i love taquitos. i make black bean all the time, but instead of frying, i bake them. it's really easy, less messy and healthier. before filling the corn tortillas i spray them with vegetable oil, ...

I love Italian potato salad! i grew up eating it and it is one of my go-to summer party foods. Though I've always had it meatless. It's also great with some pesto mixed in (arugula and parsley are...

grape focaccia!

The best n/a beer i had while pregnant was at Hopleaf in Chicago, but i don't remember the name of it - i think it was German - it was really good. Of the beer i could get in any liqu...

i have made these before and they turned out great- i think i'll make them again tonight! http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/01/...

@ city girl - i have had great success making this delicious salad with beets replacing the bresaola and i used chopped spinach instead of the mâche. just roast the beets the night before you...

i love lemon zest - i use it in many, many things. one of my favorite, easy weeknight dinners is lemony pasta. 2 cloves of garlic smashed and heated in a generous knob of butter or olive oil, with ...

love these kinds of openers. i've had the orbi for over 4 years works great and is super small:

this salad was really good. i subbed out beets for the bresaola, and chopped baby spinach for the mâche. also spooned the extra lemon/olive oil over the top and garnished with fennel fronds. ...

the stripes don't line up from one tile to the next - that would drive me crazy.

alchemy goods has been doing something similar for a while. I have one of the ad bags and i love it. http://alchemygoods.com/

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great idea - love the message. oh, and chicago is not a state - it's a city!