During the cold winter months I definitely start craving hearty, comfort foods for dinner. For me comfort food means pasta. As fun as it is to create new pasta recipes, sometimes a classic tomato sauce is the answer. This recipe for Pasta al Pomodoro is hearty yet healthy and the perfect comfort food for winter….
Archives for January 2016
Favorite Breakfast Spots
You all know that my favorite meal to go out for is brunch. There are so many restaurants in Chicago that serve a fantastic brunch and as much as I love trying innovative dishes, sometimes a good classic breakfast is what I crave. Lately I’ve been very into simple egg dishes that you can find at…
Weekend Recap
Sorry for the delayed posts lately. I feel like I still haven’t quite gotten back on schedule. This weekend was pretty low key for us and we were able to knock out a bunch of things on our to do list which was nice. I did start feeling sick on Sunday afternoon and now have…
Five on Friday
Happy Friday, friends! I survived my first week back at work and it actually went by pretty quickly which was nice. I’m looking forward to a relaxing weekend with not much on the agenda. Here are my five thoughts for today: ONE | The Christmas decorations are coming down this weekend so I’ve been enjoying…
2016 Goals
Like a lot of people I typically will make New Year’s resolutions and quickly forget about them after a couple of months. This year I decided to set goals for myself that were easily attainable so I don’t give up on them. I wanted to write them here so that I could look back at…
My Favorite Kitchen Gadgets
I love hearing about other people’s favorite products they use. Whether it be makeup, hair products, etc. I always love getting new recommendations for things to use. Since I know a lot of people’s goal for this year is to cook more at home, I thought I would share some of my favorite kitchen gadgets…
Weekend Recap
Happy New Year! I’m glad to be getting back into a routine today but not happy that my break is over and I’m back at work. If only we could always be on vacation! To read about our Christmas you can go here and here. We had a pretty low key weekend to ease our…
Christmas Recap Part 2
Good morning! I hope you all had a fun and safe and New Year’s Eve. Kevin and I had no plans this year so we decided to have a cozy night in. We watched some bowl games and New Year’s Eve specials all while in our pajamas – it was pretty awesome! Today I wanted…