The holiday season is quickly approaching which means making time for your family and friends. (Not to mention it is the season to eat and drink until your pants start to hurt!) One of my favorite things to do with a cluster of people that I don’t get to see often is go to the …
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Foodie Fun Day: CHILL 2013
I felt frozen this week. In our snowbelt area of NW Indiana, we got hit with multiple inches of snow and some pretty brisk temperatures. The only thing that seemed to warm me up was the thought of going to the LUXEHOME CHILL event at The Merchandise Mart (Chicago). The seventh year, the night brought together …
Don’t Squash Your Inspirations Without Trying Them
I have received a few emails asking me about my health since my surgery this past spring. (I have ignored the requests to post pictures of me in a hospital gown.) My life with Crohn’s will and always has been a battle but I am doing better. I would be happier if I could gain …
A Foodie Fun Day: Pecking Order
Am I the only one who feels you never forget your first? I mean, the first chef to truly knock your socks off with their food. (I’m not sure where you thought I was going on this one.) When I first started blogging, I had the honor to enjoy a huge feast prepared by Kristine …
Sahara’s Pita Revolution
One of my biggest adjustments to living in a small town was finding different options when it came to dining out. In our area of Northwest Indiana, we have multiple franchised restaurants that all seem to have the same menu but very few unique, creative choices. So when I first came across Sahara Restaurant (1701 Franklin …
Guilt Free Pumpkincide
I lost a lot of sleep last night. I’m not sure if it had to do with the time change. (Thanks Mom for the bizarro time change sensitivity gene.) Or if it had to do with this nasty little cold that has been hanging on the past two weeks. I just know that when I …
Shaw’s Crab House: Tokyo Sushi Party Class
There are things we all enjoy doing during our weekends in the fall. There are those of us who like to hang out at football games and there are others who like to observe the fall colors while hiking in the woods. There are even people who really like to rake leaves. (I was never …
Nothing is Scarier Than Cauliflower
Halloween freaks me out. I am a huge scaredy cat and everywhere I look I am terrified. I can’t drive down my street without seeing my neighbor’s decorations of skull heads and monsters. I turn on the TV and there are hair-raising marathons of Friday the 13th or Nightmare on Elm Street. It will only …
Jamaican Me Twerk Chicken
I really try to think that I keep up with current events, trends and pop culture. But in all honesty, I know I am always a little bit behind what people are talking about at the water cooler. (Or do people just catch up holding their Nalgene bottles?) But there is one thing that I …
Winner. Winner. Chili Dinner!!!
Is there something called “Cooking Contests Annonymous?” If there is such a meeting group, I think I need to join it. Not because I enter a lot of contests, it is because of my behavior once I am in those contests. A perfect example would be my recent experience at The Chopping Block (222 W …