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Ribs, Ya’ll!
My first time at RibFest and I must say, it’s not for everyone. I made the mistake of going on a Saturday night. It was crowded. I was confused. You need to buy tickets ($1=1ticket) in order to purchase anything (or at least most things) Your hands will be sticky, your mouths will be sticky. It will be hot and crowded. You need strong mentality to survive thru it. You will see all types of people; pigs who think it’s ok to leave their trash behind on the table, ignoring the fact that there’s a trash can every 5 feet apart. You will look around you and see people smack…
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Peanut Butter, No Jam
Whoever came up with the idea that peanut butter and jam go hand in hand, or bread in bread, was not my kind of human. But he managed to fool my boyfriend that it tastes good. Ugh. I had no choice, but to think of a way to make this a couple thing. So I replaced the jam, and I replaced it right! Peanut butter (always crunchy) goes bread in bread with Nutella! And banana slices! So much better! Here, excuse my poorly upkept nail color and have a bite ; )
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Do Division Street Fest
Finally! Every year I’d miss all the fun festivals in the city, and this summer I’ll be able to enjoy most of them! I kicked it off with Do Division, in Wicker Park. It was packed with local goodies, from jewelry to beer to live tunes and amazing foods from local shops. I got to have a few brewskis and an ice cream cone, Chuck loves ice cream, too so he had a few licks as well. MMM ice cream. Fun summer of festivals and events has officially started! Yay!
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Racuchy – a treat to make you smile
I believe that your childhood encounters with foods make you the eater you grow up to be. Everybody has these couple dishes we remember eating when we were little, for me it was all at grandma’s in Poland. Grandma cooked dinner fairly early, around 2pm everyday, so we would have plenty of day left to eat dessert and supper. One of my favorite desserts was racuchy (rah-tzoo-hyh), made from yeast and fried, kind of resemble a doughnut, but it’s flat enough to seem like a pancake. Served sprinkled with powdered sugar, fresh fruits, sometimes whipped cream or ice cream, they’re a delicious treat for any kid, even the one in…
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Words To Live By
When it comes to fashion, furniture, men… anything! Consider it : )
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Pizza Fridays!
I happen to eat a looooot of pizza. We order delivery at least once a week or we go get slices to go. Today, I decided to see how hard it is to make a home made pizza (er, how easy it is to save 10-20 bux!) I’ve dealt with yeast dough before so I figured I’d wing it and got to work. Here’s what I did: Dough Ingredients: 2c flour pinch of salt 3/4c milk 2T fresh yeast 2t honey 3-4T Olive oil I have a super tiny kitchen that doesn’t have much work surface, so I made my dough in a bowl, but you can work on…
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Pyzy – The Polish In Me
When I was little, every Sunday my grandma would cook us the same dinner. No, that does not suck. It was awesome, cause it was my favorite dish. Mmm Pyzy. In case you don’t know, pyzy are pretty much steam buns, or steam noodles, similar to pot stickers, only instead of being stuffed, we serve them with gravy, some grilled meat, like chicken breast, and a side, perhaps grated carrots mixed with lemon juice and sugar. Sounds weird, I know. But it’s completely delicious and I would rather have my grandma’s home cooked dinner over.. ANYTHING else there is. So I thought I’d share her recipe. It’s not easy, for…
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Doggy Beach – Lawrence Ave
I have a little furball, named him Chuck Norris, cause of the hair. And it turns out kicking personality too. He barks at all dogs. He’s mad that they have their humans. Jealous dog. Morning walks can be interesting. There’s dog owners who don’t mind his loudness, there’s dog owners who… probably shouldn’t be dog owners. Hey, dogs bark. I’m a lucky Chicagoan, I live by the lake front and it makes my life so much more awesome. Two words: doggy beach. My silly dog loves it there. Long story short, as soon as I take off his leash, he zooms down the beach, picks his new best friend, and…
