Other than feeding myself, the one thing that can motivate me to cook is food parties at work. Like a lot of others, the way we like to celebrate at work is to celebrate with food. Birthdays, holidays, and accomplishments are always celebrated with some sort of treat. Usually the treats consist of sweets (frequent…
Have you ever been to Old Chicago and had their Sicilian Pizza Rolls? I haven’t BUT my sister-in-law has and liked them so much that she decided to re-create them at home. Several years ago (when I was still in college) she made these as a snack when we’d stopped over at their house. They…
I love breakfast! It’s probably my favorite meal of the day, unfortunately, I also love sleep so I don’t get a chance to make very creative breakfasts before work on the weekdays. In fact most of the time I just eat oatmeal at my desk. So when I get the chance I love to make…
Larry and Eloise were our neighbors growing up, just a short jaunt through the woods to their house. Not only were they neighbors, they were like second parents to Dana and me, we spent a lot of time with them while Mom and Dad were working. These are some of our best memories, Larry and…
Have a mentioned before that my husband and I are high school sweethearts? The first year we were dating was my junior year and his senior year. Every year Ely’s seniors take a trip to Washington D.C. that typically falls over spring break. The year of my husband’s senior year spring break and DC trip…
I’m always looking for quick weeknight meals and when I saw the idea for an apple bacon pizza in Cooking Light, I thought I’d give it a try. I changed things up a little bit and even called an audible in Target when I was grocery shopping and discovered they didn’t sell pita – hello…