recipe that blows all others away. So put on some stretchy pants, put on some holiday music, and let's get into it. Don't forget, this is a blog hop, so be s[...]
Hey, hey you guys! Have you missed me? I just wanted to pop in really quick from vacation to let you know about this amazing signature cocktail for New Year's Eve! Cocktail parties are super fun, but to make it a bit fancier, I like to have a little sumthin' sumthin' special up my sleeve. Something my guests will remember. With New Year's[...]
It must be that time of year again because my parents keep showing up on my doorstep bearing zucchini by the armload. The neighbor lady brings it to their back door when she harvests extra. We like to make this casserole called Zucchini Italiano which really has no Italian ingredients in it except for tomatoes and possibly some oregano? B[...]
While pregnant with Little Maus, every morning I would waddle myself over to the Loop Juice in The French Market. Craving everything fresh and healthy, one day the owner asked me if I wanted to dip my toes into the green smoothie waters. I hesitated at first, but he assured me it wasn’t too earthy and suggested a couple of chunks of man[...]