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Here is another quick meal I wanted to share with you. This dish took under 10 minutes to prepare. There was some left over pasta in the fridge and we have not been to the market this week, so pickings were slim. I was in the mood for some garlic,...

The hustle and bustle of summer, juxtaposed with the want of just relaxing. This seem especially true when the temps rise above 90. Dinner was a "what do we have on hand" event. The most important driver in what's for dinner was not turning on the...

I enjoy the challenge of creating a meal from what ever we have on hand. Today I found a few pieces of bacon from City Provisions that were hiding in the fridge, a tomato, arugula left over from yesterday's picnic and the pretzel rolls we picked u...

Wisconsin is a magical place, a land of cheese, beer, fish fry's and scandinavian women right here in the good ol' US of A. What better way to kick off summer on Memorial Day Weekend than spending it at the Kohler Festival of Beer. Cheese and choc...

BeerHopTacular kicks off it's first year with craft brew tastings, demonstrations from beer experts, local artisans and home brewers and much more.

Tickets are $45 and the event will include over 200 craft beers from around the US. http://www.beer...

This is a somber one.  I'm passing this a long from a friend of mine. If you can attend or contribute, thank you!
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Recently on April 23rd, a friend of mine along with her friend were brutally attacked with a baseball ba...

I know it is hard to tell if this warm weather is here to stay, but it has got me chomping at the bit to start gardening.  As if the universe is encouraging me, I keep stumbling onto ingenious gardening solutions.

The first thiing to pop up o...

I have always wanted to attend the Kentucky Derby... you know, wear a fancy hat, get liquored up on Mint Juleps, and generally steep myself in the  tradition, but this year I am very excited by my Chicago-based alternative. 

Rumor has it...

Mother Earth News recently put up a nifty map with region and monthly breakdown of when to get your gardening on. You can check it out here.
I don't have any land to garden so I just have some herbs and leafy green growing in the kitchen, you can...

The makers market has Chicago based Windy City Glass for sale. Local artist Nick Paul recycles used silk screened bottles into one of a kind drinking glasses.

I have some beautiful Brugge Bottles I've saved so I can cut the tops off and make...