The other day I had a chance to recipe test and decided on baked apple donuts. I was really looking forward to spending some time in the kitchen among the sweet smell of sugar and cinnamon. I put the kids upstairs for nap/quiet time and got to baking quick. I hit a couple of roadblocks […]
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I’ve enjoyed a great handful of soups in my day, but Panera’s baked potato soup has been one of the most memorable. It’s always made me a happier person and it’s one of the first soups I enjoyed alongside bread. I used to love going to Panera and ordering the soup in a big bread […]
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This Chicagoland second wind of summer weather is messing with my fall food obsession, friends, and I’m not having it. I’m all for warm weather, but sticky, humid, can’t-open-the-windows-weather is not fun in October. I want to feel the cool breeze while the leaves crunch under my shoes instead of sweat dripping down my face. […]
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Not that I’m complaining, but it seems that the world is skipping over Thanksgiving and going straight to Christmas these days. I’m guilty of it too and have found myself convincing my husband to start decking the halls with me in our home. Thankfully, he’s just as crazy about this time of year and we […]
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I am convinced I have cheese in my veins. Not just because I love it, but because it’s been my BFF ever since I started eating. We’ve been through it all, me and cheese – breakups, holidays and fun times with family and friends. I used to snack on cheese with my Yiayia when we’d […]
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I love all of the warmth and comfort fall foods bring me this time of year and because I pretty much avoid all soups/casseroles during the summer months, when September rolls around, I start to get very antsy to make all of my favorite fall dishes. Unfortunately, it’s still been very hot here in Chicago, […]
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Get your apple pickin’ pants ready because the blog is about to be full of apple recipes!! My family and I have made visiting the apple orchard an annual tradition. I swear there’s something in the air over there – we always end up leaving super happy and with way too many apples and fall […]
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One of the best apps on this planet has to be bacon-wrapped dates. Anyone else feel the same? It doesn’t get better than a salty slice of bacon and the sweet chewy bite of a pitted date. I could easily pop a dozen in a sitting because they are SO addicting. For some reason, the […]
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Marina Makes 