Do you ever shut up?
1. Sometimes I wish I wasn't so deaf. 2. Since I am all about embarrassing myself on the interweb, check out miss braids at the bluegrass festival at 1:38...
December 2, 2010
in Chicago Life, food
Pizza of Piece.
This is the pizza I got with Chelsa this week at Piece Brewery and Pizzeria. It was a white pizza with spinach and red onions and bacon. It was delicious. So was my Festivus beer....
November 27, 2010
Fifty million Elvis fans can’t be wrong.
I had a tough decision to make this Thanksgiving. I'm really the only one in the family who cooks. Or at least who cooks extravagantly. Last year I made the entire Thanksgiving dinner from scratch. And, for very many reasons, it was the hardest thing...
How to save money without really trying.
I used to be really good at controlling my spending and putting money into savings and paying off my credit card in full every month. Of course, I also used to live with my parents and, therefore, had very few expenses. And then there's the...
November 17, 2010
A watched phone never vibrates.
1. Some random food I made over a month ago and never posted. They all contain eggs: Croissantwich with egg and cheese. Frittata with potatoes, mushrooms, onion, and goat cheese. Mushroom onion scramble. AKA a mix of a bunch of leftovers. 2. One day I was walking along and...
October 30, 2010
in Chicago Life, food
Ketchup does make everything better.
Chelsa and I decided to use up one of our Groupons the other day and try The Meatloaf Bakery — a bakery that sells cupcakes...
I like to make food.
1. At Whole Foods one day they were giving out free packets of new Frontera Grill skillet sauces. I ended up taking a packet of Key Lime Cilantro Taco Skillet Sauce, not noticing that the packet said it was seasoning for fish and seafood. Now, I...
October 4, 2010
in Chicago Life, food
A girl at the Girl and the Goat
I've been trying to get to more good restaurants this year. Luckily Joe and Meredith have spearheaded a movement to get together once a month at a place we've all wanted to try. Unluckily they will soon be moving to Pittsburgh so this newly found...
September 14, 2010
in food
No such thing as too much bacon.
Remember when I went to Baconfest Chicago and ate all the bacon? Remember how awesome it was? The bad news is that Baconfest comes but once a year...
September 11, 2010
in Chicago Life, food
Yes, I said I drank beer. Yes, I said “second dinner.”
1. Whenever I find a band I like, inevitably they have played down the block from me a few months ago. 2. They've made a pea puree on at least half of the episodes on Top Chef this season. 3. I like to wear clothes in layers....