School days. School Days. Learn some sushi rules days. Toasted nori, fish and some sticky rice. Put together to make my weekend nice. It is that time of year when I hear this song over and over in my head. (I may have changed the words just a little.) I start seeing the ads on …
2013
Mother Nature’s Tomato Soup
The last two years, I have planted a garden loaded with different varieties of tomato plants. As much as I don’t like playing in the dirt, I do love watching the show as stems grow and the little buds magically turning into beautiful tomatoes. (And if I could bottle the fragrance emitted from these plants, …
We Are Like Chickpeas on a Pan
The idiom “like two peas in a pod” can reference a lot of people in my life. I don’t think it would be too hard to fit into a pod with me. I have a lot of interests like dogs, crafts and cooking. (I even have some interests that you may not know about yet.) …
Mercat a la planxa: Spain in Seven Plates
I love the cliché a picture is worth a thousand words. When a person says it, you can comprehend easily the feelings they are trying to convey. Anyone who knows me knows that I am RARELY speechless. (Inarticulate, yes. Speechless, no.) So when I am dumbstruck for words, you know it has to be big. …
Wild Rice: A Walk on the Vegan Side
It is not rare for me to meet people who love food. We are everywhere!! Usually in the first few minutes of a conversation, we share our mutual adoration of the subject matter, make yummy noises, and swap recipes. What has been rare is meeting a vegan who shares this mutual love of food. I …
Fabio Fettuccine
It is August. It is August? It is August!!! Anyway I type it, I can’t get over how quickly this year is flying by! Everyone I know is busy (I am starting to hate that word) and can’t seem to fit in all the events that life has to offer. I am no different. The …
Just “Encase” You Want To Make Sausage
“I know a wiener man. He owns a wiener stand. He sells most everything from wieners on down. Some day I’ll join his life, I’ll be his wiener wife. Hot Dog, I love that wiener man.” Do you know that song? My sister worked at a camp one year when she was in college and …
Shaw’s Crab House Grand Crab and Lobster Buffet
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens. A grand crab and lobster buffet makes my heartbeat quicken. A beautiful dining room with servers that don’t sing. These are a few of my favorite things. (Forgive me, Julie Andrews.) Shaw’s Crab House has been a part of my life for years. It is one of those …
I’ve “Bean” Working in the Garden
Growing vegetables in your backyard (or side of the house in my case) is kind of a funny thing. I started a garden so I could cook “farm” fresh veggies in my kitchen. The funny part comes in because once I started my garden; I was too exhausted to cook in the kitchen. (I’ll leave …
Tokio Pub
I am giggling, giggling from pure happiness. It is almost uncontrollable like a hiccup but it feels much better. The main reason for this spontaneous jocularity is that I had an absolutely fabulous lunch yesterday at Tokio Pub (1900 E. Higgins Road) in Schaumburg, IL. Have you heard of Tokio Pub? It is conveniently located in the …