The most amazing Double Tomato Bruschetta!

An avid Italian enthusiast, I obviously love Italian food.  And one of my favorite appetizers is bruschetta.  I searched Chicago for Italian restaurants that served bruschetta (with the right ingredients and same deliciousness I experienced in Rome) for a long time and never quite found the flavor I loved so much.  While searching through recipes, … Continue reading »

Ivy League style

I’m normally not a huge fan of the preppy look, but I’ve recently come around.  Although the fad officially came onto the fashion scene last fall, I’m really loving this look!! Marie Claire published a spread focusing on the “Ivy League look” in their June 2012 issue.  These are some of their Ivy League inspired … Continue reading »

Pill popper

In my desperation to get better and make this lower ab pain go away, I’ve been taking a few Chinese herbal supplements.  Well, okay.  More than a few…quite a few in fact.  In any case, since I have to take these three times a day and two of them coincide with my work hours, I … Continue reading »

Uphill battle

Given my health troubles this year, everything seems to be an uphill battle.  Things are foggier when you aren’t feeling well.  Food doesn’t taste as good.  Your throat hurts.  Walking becomes a struggle.  The stomach pain is excruciating.  And the insomnia is powerful enough to make the Pizza Boomerang man topple. I’ll be honest—it’s been … Continue reading »

Solo ’80s party

For the past few weeks I’ve been fantasizing a lot about life in the ’80s—a world of leg warmers, neon aerobic wear, glam metal, poofy hair, and ’80s infused pop at its finest. I’ve even played ’80s songs at work, shamelessly head bopping to the beat the few times I’ve been alone at the office. … Continue reading »

You’re a mermaid and he’s an elf.

“Midnight City” by M83 I thought long and hard about starting a blog. Part of me really wanted a place to write my thoughts—a public venue that would allow for constructive and possibly harsh, yet honest criticism. Advice even. The other part was scared. Silly right? How could starting a blog be scary? Still, I often found … Continue reading »