kitchen

birthday desserts

Posted on June 17, 2011 by jen | grainline

Luke’s intern, Maggie, made Pêches Cardinal from “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” for birthday dessert at lunch on Wednesday and it was pretty amazing.  I’m much more of a fruit person than a chocolate person so this dessert was … Continue reading →

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homemade summer treats

Posted on May 22, 2011 by jen | grainline

The other night Luke and I walked downtown to go to the bookstore, wander around and get some dinner.  We stopped in Macy’s (which I still accidentally call Marshal Field’s all the time, sigh) and went to the homeware section … Continue reading →

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homemade yogurt

Posted on February 11, 2011 by jen | grainline

I did it, I made yogurt myself…so pumped up.  After Iceland I was having a hard time looking at the yogurt available to me in the same light as before my trip.  Even in Iceland I spend our first semi-sleepless … Continue reading →

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holiday baking + necklaces

Posted on December 22, 2010 by jen | grainline

  We had a little Christmas party at work today. My bosses are Russian and invited Luke to the party so that they could all meet each other and he could eat a traditional Russian spread, which he loved, especially … Continue reading →

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post thanksgiving post

Posted on November 26, 2010 by jen | grainline

  Thanksgiving was pretty great.  It was my first gluten free thanksgiving which included a vast array of gluten free flours (sort of crazy) and a beagle.  My parents stopped by for brunch and the dog show and brought my … Continue reading →

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bread is back

Posted on October 28, 2010 by jen | grainline

  Finally, a gluten free bread recipe that tastes like bread!! Good bread, bread that holds up against regular bread. My most used food phrase since going gluten free is “Luke taste this, is it good, or gluten free good?” … Continue reading →

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csa diaries : stuffed green peppers

Posted on September 17, 2010 by jen | grainline

We signed up for the CSA offered by the Green Grocer here in Chicago, albeit 2 weeks late, and tonight we made our first meal, stuffed green peppers. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, we ended up eating said peppers at … Continue reading →

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beets beets beets

Posted on July 10, 2010 by jen | grainline

[photos by well-crafted] I’ve never cooked beets, though we order them frequently when out and devour them at friend’s houses so a few nights ago we decided it was high time and I tried out a loose beet recipe from … Continue reading →

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in the kitchen

Posted on June 11, 2010 by jen | grainline

  This was supposed to be a WIP Wednesday post but Luke’s niece is in town so I’m just getting around to it today. Over the past week and weekend I’ve had to re-do our kitchen due to some pesky … Continue reading →

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taco time

Posted on May 21, 2010 by jen | grainline

  Around here we eat a lot of tacos. And when I say a lot I mean we are snackin’ down tacos at least 4x a week. Some of that is lunch, and some of that is dinner but it … Continue reading →

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