Happy Thursday everyone! To get you through the day, I rounded up another list of links I’ve been loving from around the web. Enjoy! source 11 Psychological Tricks Restaurants Use To Make You Spend More Money (businessinsider.com) – Interesting… Starbucks Free Drink Record Now Set at $60 (eater.com) – 60 shots of espresso?? Whoa! How…
Archives for July 2014
Steak Tacos with Peach Salsa + Beso Del Sol Sangria
Even though the temperatures in Chicago this summer have felt more like fall, I’ve still been craving cold beverages to help “beat the heat”. There is a new sangria out on the market called Beso Del Sol that is the first premium, 100% natural bag-in-box on the market. It is imported from Spain and is…
Maya del Sol
Maya del Sol is one of the first restaurants Kevin and I ate at when we first moved to Oak Park four years ago. Maya del Sol is a Latin-fusion restaurant and the executive chef is from Montego Bay, Jamaica so he incorporates a Caribbean flare in to the dishes. The restaurant has one of…
Weekend Recap
Is it Monday already?? This weekend just flew by! I feel like summer is going to be over before we know it and yesterday is one of the first hot days we’ve really had! At any rate, here’s what I was up to this weekend. {friday} After work I met two of my friends, Callie…
High Five for Friday
TGIF!! Five day work weeks following a holiday weekend are always the hardest to come back to! Thankfully this week went by pretty quickly and it’s already Friday again! High five for that! {one} Sparkling Peach Black Tea from Caribou Coffee. Guys – I am obsessed with adding sparkling water to my fruit teas lately! …
Thursday Things – Links I Love
Since I commute on the train to and from work every day, I have about an hour each day where I mindlessly browse the internet and social media apps via my phone. Here is a roundup of links I’ve been loving lately: source 24 Things We Unexpectedly Become Obsessed With In Our Late 20s (thoughtcatalog.com)…
Berry Trifle
When it comes to sweets, I’m much more of a fruit than chocolate kind of gal. One of my favorite summer desserts is my mom’s berry trifle. I made this recipe last weekend for the 4th of July and it was a huge crowd pleaser! Not only does it taste delicious, it is super easy…
Kinmont
This past weekend Kevin and I dined at Kinmont for a late dinner with a couple of our friends. Kinmont has been on our restaurant radar since it opened earlier this year. It is the first entirely sustainable fish and seafood restaurant in Chicago and is the sister restaurant to one of our favorite spots in…
Weekend Recap
Happy Monday! How was your holiday weekend? I had a great weekend spent with family and friends! {thursday} Our friends, Brian and Katie, arrived from Cincinnati late Wednesday night. Kevin and I both worked on Thursday during the day and my job allowed us to leave early at 3 PM which was great! After work,…
Happy 4th of July!
Happy 4th of July everyone!! Can you believe it is already July?? source Today we will be spending the holiday the exact same way we did last year. Our friends, Matt and Ashton, host a 4th of July BBQ at their house each year so we will be heading out to the suburbs for an…