A Garden Styled Little Girl’s Room
Spring like weather is finally here, well at least for now. It’s Chicago so you never know it could snow again, but the promise of warmer weather means I ...
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The Substantial Sandwich: Banh Mi Meatball Sandwich
What in the world am I going to make for dinner tonight? Dinner is so daily, that it’s easy to fall into a pattern and get bored with the same old rotatio...
A Happy Mess
I was looking at a magazine that featured the home of model and actress Molly Sims and a piece of artwork in the back of her living room caught my eye. On a lar...
Texas Chili Cook Off Challenge
In the middle of my spring entertaining cooking craziness a few weeks ago, I also found myself working to create a new chili recipe. What can I say, I had a har...
A Summer Garden in Vienna
We got a light dusting of snow last night and although I know summer is still months away sometimes “I like to close my eyes and imagine what it will be l...
Cherry Almond Biscotti
Easter and choir practice had me busy last week, but I am back sharing a recipe for one of my favorite cookies, Italian biscotti. I love biscotti, because they ...
A Twist On The Traditional Blue and White
I am back from vacation and happy to be writing again. I took a little break from writing about decor with my series on entertaining, but I have been working on...
Cooking for Friends
Food is our common ground, a universal experience. – James Beard In this often fast paced, head buried in your phone world is there still a place for a ho...
Heavenly Angel Food Cake
My grandfather was French and he loved a good meal, but he would often remind us to “know what we were saving room for” because to him there was not...
Spring Entertaining: Herbed Mashed Potatoes
Have you ever tasted potatoes that were so good that they stole the show? I must confess I have made many a resturant menu selection based more on the promise o...