Chicago mix donut… That is all.
Category: Dining Out
Another Year
December, the beginning of the end, but it starts with my birthday. It was a good start… We kicked off the weekend with an evening planned by my husband, babysitter and all. The dinner spot was a surprise, a pleasant one, Maude’s Liquor Bar. A fancy birthday cocktail to get things started. We shared a…
Giving In
I am not a big fan of donuts. Not because I don’t like them, but because if I even take one bit I burp them up all day. Ick! Well, I was oddly craving them last week and decided to give into my cravings. There is a gourmet donut spot that I pass everyday on…
Summer Road Trip: The Food
Labor Day has been nice and relaxing, finally getting a chance to get through the vacation photos. It seems like a distant memory, but fun to relive via the photos. The first stop on our trip was Michigan for camping and fun on the beach. Wouldn’t be camping without s’mores and some Jiffy pop over…
First week is on the books.
Week one of marathon training complete! I ran a total of 15.52 miles this week, the long run was 6 miles. It was hot and slow, it was a hot weekend in Chicago. Only 21 more weeks to go and close to 500 more miles. Friday night is pizza night for the foreseeable future, carb…
Fine Food Field Trip
Monday ‘s are always hard, recuperating from the weekend and getting back into the work routine. This week a fun food field trip cured my Monday blues. I was lucky to get to tag along with Harlene Ellin at Fine (Design Dine & Wine) as she visited one Chicago’s newest restaurants. It was neat to…
Weekend Happenings
We had a jam packed weekend, fun but with ample relaxation time. Friday was the last day of school so we had a few people over for a front yard happy hour. It was a cold gloomy day, lucky for us Mother Nature showed us some some just in time. Happy hour turned into too…
Back Home
I am back on CST. The time change is so much easier coming back home. I got a heart start to my long travel day with a proper Irish breakfast, I couldn’t resist adding the French croissant. The grilled tomato is so good, I never can replicate at home. Good Friday is a big…
Chicago Grub Crawl
Otherwise known as Spring Break 2012… A long day full of lots of walking made us hungry. Dinner at Jake Melnick’s. I had not been in this place since it was The Blackhawk Lodge. Asked the waitress for a recommendation, she sold me on the Firecracker wings. They were delicious, sweet hot, but a…
Happy Chinese New Year
Exploring Chinatown with the kids has been on our to-do list for years. We finally did it this weekend. You can see the kids way over there on the other side of the street. We headed right to Emperor’s Choice for lunch, it started with hot tea. Of course we ordered far too much food. …