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Baconfest 2011

Posted on April 18, 2011December 15, 2011 by Jacky Hackett

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…

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Paparazzi

Posted on March 18, 2011September 6, 2012 by Jacky Hackett

Last summer I spotted Scottie Pippen eating lunch.  I had assumed he’d out grown his reputation of No Tippen Pippen.  But this recent story suggest he hasn’t.  Check out the photo they used!  What I really love about the story is the link to the story about Charles Barkley being an excellent tipper, even paying…

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Swinging into Spring

Posted on February 17, 2011March 19, 2011 by Jacky Hackett

We are “this” close to a green yard and the season of swingsets.  OK, not quite but at least the temperatures have been warm enough to get the kids outside. My daughter has been so excited to swing on the swing set last night. Though our swingset has no functioning swings these days. We are…

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Sporkful of Snack Mix

Posted on January 12, 2011September 7, 2012 by Jacky Hackett

My love of snack mix has finally paid off, well I besides culinary enjoyment. I was pleasantly surprised to hear my name mentioned on my favorite food podcast, The Sporkful. The episode was all about snack mix and they mentioned my Halloween snack mix that I Tweeted them about awhile back. The Sporkful, “It’s not…

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Doggone!

Posted on December 20, 2010December 15, 2011 by Jacky Hackett

We sure do miss our pooch, this is the first time in ten years she won’t be there for Christmas.  Which for my youngest makes it the first Christmas without her. They have been asking a lot lately for a new dog.  Now they are working the Santa angle tt.  But since neither of them…

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Hackoween on the Interwebs

Posted on November 1, 2010September 10, 2012 by Jacky Hackett

Our Hackoween party goers are popping up on the interwebs this week… Tin Roof Rusted is back with another write-up of Hackoween, this time from a pregnant sober perspective. Jezebel has a salute to unsexy Halloween costumes.  One featured costume just so happens to be pictured in our bar at a previous Hackoween.  Oh and…

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