My dad was recently visiting our relatives in the south and sent me these photos of my Great Aunt Juanita who lives in Alabama and evidently cooked up a down-home southern meal while he was there. He said they had ice tea, sweet potatoes, poppy chicken casserole, collard greens, green beans and corn pone. Corn [...]

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Biggie Cup Holder, East Ukrainian Village, Chicago
I’m not sure what this pipe was originally for, but it seems to be working well as a Wendy’s Biggie cup holder.

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Dallas made this salmon tonight. He coated it with a special mixture/rub and then pan seared it then baked it. I can’t tell you the recipe for the rub, but can you guess the main ingredient?

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Last night on my way to meet up with Erin, Kevin, Susie and John in Logan Square I passed by the Sun Times construction site. At night it’s kind of eery.

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I love chicken piccata but I’ve only had it out in restaurants. Actually, that’s not true. I’ve had the Lean Cuisine version of it too, which surprising isn’t too bad. Last night we decided to try to make it at home using a recipe from the Cooking Light website. It was pretty quick and easy [...]

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