what's been cooking? winter 2013-2014

Now that we are currently living with big john and linda

I have some new taste buds to critique my cuisine...

particularly daddy daugherty-

i think he lives to eat :)

Recipe 1: Cornmeal (cornbread mix) crusted chicken,

kale sauteed with garlic and bacon infused olive oil &

hash-browns cooked with a LITTLE habanero olive oil 

(olive oils purchased in naperville)

Also, there was a little honey-onion-mustard sauce that I 

concocted for the chicken and potatoes.

Recipe 2: Smoked gouda stuffed meatballs,

recipe based on giada's smoked mozzarella meatballs

(i couldn't find smoked mozzarella for some reason)

the meatballs contained fresh parsley, red pepper flakes &

fresh parmesan among the other basics

(we tossed the pasta with a little evoo, parm, salt and pepper)

Recipe 3: Breakfast in a muffin

whole wheat muffin with eggs (of course!), 

cheese, bacon and green onion

more recipes to follow in the next few weeks...

home for the holidays 2014

we're back!

and here to stay!

below are some pictures from our first holiday home:

a snowy sunday before christmas at the grove...

back to the burbs...

christmas eve decorating cookies

waiting for santa... and cookies..

christmas morning

house proud: I got it from my momma

My love for design didn't come out of the blue,

as a famous rapper once said....

she got it from her momma. 

Here's a sneak peak into my favorite decor at linda's this holiday season: