When you’ve lived somewhere long enough, it can be easy to take things for granted. For example, here’s a slightly embarrassing confession – I’ve lived in Chicago since 2009 and I didn’t make it to the top of Willis Tower until this year. 2023. I know! It’s ridiculous. I’d been to the top of the…
Food
I Learned How to Make Pasta from Scratch
This is the beginning of a series of projects I’m going to share with you, my adventures in trying new things and how they turned out. First up, making pasta from scratch, with the new tools I got from Abt Electronics!
My Picks — 8 gifts Under $25 from Cost Plus World Market
There are plenty of stores I barely remember visiting for the first time. But I will never forget the first time I stepped into a Cost Plus World Market. I was absolutely amazed by the range, the character, the quality of stuff they had for sale. Furniture with style! Cool home décor and kitchen goods!…
The BEST Kitchen Gifts — 11 Gifts That Should Last (At Least) A Decade
I’ve shared my top kitchen items a few times, and around this time of year I start thinking about sharing more of this kind of information. Why? Because right around now, I’m cooking so often and using so many of my favorite kitchen items! Also, I find that these are the kinds of helpful holiday…
My Easy Trader Joe’s Charcuterie Board – How to Make the Cheese Board of Your Dreams
Lately it’s been too hot for cooking. It’s summer, it’s predicted to be a steamy week. When it’s this time of year, we love to eat light and cook less. It’s all about grilling, salads, roasted veggies, mezze platters and for entertaining – a fabulous cheese and charcuterie board. So easy, so pretty, so Instagrammable….
7 of My Favorite, Must Own, Would Recommend Cookbooks (That Are ALL Written By Women)!
Generally speaking as my weekends go, Saturday is for play and Sunday is for prep. Sunday is the day to settle down and gear up for Monday. I use my Sundays to recharge, to reconnect, and to plan out the details of my week to come from blog posts to meetings to what I’m cooking…
Black Girl Baking – Jerrelle Guy’s New Cookbook is Inspiring Me! Try These Recipes
I love cooking and I’ve become quite proficient at making food in general, but baking remains a daunting task for me. There are so many reasons I’ve never quite given it a go – the precision and time required, the potential for failure, years of flirting with various low-carb diets has held me back from…
Healthy, Delicious Vegan Smoothies — VeganSmart To The Rescue!
Maybe it’s your go to breakfast because you don’t have time in the mornings. Maybe you hate actually eating veggies and fruits but you know they’re good for you so you’re trying your best. Smoothies are popular for a reason, and everyone’s got their own reason for loving them and wanting to make them. Here’s mine. I…
Weekend in Cincinnati — Where I Ate and What I Did In The Queen City and Covington, KY
I was in Cincinnati and the surrounding area for about 4 days, but they were action packed. Back and forth from the hotel to the festival, with breaks that were short but sweet and left little time for drifting and exploring. But my husband and I had some downtime to explore before the CMF/P&G Beauty…
Your Healthy Natural Hair Growth Diet — 10 Things to Eat and 5 Things to Avoid
They tell us to eat for health, eat for nutrition. But FOOD, y’all. Why is it SO good? It’s one of my life’s great conflicts – the desire to eat healthfully versus the delicious ubiquity of carbs, sugar and fried things. There are benefits to drinking more water, eating a healthier diet and eliminating food…