From the monthly archives:

April 2011

A few of my favorite things…

April 28, 2011

This year has brought new meaning to the phrase ‘April showers.’  There are only three days before April comes to a close and here in Chicago we’ve had 16 days of measurable rain, the most rainy days in Chicago since 1961. And when you consider that we had an additional three days of trace rain, it [...]

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Simplified Chai French Toast with Rosemary Home Fries

April 22, 2011

I love getting together to share food with fellow food bloggers.  There’s a kind of shared understanding that immediately puts me at ease, which as a girl who’s found herself always feeling a bit shy, anxious and overwhelmed in social situations, is something I appreciate dearly.  And yet, on the flip side of the coin, [...]

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S’mores Granola Bars

April 11, 2011

This month I sent off a care package again for Baking Gals as part of Team Fire & Icing.  If you like to bake and haven’t checked it out yet, I highly recommend you do.  Essentially, the group sends care packages to soldiers stationed overseas or recovering from injuries back at home.  I love it [...]

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Southwestern Clam Chowder

April 6, 2011

I don’t know what the weather is like where you live, but we got a delightful warm spell here in Chicago over the weekend.  My iPhone weather app confirmed it, the weather was in the high 70′s!  It was wonderfully unexpected and you better believe that Oliver and I relished it. We made our first [...]

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Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding

April 4, 2011

I must confess that before my Banana Tea Cake was out of the oven I already had plans of how to use the leftovers.  Yes, I chose the recipe knowing full well that I planned on morphing it into something even more delicious than its original form.  That eventual plan was the bread pudding I [...]

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