I am easing into the Kindle revolution. More accurately I've succumbed to reading most books and magazines on my iPad. It hasn't bee...

After the tuna event earlier this week I felt I owed the kids a gimme. Typically cold soups aren't my thing. On a sweltering day I'...

We don't eat enough fish. We stopped making it regularly somewhere between the day I wrestled half a filet of lemony whitefish from the...

It's summertime. Around here that means Mama School. Nope, no highbrow philosophy class for me, rather, the kiddos and I are exploring a...

I love my kids. And after a long sweltering day of riding CTA, picnicking in a tick-infested park, one destroyed iPhone case and and a full-...

A few weeks ago we went strawberry picking . After strawberry limeade , shortcake, and five pounds in the freezer, I was pretty sure I had m...

Earlier this week we made our own butter and buttermilk . Then we put them to work in Buttermilk Biscuits with Garlic Chive Butter. Butte...