Will that be the last Hunger Games reference from me? I’m making no promises. I can promise, however, that meal planning is off to a good start. For yesterday’s lunch I threw together ate my planned bowl of miso soup. I made it Mama Bender style, with mushrooms and a dollop of “sour cream,” aka […]
Dinner
Slightly Spicy Snoozy Saturday
It was so nice to be able to sleep in this morning! There wasn’t as much sleep to be had this past week but I’m finally feeling caught up and hopefully will no longer hit a wall at 3:00 p.m. Last night we stayed in to watch basketball, which also means we opened a bottle […]
Snippets
Thanks for all the sweet comments on my blogiversary post. I’m glad you are enjoying the giveaway! I’ve gotten a lot of great book ideas already and am also planning to write a book review for The Hunger Games trilogy this week. Bobby and I had a relatively low-key St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Of course, […]
A to Z.
You may have seen Janetha’s survey circulating around the blogosphere. It’s very creative and I thought it would be a fun one to fill out, so here goes! A is for age: 24, but I will be turning 25 in May. Hard to believe it has been nearly three years since I graduated from college. […]
Quinoa-Stuffed Roasted Green Peppers
Thank you all for the kind comments on the new site design! I literally can’t stop smiling when I look at it, and have been making some fun changes and additions that I hope you’ll enjoy! Guest Bender: I (finally) updated this page to include every guest post. Writing: I combined this page with My […]
Why I Love Living In The Big City
You all know how much I love Arizona. What I don’t often mention – because I take it for granted – is how much I love living in downtown Chicago. I am not a big city girl by nature. My personality lends itself to quieter, smaller towns, and that is certainly where Bobby and I […]
Every Day I’m Hustlin’
I hope LMFAO won’t mind that I altered their Party Rock Anthem a bit. I had a good reason: I was in need of a song to motivate me to climb 94 flights of stairs at this year’s Hustle Up the Hancock! We arrived at the John Hancock Center a little before 11:00 a.m. to […]
Japonais
Thank you all for the input on my restaurant week post! Last night’s meal at Japonais was great. My friend Lauren was my dinner buddy for the evening. After checking out the poll for the appetizers, it looked as though the Crispy Shrimp & Salmon Maki or the Lobster Rolls (I’m looking at you, Erica!) […]