By Therese So, here I am. On the brink of puberty. Hormones bouncing around like a popcorn kernel in the spin cycle, pre-acne, noticing the opposite gender...only this time, it's not me: it's my daughter. By announcing her "crush" a few months ago, it proves this: transitioning from her previous crush on a fictitious cartoon character to a human, an admittedly … [Read more...]
Being Gluten-Free is Just Another Trend
By Therese I hear "Oh, you're on that gluten-free kick/trend/fad/thingy" that more times than "please and thank you" when my daughter and I are eating around others. It's sad, really, that throughout hundreds of fad diets and gimmicks, that the gluten-free lifestyle is sort of looked down upon. Don't get me wrong--there are products and restaurants that are successful solely because … [Read more...]
Easy Authentic Roasted Salsa (made by an Irish gal)
By Therese One of my favorite food bloggers, jenieats.com, has said once if not a dozen times that the directions and amounts for recipes she makes from memory are always a guess. She adjusts as she cooks, and those are the things that are in a more frequent rotation so she doesn't note precise amounts. This is how I cook a lot, too, and most especially in the case of my salsa. I started … [Read more...]
Mother Butter’s Popcorn and Confectionary: Best in Chicago
By Therese Mother Butter's is located in Evergreen Park, IL, which is a small, quiet suburb southwest of Chicago. That makes sense, as the founder and original owner, Tim O'Donnell, is a Chicagoan through and through. In fact, Tim's mother opened and ran one of the most famous Chicago pizza restaurants in Chicago, Fox's Pub, at 99th & Western in the heart of the Beverly … [Read more...]
Lotion Commotion: Finding A Moisturizer That Works
By Felice I think it’s safe to say I am obsessed with lotion, especially since I have dry skin. I KNOW I need to drink more water, and I’m working on that, but in the meantime, I continue to buy and try different lotions. It's not the worst obsession to have, really. In my quest, I test drove a "wet skin" lotion, which means you apply the lotion--you guessed … [Read more...]
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