What I would GIVE to jump on a plane and head somewhere this weekend, but I’m not sure when we will feel comfortable getting on a plane again. Traveling always puts life into perspective for me—even my biggest problems seem minuscule when I can evaluate them from a distance. The last place that I visited was Costa Rica. In fact, I returned only 9 days before Chicago shut down the city…
Read MoreIf you’re a foodie and have ever had to eliminate foods from your diet for a long enough period of time — you’ll get pretty creative in finding a way to baking delicious treats! This Coffee Meringue Tart was so decadent that my family didn’t seem to miss the dairy or gluten. Though I must admit, I forgot to photograph the true “dairy free” tart that I made. I was too excited to serve it — my family and I ate every last piece before I remembered to grab my camera…
Read MoreA lot of my friends and coworkers may not know how much I love to cook. I usually don’t follow recipes, though I often read through some for inspiration. I just kinda cook to taste and make it up as I go. But when these togarashi deviled eggs went over at the last party I attended, I promised to write down everything that I threw into them. They look like a lot of work, but peeling the eggs is by far the hardest part. I will boil them in my instapot the next time to see how that works out….
Read MoreThe world looks different after the sun goes down. I became interested in night photography while studying undergrad at Illinois State. Likely, because it was less intimidating to walk around campus with my Cannon A1 35 mm camera due to the fact that there were less students on the streets. Balancing all of my photography equipment in one hand, while shooting every tree and rock I passed on the quad only added to my nerd appeal….
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