Jacky Hackett: Cooking, eating, reading, riding my bike that goes nowhere — living my best porch life.
Part two of our small plates evening was even better than part one. I am a little hesitant to tell you about this one, I am back to cauliflower. Purely an accident, I picked the recipe not realizing it had cauliflower in it. No worries because this recipe from Plenty is the best so far. …
Appetizers are an ideal summer meal in my opinion, especially when it is too hot to fire up the grill or be stuck in the kitchen. Small plates type of meals also give me a chance to try new recipes, besides it leaves you free to enjoy the meal instead of cooking/prepping with the guests…
The 4th falls so odd this year, it’s like two work weeks in one. Monday at work, Tuesday and Wednesday off, back to work Thursday and Friday. It’s so hot here now though that work is not a bad thing. I have to say we completely lucked out though and only lost power for a…
It’s been a busy month, Saturday was the first time in over a week my husband and I got to sit down for dinner together at home. Grilling was on the agenda. While the main course was grilling we enjoyed some guacamole on the front porch. Grilled guacamole. Smokey and spicy. Spicy is good, more…
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…
The whole low carb thing is easy enough with a few exceptions… Pizza Beer Party Food I’ve been happy enough with a few alternative pizza crust options, but bottom line it just isn’t the same. There is no substitution for pizza. Same goes for beer, the low carb options just don’t cut it. Especially in…
I am a little obsessed. But I’m ok with it. The Sandwich King is the only cooking show we have been watching these days. Actually, it is one of few guaranteed times all week that my husband and I kick back to enjoy a show. Modern Family is another of those moments. Each week there…
Our household has been out of sorts and is just not getting back into a regular routine. My husband got injured on a work trip (little run in with a tornado). Certainly could have been much worse, he was very lucky compared to the hard hit areas, but it was bad enough to keep…
I’ve been preoccupied with buffalo hummus ever since I saw that Sabre came out with this flavor. Especially since I can not find it in my area. Then I got a stick blender for Christmas and got me wondering how it would be for making hummus. Buffalo hummus. Yes, I have been thinking about this…
Ever look at a recipe with equal amounts of skepticism and intrigue? Your initial reaction is that the results of the recipe can’t possibly be any good yet you’re drawn to it and just have to give it a try? Seems that is the course I’ve been on lately and the results have been tasty….