I Made Dinner
A cooking blog about what I make for dinner each night, including photos and recipes
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Call for Help: A to Z Literacy Movement - 38 days ago
This is not my usual food-based Friday night post… partially because I haven’t eaten yet and don’t know when I’ll be hungry, but mostly because I’m using tonight’s post to enlist your help.I’m not a runner, nor a. Topics: friends, fundraising, travel

Just Call Me Lunch Lady! - 39 days ago
What a fun afternoon! It was my friend Heidi’s work baby shower which I helped plan, so I spent the afternoon setting up and noshing… Check out the gift spread, the food spread, and of course the happy mom, and the cake made out of diapers... Topics: beef, food, friends, guest post, interview, recipe, simple recipe

Todai Today - 40 days ago
I did NOT want to cook tonight, and Adam and I both decided fairly early that we wanted sushi (are you surprised, seriously?) But, rather than going to our regular sushi place, Daruma, we went to a Japanese Seafood and Sushi Buffet called Todai.... Topics: Asian, Chicago dining, dinner, dinner out, guest post, sushi

Home Cookin’ - 60 days ago
After days and days of eating out, I finally got around to cooking something! When we were at Valli yesterday, we perused some of the aisles that we normally don’t go down, and I found, for a whopping $2.99, a tub of arborio rice.What does one make. Topics: cheese, dinner, fish or seafood, food, gourmet, Italian, seafood, thank you, vegetables

Early Bird Special: Asian Noodle House - 61 days ago
Man, we’ve been eating out a lot… that’s going to stop since we just re-stocked the house with groceries, but this afternoon we had a very pleasant and inexpensive surprise.We set out to Valli for some produce and essentials after a few. Topics: Asian, Chicago dining, dinner out, pasta, pork, restaurant, simple


