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Saturday Soup Day

Saturday Soup Day

It’s sure is winter all of the sudden!  I’m not complaining…I actually prefer the cold.  Even though our house was built in 1893, it’s actually way better built than any home I’ve lived in before.  Multiple courses of brick and limestone protect us from the elements, fabulous cherub and decorative scroll work radiators chug away [...]

Memories of 2010…in advance

Memories of 2010…in advance

We returned from our last trip to Siberia in late 2008. Making 2009 our first full year as a family at home with the Wee Kahunas. I haven’t really felt compelled to mark our court date  (the date we legally became the girls parents) nor the day in October that we flew home with the girls, [...]

Bring on the Veggies!

Bring on the Veggies!

I’m not sure if it’s the cold weather, the fast approaching holiday seasons or just the fact that we’ve been eating waayyyyy to many carbs this past few weeks, but I found myself walking through the produce shop and filling my cart to the top with such an assortment of vegetables that the check out [...]

Eat Better, Save Money, Stock Your Pantry

Eat Better, Save Money, Stock Your Pantry

The very soul of this blog is shaped by my pantry and it’s contents, some great, some funny and some borderline OCD. When you add in that my pantry stocking, for this past year, has been so heavily  focused on feeding/growing the Wee Kahunas, who started out so small and off the growth charts that we [...]

Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24 – Pasta Palooza

Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24 – Pasta Palooza

Making fresh pasta is one of those simple life things that, for me, gets lost in the pace of actual life. It doesn’t really take much effort to make, but since you have to plan ahead , the last minute grabbing of a bag of dried pasta out of the pantry is so much [...]

SOS’s A Tasteful Pursuit – Chicago

SOS’s A Tasteful Pursuit – Chicago

Hey Chicago! Haven’t purchased your tickets for the Share Our Strength’s – A Tasteful Pursuit Dinner Yet?! What are you waiting for? A discount? Oh ok, here you go!
Use the discount code “kendallffr” to get a reduced price of $95 (regular ticket price is $150). Enter it in the Discount Code Box when you  Click [...]

Fall Flavors With Some Zing!

Fall Flavors With Some Zing!

This not having a summer thing, then jumping straight into depths of cold and misty air as a pretend fall before the real Chicago winter hits is bumming me out.  I actually like cold weather more than hot, but this is just…well, it’s just craptastic.  My only weapon against the doldrums that this kind of [...]

Pantry Check – 12/10/09

We're full on into winter here in Chicago - slushy snow falls from the sky at this very moment. This big OLD house has a bit of the drafty to it, the 115 year old radiators are chugging away (cherubs and scroll work are nice and hot to the touch) but it always help to crank up the ten burner stove and the two ovens when ever there is a good opportunity.

Check the post "Saturday Soup Day" for the four recipes and roasted Chicken that kept our house warm and toasty for the day and is keeping our tummies warm and toasty all week long with meals a plenty.

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