I finished the world! You’re probably all like, “who cares? Why do you keep saying it?” Well, for me, it’s a pretty big deal, and the cloudy day in September that I started this blog forever changed my world. An idea borne out of memories…
Chicago Jibarito is a Chi-town classic, made with deli meat and substituting fried plantains for bread.
Sandwiches!!! You know how much I love them- it’s the one thing on which Joey Tribbiani and I would see eye to eye (probably the only thing. That guy is dumb as a box of rocks). My love runs deep and doesn’t discriminate, and it’s a good thing, too, because I’ve got two of them for you this week. This one I just had to make: The Philly Cheesesteak.
Hello, Sunday. This week defeated me. I was out almost every night, and the drama going on at the job had me on edge and hyped up for those 40 hours. Thank God for weekends. I got a little behind from what I had…
This apple bacon brown betty is a slight twist on an easy dessert, made with fresh apples, stale bread and spices, can be whipped up for a hungry clan in no time.
It’s the last region, ya’ll! As I near the end of the culinary madness, we hit up the last region through which my red dotted line travels- the Mid-Atlantic U.S., an area that encompasses Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland and New Jersey. And we’re doing it justice with crab cake benedict.
Hello, Sunday. Well, we made it into a new week. Well done all of us! And while the air is most definitely brisk, the weather this weekend here in Chicago further supports my theory that the weekend of October 16-17-18, or however those dates may fall plus…
Recipes for Carolina barbecue, both vinegar and mustard, make for a most delicious quintessential barbecue battle. What’s your favorite?
Thursdays are my day. My NO day. The day of the week I set aside for me, when I decline the social invitations, pass on the gym, and come home to veg on the floor of my apartment, watching and tweeting along with my favorite shows (yes, I’m one of those). And when I make easy dinners like these Cuban quesadillas.
We live in distracted times, and end up with distracted minds. We check our phones, our computers constantly. Facebook. Twitter. Instagram. How many followers do I have? How many likes? It’s become so much the new normal that it takes such a conscious effort- a…
