Anyone who knows me knows I love numbers. Big , small, rational or irrational, I look at numbers and my brain fires up. (Okay, I am a little OCD and I just love to count things.) So the first time I saw there was a restaurant called N9NE Steakhouse, I was intrigued. This past Friday, …
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May 2012
Squashing My Enemies
Arghhh! VEGETABLES!!! They have been my archenemy for years. I have despised them and once even vowed to rid the planet of their evil presence. (Okay maybe not the planet but I sent my visual death rays at my mom’s garden each time I walked by it.) I didn’t like vegetables for two very good …
A Story with “Morels”
Once upon a time there was nice young (age is relative) blogger who started a vegetable garden in her yard. It wasn’t a big garden but it was enough to keep her away from her computer for the last week. She looked at her calendar and said, “Oh my, I need to write a blog.” …
Foodie Fun Day #18: Season’s 52 Oakbrook
Surprises. They happen every day and are around every corner. I think surprises are one of the most exciting parts about food. You can take one ingredient and prepare it many different ways. It can taste completely unique even if it is something that has been around for years. So when I was invited to …
Grrrr-r-reat French Toast (Plus Some Mother’s Day Hotspots)
There are a lot of things I like about going out to breakfast. Most restaurants have some sort of fun dish that I wouldn’t take time to make at home. Or maybe they carry a unique ingredient that is hard to find. But what really gets me excited is when I see something absolutely BONKERS …
Foodie Fun #17: The Olive Branch
You walk into the grocery store and go down the aisles. You buy the items you need. You aren’t given the option to taste everything you buy or in some cases know where it is made. You do it because, in most cases, that is your only option. But let’s say you could go into …
Pork Tinga: Cinco de Mayo Part Dos
There is nothing more exciting in a small town than the opening of a new restaurant. (If you read the headlines on our front page you will realize the truth in that statement!) It can be anything from a small independent sandwich shop to a larger franchise coming to the area. If it involves new …
Foodie Fun: Green Acres and Farmer’s Markets
Happy May, Everyone! Besides the obvious weather advantages, there is something else about May that I love and that is the re-opening of many Farmer’s Markets. Are you familiar with them? (And no ladies, it is not a place to shop for hot looking farmers.) Farmer’s Markets are market places set up with stalls or …