Jacky Hackett: Cooking, eating, reading, riding my bike that goes nowhere — living my best porch life.
A few weekends back I attended the first food swap in my area put on by the Chicagoland Food Swap. It was held at a favorite local store of mine. I have read about food swaps in other cities the past year and have been anxiously awaiting one to start around Chicago. What is a…
After a fabulous Friday night meal we were going to take the kids to the zoo to enjoy the beautiful day. Well they had other plans, getting fake mustaches was at the top of their list. No clue where that come from but we entertained the request and decided to walk around our downtown for…
Saturday’s downpours turned to sunny blue skies just in time for the beer to start flowing at the Oak Park Micro Brew Review. Thank you beer gods! Too bad they didn’t intervene and do away with the crazy long line for ID checks, but hey it was smooth sailing once we were in the event….
My husband and I took part of a tour of Rick Bayless garden in his Bucktown backyard. The tour was given by Bill Shores who currently manages the garden. The yard is actually a few city lots and is an amazing urban space that makes the most of every square inch. There are numerous levels…
THAT’S what I’m talking about! Speaking of, check out who is getting a food truck. Awesome! And another cool food truck. I can’t wait to check out this new flavor from Ben & Jerry, beet ice cream. Check out this tattoo artist, regardless of what you think of tattoos you’ll have to agree these are…
Random reading, a few things that caught my eye this week… Check out the book Michelle Obama is publishing about the healthy eating and the White House garden experience. Check out this great blog of quotes. You know I am a fan of food trucks, here is a new one that actually delivers fresh produce…
We finally took the four year-old to see Sue the dinosaur. He has been asking forever. He loved it, though I think he preferred the mummies. It was a tiring day, that Field Museum is a like a fun house. Once you start down one path there is no existing until the end. And holy…
Earlier this month the husband and I spent three hours consuming more bacon than a person should eat in a day. We got taste delicious dishes from many of our favorite Chicago chefs and became fans of many other chefs. Check out my guest post over on Elizabites where I will tell you all about…
Random reading, a few things that caught my eye this week… Soaps have been replaced with food on daytime TV! Check out the new shows, “The Chew” and “Revolution”. Bummer for the soap fans, but I am excited about these shows. I would think the schools would encourage educating parents and children on eating better…
Now it seems I don’t have to go looking for the food trucks as they are finding me! OK, not really but as I was getting hungry at about noon one day I looked out my office window and spotted the 5411 Empanadas food truck parking for lunch. I took it as a sign and…