Ooooo. Aaaaahhhh. OOOOooo. Aaaaah. Did you make a lot of those sounds this weekend as you watched fireworks? I love Ooooo and Aaaaahhh moments. They are moments that not only light up your eyes but they light up your heart. I had an Ooooo/Aaahhhh moment last week that had nothing to do with fireworks but …
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Pressured into a Food Swap
Peer Pressure. Simply stated it is being encouraged by people in a group to try something new or maybe change your view. People succumb to peer pressure. It is just a fact. When you are in grade school, your friends are you biggest influencers. You may join in with the girls who make a humming …
Foodie Fun Day: Sweet Tomatoes
One of my favorite parts of spring is getting my tomato plants into the ground with the anticipation of a garden full of sweet tomatoes. There is nothing better than grabbing a tomato off the vine and enjoying it in your meal. Speaking of which….have you ever been to the restaurant Sweet Tomatoes? They call …
Happy Holidays
Just a quick note to wish all of my readers a happy holiday season. (Do you think I’m taking this Elf on the Shelf thing a little too far?)
The Comfort of CHILL
Do you ever have a place where you just feel a sense of comfort? It could be the familiar smells of delicious food or maybe just the surroundings are something that brings you happiness. It could be the faces you look forward to seeing or maybe it is just a setting that is warm and …
Oak + Char
I can’t drive anywhere right now without being distracted by the colors of fall. The pictures the trees are painting with their vibrant colors are inspiring and take my breath away. Everywhere I go, trees are on my mind and I feel like I have tunnel vision. So when I was invited to go to …
Hilton Chicago: A Foodie Fun Day of History and Great Food
What are most people looking for when they visit the city of Chicago? Are you looking for some history? Maybe you go to the city for a phenomenal meal or two? How about just a place to relax and lay your head? How about all this stuff all under one roof? Tuesday, I was invited …
Chicago Gourmet 2014
Chicago Gourmet has become my Christmas. I have started to look forward to it like no other time of year and I count down the days like a child with an advent calendar. Just like the holidays, I can’t wait to sample all of the delicious foods, see familiar faces and there is always anticipation …
Slow Food South Shore Sunday Supper: Heritage and Heirlooms
“Slow down, you move too fast.” Do you know that song from Simon and Garfunkel? It kept going around my head this weekend when I learned about something new…slow food. No, I don’t mean food that at one point was slow like a snail or turtle. The definition of slow food is “food that is …
Living the Dream: Food Network in Concert at Ravinia
I’ve been burning the candle at both ends lately and just wanted to take a nap. So I stretched out on my belly and all of a sudden I was having the craziest dream. I was at Ravinia (the oldest musical festival park in the US) in Highland Park, IL. I knew I was dreaming …