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...]
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...]
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...]
The Best and Easiest Gluten Free Chicken Pozole Rojo
By Therese Pozole (pronounced poze-SOLE-eh) is a traditional Mexican soup that I fell in love with the moment I tried it...but just like most really good homemade dishes, this one takes time. And it's not super healthy. And the most authentic recipes call for pork, usually shoulder and feet. So, traditionalists will probably curse me out (or maybe just scoff) and perhaps … [Read more...]
Skippyjon Jones in Chicago, Dude!
By Therese Using my very best Spanish accent, in a muy muy soft voice, I told my Mega Fan daughter that we were going to see Skippyjon Jones in Cirque de Ole at the Apollo Theater in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. She may not be a toddler any longer, but that doesn't keep her from loving every Skippyjon book that author (and uber talented illustrator) Judy Schachner has … [Read more...]