suburban hobos

After a night in San Francisco we arrived home on Thursday afternoon.  All that remains of Taiwan is the jet lag.  And the good memories.  Anne Marie and Tony are exceptionally generous hosts and we had such a good time exploring parts of their world.

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…slow cooker pulled pork with coleslaw on corn muffins served with garlic potato salad. Easy and so good.

Living in Chicago allows us to do much of our grocery shopping at the farmers market.  Despite the cold, the Green City Market was really hopping yesterday.  People were probably picking up food for their Thanksgiving feast this Friday.

In addition to the turkey we had reserved a couple of months ago, we also picked up [...]

Scrolling through the blog it’s easy to see that Maggie and I have an appreciation (obsession) with fresh produce and the delicious food we make it.  Yesterday was no exception.  After a stop at Metropolis for some coffee and a stroll by the lake, we made our weekly stop at the Green City Market.  Reading [...]

On Wednesday night we made a tasty all-grilled meal.  Pork chops, onions, bell peppers, and mini-portabella  mushrooms with goat cheese.

Pretty easy and really good.  We weren’t sure if we’d be able to keep our gas grill when we moved into Chicago, but our landlords were gracious enough to let us keep it in their yard.

We’ve been on something of a baking kick lately… generally on Sunday afternoons so we can share with our small group.  On Sunday I tried this coconut cake.  Oh man!  It was pretty easy and really tasty.  It doesn’t call for a frosting, so I made a simple lemon sauce and topped it off with [...]