It is New Year’s Eve 2020 and I have not written a blog in a very long time. This has been a year of challenges. I’ve had so much to say and so little to say if that makes any sense. On my walks, I started to think of summarizing the year in a blog and kept …
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Car Cravings and Creating Carbs
I was driving in my minty van the other week and got hungry. It wasn’t the run of the mill hungries but it was the kind of hungry that makes you look at everything and want to stop. I saw a burger place and slowed down and then sped up as I got to the entrance. Nope, that …
Red. Green. Don’t be Mean.
TECHNICALLY. TECHNICALLY. TECHNICALLY. I am writing the word multiple times to remind myself how much I say and NEED to stop saying it. I know a lot of people use that word too but it seems that people now use it in a manner to correct others or prove their own points. I am VERY guilty of saying …
Francesca’s Tavola
I had a case of the Monday blues today because this will be my final post previewing the upcoming Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week. (February 22, 2019-March 3, 2019.). I had a great time dreaming of all the places that I could go and say “Let’s Not Cook.” (Here is a list of participating restaurants and some of …
If Loving Carbonara is Wrong…I Don’t Wanna Be Right
There is one thing that writing Felt Like a Foodie has taught me over the years….no…it has nothing to do with food…..it has to do with the fact that I am wrong….a lot. Every time I start to think about a particular blog, I look up words for inspiration and to make sure I am …
Your New Favorite Shrimp Pasta Salad
One of my favorite parts of summer is also one of my most dreaded parts of the summer. It isn’t the fact that we finally have beautiful sunshine and yet the afternoons are too steamy to go out. It isn’t the fact that our scenery in NW Indiana looks so amazing that our roads get …
Valentine’s Day Comfort Food
Comfort food. We all have our own favorites. The things that make us smile and fulfill our souls when we are the emptiest. The thought of these dishes can erase the worries of a hard day. They warm us from the inside out and our life wouldn’t be the same without them. I think when …
Snowstorms and Shopping Trips
There is a ritual in NW Indiana. It may not be limited to this area but it is definitely something I took notice of 19 years ago when I moved to the area. I am not sure if I would consider it a good practice or something I look forward to but I know it …
Chicago Prime Italian: A Meet Northwest Chicago Foodie Fun Day
Happy Friday. It is hard to believe it was just last week that I went to Schaumburg, IL to try some new favorite restaurants as part of a super-preview of Meet Chicago Northwest Restaurant week. (Check back on their website soon to see the participating restaurants.) I’ll remind you again that the dates are February 23, …