by Karen | Jan 20, 2013 | Drinks
I got this recipe right off my phone’s Food & Wine Cocktails App and decided to give it a try. I wanted something sweet, but not cloyingly so. I also wanted it to be tart. I thought the orange juice and the Campari would balance out the sweetness of the...
by Karen | Jan 14, 2013 | Recipes
Over the holidays, my husband, two sons and I traveled to Florida to see my family. My parents have a small Meyer lemon tree in their yard and they graciously donated all the lemons from the tree (about 10 or so) for this recipe. Because of the limited quantity, I...
by Karen | Jan 6, 2013 | Books
By Gabrielle Hamilton. I read this book in October 2012. Reading this book happened completely by chance. I didn’t hear or read any book reviews or see any interviews on GMA. I just perused the shelves at the library and plucked this one off the shelf out of...
by Karen | Nov 24, 2012 | Travel
So last weekend, my husband and I treated ourselves to a night out. Not just any night out but one filled with fun, food, and film….basically our perfect intersection of overlapping interests. The Chicago Food Film Fest. I didn’t know much about this event...
by Karen | Nov 19, 2012 | Recipes
As the weather turns cooler and the leaves start to fall, we like to go apple picking. And what do you do with all those apples you just picked? Make applesauce, of course. This applesauce is crazy good. Both my boys fight over it and beg me to make more, and more,...
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