Jacky Hackett: Cooking, eating, reading, riding my bike that goes nowhere — living my best porch life.
There is never a lack of things to do in Chicago, especially in the summer. A ton of the fun can be had for free too. Growing up my parents took advantage of all these great things, lots of great memories. The Grant Park concerts are one of those great memories. I am nowhere near…
I recently called our cable company to cut back on our cable channels. For one, we don’t need to spend that much on cable when we have Netflix and Amazon streaming. But mainly, we don’t need to spend time watching TV in the summer, we should read a book outside. Excellent reasons, in theory. Well…
My new laptop is seriously ill. One minute it was fine, the next I could not power it up. A tech came out but had no luck. I shipped it back to Dell to see what magic they can work. So sad, it is not even two months old! I have never had issues with…
Over the years of working in downtown Chicago I have had hundreds of lunches out. I think the place I have eaten most often is Bandera, just a hop skip and a jump from my office when it was located just down the street on Michigan Ave. After the office moved west I think I…
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….
Challenge, meatless steak au poivre… I think the natural choice would be portobello mushrooms, they are a great stand in for beef. My mind went to cauliflower, my love of cauliflower has been well established, and I did love those cauliflower steaks. Hot out of the oven. The cast iron skillet is a rock star…
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…
So ya know I preserved those lemons with no clue how I was going to use them. My husband actually hates lemon is his food which makes using them up even more of a challenge. I just could not see them to go to waste. Well even preserved lemons have a shelf life. As much…
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….
Got my race on today in the Race That’s Good For Life 5K. It has actually been a couple of years since I have done a 5K, but since my race calendar has been so light lately I did not want to pass this one up since it takes place in my town. I haven’t…