If you take this recipe from the WW website, it is called “Eggplant Parmigiana”…. but I thought that sounded way too fancy. I like to think I am well-versed in my life. I live about 5 blocks from the “big city” and spent quite a few years living in Chicago. My parents couldn’t even tell [...]
A father & son fishing for the first time. Does it get any cuter than that? We had a birthday party for a neighbor’s boy at a local park recently. They had a fishing pond there and surprisingly it was packed with parents and kids. I didn’t expect such a thing here so close to [...]
There are 2 things I’ve discovered about good ol’ chicken over the past couple of years. One, I love chicken legs. They’re so inexpensive, so they’re great for a currently unemployed Mom like myself. Plus, they are just darn tasty. They seem to be the first pieces that go missing from the bucket at a [...]
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus… right? Well, this dish proved that we are indeed different, at least. Butter, arugula, capers, pine nuts, lemon, cheese… pretty much my idea of heaven. I loved this dish, and devoured it. I counted my WW points all day long in order to have a hefty 16 [...]
I make a mean layered salad. Ok ok, Kraft makes a mean layered salad and I duplicate the recipe well! I posted a link to that one here. But, it’s fattening. Way fattening. So, I really only make it for parties. Gina blogged this recipe the other day and I had to try it. The [...]
Ah summer. I love it… and I’m getting to really enjoy it this year since I’m currently unemployed. Ok, yes, it’s not great to have to look for a job, but I am truly enjoying the time off with my kids. I can’t complain. And hopefully this will bring about a job opportunity that truly [...]
Where oh where have I been? Well… hmmm… busy.. very busy. I was out of town for almost a week visiting family, and then they came up to Chicago to see us too. So, it’s been a fun whirlwind couple of weeks. The cousins all got to play, and family got to meet our little [...]
