Posted in Chicagoland, family, vacation on Mar 25th, 2009
We spent our spring break in Chicago, and by that I mean Josie’s spring break; as adults, we seem to have missed the memo, the one that says technically, we no longer deserve a spring break. If you just can’t shake the feeling, I recommend acquiring a school-age child. That’s at least twelve good years [...]
Posted in chef days, Chicagoland, culinary school on Mar 1st, 2009
The Simmer Till Done management and advisory board – that would be me – is on a special-projects work break, so please enjoy these posts from the past, especially if they’re new to you. Thanks for visiting – and if you have a repeat request, by all means send it along. Today we review a [...]
Posted in Chicagoland, family, recipes on Dec 18th, 2008
When a person is down – in general, in trouble, or in mourning – friends say things like “take care of yourself,” and by all means I agree, take care. But how? Some friends say this in summary, a tag line at the door. Wearing winter coats and tying on scarves, they hold you by [...]
Posted in Chicagoland, family on Dec 13th, 2008
Gratitude. Soft as a blue sweatshirt, and warmer than onion soup. That’s how I feel about you people, surely the loveliest readers in blogdom. Your care and kindness came through in every comment. When the first slaps – funeral day, stricken friends, tired eyes – have passed, then comes the harder work of going forward. [...]
Posted in Chicagoland, Holiday, leftover love on Nov 29th, 2008
Saturday, 1:36 pm. How’s it going with those leftovers? While Josie and Greg watched KU beat Missouri, I stacked a few Turkey-Bacon-Cranberry-Swiss Clubs. And now, we are down to only one enormous leg. Perhaps Henry VIII will just come on over and finish things off? If you wish to build your own, here’s the sedimentary [...]
