Sausage Gravy & Pittsburgh Snow Storm Pt. 2

This is the second part to my Pittsburgh Snow Storm series. You can read the first part here.
With over 20” of snow in one night, how could anyone pass up the opportunity to make fresh buttermilk biscuits and meaty sausage gravy? Ironically, I happened to be saving a log of sausage in my freezer for [...]

Buttermilk Biscuits & Pittsburgh Storm Pt. 1

This is the first part to my Pittsburgh Snow Storm series. You can read the second part here.

After growing up in northern Michigan, then living in Chicago for over five years and even in my current residence of Pittsburgh; I’m very accustomed to the glories of snow. But this weekend was ridiculous!
Starting mid-Friday afternoon reports [...]

Chicago Holiday Adventures: Walking Tour

This is part of my Chicago Holiday Adventures series.
Check out my other posts: A Foodie Within, O’ Christmas Tree, Walking Tour
A requirement for my recent vacation adventure in Chicago was to grab a cup of hot chocolate and explore the city. I’m a huge fan of the windy city’s architecture with all of the towering [...]

Chicago Holiday Adventures: O’ Christmas Tree

This is part of my Chicago Holiday Adventures series.
Check out my other posts: A Foodie Within, O’ Christmas Tree, Walking Tour
I absolutely love Chicago during the holidays and the city was tinkling bright during my vacation adventures. It seemed like everywhere I turned, a Christmas tree was beautifully decorated to show off it’s splendor for [...]

Chicago Holiday Adventures: A Foodie Within

This is part of my Chicago Holiday Adventures series.
Check out my other posts: A Foodie Within, O’ Christmas Tree, Walking Tour
Would you be shocked if I told you I liked to eat? Of course, no vacation would be complete without a few adventures in food. The beauty of this trip was it wasn’t all about [...]

Chicago Holiday Adventures

This is part of my Chicago Holiday Adventures series.
Check out my other posts: A Foodie Within, O’ Christmas Tree, Walking Tour
I was fortunate enough to live in one of my most favorite cities for a little over five years. While my current residence of Pittsburgh is wonderful, there is still a place in my heart [...]

Today Felt like Christmas

I came home from a long day of work today to be greeted by a very happy dog. Then, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed not one…but TWO packages waiting for me. The first was from my wonderful fellow food blogger Thérèse-Marie from Feasting on Gluten-Free Pixels. She celebrated her one year [...]

My Most Favorite Chicago Restaurants

I had the privilege of living and working in the heart of Chicago for five years.  This city offers the incredible energy of a major city, combined with a melting pot of cultures and flavors through its diverse network of neighborhoods.  I have since moved to Pittsburgh, but I still get asked from time-to-time my [...]

Rain, Rain Go Away

Like explorers staking their claim in the new world, John and I swerved our two cars across three lanes of Chicago traffic to unload our Blues Fest gear.  After a quick flick of the hazard lights, all six of us jumped out of the car and started to unload while screaming, “this is not a [...]

This Little Piggy Went to Market

The plane landed early which meant there was no gate available for our arrival.  It’s very typical O’Hare.  As I looked out my tiny window, I noticed the Sears Tower in the distance, and immediately realized I had forgotten the Chicagoland area was really quite flat.  If you haven’t been to Chicago before, the airport [...]

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