Category Archives: Food and Drink

The Trader Joe’s Whore

I can’t tell you how dangerous it is for me to go into Trader Joe’s. I know it’s definitely a love/hate place for folks, but I have found some sinfully yummy things that just can’t be beaten in taste and price from other places. Plus, it’s really my only splurge in the pre-packaged [...]

Hello, Summer

It got hot.  Fast.  The city is sweltering, the smog hovers above, and we’re all gross and sticky.  Luckily we have a few sweet treats around intown to cool ourselves off with:
First is the King of Pops.  Steven Carse’s mobile popsicle unit at N. Highland and North Ave. (in the Buddy’s lot) is a lifesaver [...]

Oh hai

I know, I know, it’s been too long.  But life with a 4 month old doesn’t particularly lend itself to blogging quite often, you know?
I do have a bunch of things to share, but let me show you a little slice of heaven that was had last night:

Mmm hmmm….
A bunch of us went to Anis [...]

Feast of the Seven Five Fishes

For Christmas eve this year, we made the traditional Feast of the Seven Fishes dinner.  Well, we had at least 5 types of seafood, but there was no way we could have 7 courses of food for just the 2.5 of us!  We braved the craziness at YDFM for our seafood goodies today (holy moly, [...]

Broccoli Soup

I had been craving a good broccoli soup ever since having a divine bowl at Olive Bistro last weekend.  It was just perfect, honest to goodness vegetable soup without heavy cream and the perfect amount of garlic and lemon.
I aimed to make it this weekend, but still couldn’t find the right recipe.  After countless searches, [...]