I’ll admit it – I’ve been in a baking rut lately. Ever since I discovered the most perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe (ever!) I just haven’t felt the need to bake anything else. I mean – it’s just too easy. No joke I can go from start to finish in 5 minutes. Dough is done …

Sigh. Another Chicago snowstorm is arriving. Really?! Really? I think we’ve gotten enough. And hey, it’s March, so a random nice day here or there would be oh so lovely. I almost cried when my mom texted me about the impending snow storm. She warns me of the weather that way, which is good as …

First of all, congrats to Donna Beechick! She is our winner of the very cool pizza stone – yippee. Thanks to all who participated, I really appreciate your support. And thank you to Christina for providing the prize! Moving along, welcome to the very first L’s picks! We will try our best to feature this …

I am quite happy today. My boys come home. Goodness it’s felt like a long time that they have been gone. I wasn’t really a fan of that. Sure I’ve had my fill of bad TV, veggie stir frys, and setting my own schedule (well, as much as you can set your own schedule while …

Do you have a plan? If not, my goodness do I have a good one for you. It all started like any other typical day. I was in the mood for chocolate. A quick google search led me to Bon Appetits site with a recipe called ‘cocoa brownies with browned butter.’ Well hello there, lover. …