Jacky Hackett: Cooking, eating, reading, riding my bike that goes nowhere — living my best porch life.
Wow, this post is long overdue. Like a month overdue, is October seriously half way over?. Being a spectator at the Chicago Marathon this past weekend reminded me. Reminded me how I love races. I signed up for two winter half marathons today. I look forward to focusing in on a training plan, and getting…
We escorted summer out in style. We made the most of the three day weekend and had a ton of fun and good eats. Saturday we hit the Taste of Melrose Park, by far the best taste there is, even better than the Taste of Chicago. The food is amazing for $2 or $3 an…
Appetizers, my favorite meal of all. Seriously, I could live on them for every meal of the day. But I always struggle with deciding that perfect appetizer to make, especially when bring it so someone’s house. Aiming for something that goes with the meal being served, is not too filling, and that everyone will like….
Not sure I ever mentioned I used to do roller derby. Well not the full contact version, but a derby for “women old enough to know better!”, Derby Lite. It was so fun, challenging, and the women were all amazing. It has been a few years since I last skated with them, purely a time…
This about sums things up these days… Luckily this weekend I had time to pick up some of the broken pieces and make some progress on the to do list. Lots of time for some fun and relaxing too. I got a lot done in the kitchen to help prep for our busy week ahead….
The Super Bowl is coming and I am very excited. I have no idea who is even in the Super Bowl this year but any party that centers around good eats is my type of day. Not just any good eats, but football good eats like these… beer cheese dip buffalo wing dip guacamole spicy…
We have a lot in common, buffalo and breakfast to mention a few. A lot of my favorites this year were your favorites too. Breakfast Quinoa Buffalo Cauliflower Dip Buffalo Hummus Flax Oat Bran Zucchini Muffins Smoky Frittata Any of these would be a perfect addition to ringing the new year.
It was a beautiful football Sunday around here, especially perfect for watching the game on the front lawn with friends. What goes better with football than beer, cheese (three of them), and pretzels. Roasted garlic is a beautiful addition to the party. I am new to saison style of beer, I had never heard of…
Plenty of tomatoes and basil to enjoy this week thanks to the CSA. Layers of tomatoes, basil, finely shredded Swiss, salt, pepper, and a little drizzle of olive oil were packed into a pie crust for a very rich and incredibly filling dinner. Didn’t make a dent in the basil. I still have plenty of…
The CSA box this week included squash blossoms. They are gorgeous, amazing color. I have never cooked or even eaten squash blossoms so I was pretty excited to have them in the delivery. I have most commonly seen squash blossoms stuffed, battered, and deep fried. I decided to go that route minus the deep fry. …