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into the spring we march
I cannot believe I’ve not posted since Thanksgiving. The holidays were wonderful and, as always, filled with much great food and love. Here in Northern Illinois we are enjoying a very warm spring and I’m loving every minute of it. … Continue reading
Life’s Great Bounty
Our garden overfloweth… I have to pick the tomatoes at the very bottom of our plants before the chipmunks do, hence the reason they’re partially green still. And our grapes are finally starting to ripen: I can’t wait to try … Continue reading
Grilled Pizza And Other Fun Weekend Stuff
Jimmy and I grilled pizza’s last weekend and they came out fantastic. I’m pretty sure I’ve stumbled upon the perfect pizza crust finally. The true test will be to test it again this winter on our pizza stone in the … Continue reading
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Homemade Pizza and Other Awesome Stuff
Homemade pie tonight…well, full disclosure, we cheated and bought the crust at Logli’s. We piled it high with veggies – it was kind of a “clean the fridge out” kind of pizza and it was deeeelicious. Olive oil, fresh garlic, … Continue reading
Summertime, Summertime, Sum Sum Summertime
I love, love, love the warm weather! Jim & I have been working as much as we can in the yard & gardens and everything is really, finally coming together. My parents gave us a bunch of hostas, which really … Continue reading
Birthday Weekend
We started out Jimmy’s birthday weekend at Der Rathskeller on Friday night. We stuffed ourselves on Knockwurst, Kleinwurst, Polish sausage, pickled red cabbage, German potato salad, Lyonnaise potatoes, German beer & pumpernickel. Oh, and shots of Jagermeister of course. It … Continue reading
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Woooooo!
And the Saint’s take the Super Bowl! I had a hard time earlier in the week admitting that I was rooting for them, but as the game grew closer I knew I had to do it. They may have beat … Continue reading
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Stressed, Yet Thankful
What a week it’s been. Woke up in the middle of the night on Wednesday to the sound of one of our cats throwing up. I got up and found what looked like a massacre in our hallway – … Continue reading
Mwa Ha Ha
Here’s the amazing display of our pumpkin carving skills: And the roasted pumpkin seeds are DEE -licious. Happy Halloween!
Saffron Crocus
Our saffron crocus has started to bloom! I planted the bulbs just last year and was told by the garden site that I ordered them from that they were not hardy in our particular zone. I wanted to give it … Continue reading
