Mission: One Table
Food
{Photo via Atelier Joya} With our busy schedules and constant on-the-go attitude, the stress placed on sitting down around a dinner table has drastically faded. My fondest memories to this day are still the conversations I’ve had, with the…
Relish The Moment
Food
Chicago, in my opinion is the food capital of the U.S. and rightfully so. With fusion restaurants, pop-up dining and even a grilled cheese bar, there’s something to indulge in everyone’s tastes. With that being said, I absolutely love…
Holiday Cooking with Eden Grinshpan
Food
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! This one hour time change has me so thrown off that I barely slept last night; or maybe it was the anticipation to see the rest of our Holiday photo shoot from…
Recipe: Semi-sweet Chocolate Brownies with Fresh Raspberries
Food
INGREDIENTS Butter and flour for the mini-muffin tin 3-1/2 ounces (by weight) all-purpose flour 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon kosher salt 3 large eggs 1-1/2 cups plus 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract…
Hunger of the Heart
Food
Obviously Halloween is right around the corner, so I’m not surprised that I keep stumbling across blood-red dishes that look absolutely irresistible. Take a look at these pomegranate meringues from Manger (one of my FAVORITE blogs), also featured today on Camille…
Spotted: Silver Coupettes
Food
This weekend I tried out Damsel In Dior’s champagne cocktail recipe: champagne, Tahitian Vanilla ice cream and fresh raspberries. Pure deliciousness! Today I spotted on One Kings Lane these fabulous silver coupes. They are perfect for entertaining or simply to…
Friday Fright: Menu-Planning (Part 1)
Food
Friday Fright: Menu Planning (Part 1) Note*: I’ve decided to split up the Décor and menu-planning posts into two segments- there’s a lot of info and it might get a bit overwhelming. And we don’t want that, now do we?…
Late-Night Snack
Food
I tend to get hungry right before I head to bed. This has gotten more common since I’ve started going to yoga in the evenings. It’s easy to snack on something that has as much calories as you just…
Fall-Inspired Meals
Food
As if you couldn’t tell; I’m in a fall mood these days. Fall in Chicago is so short that I try to squeeze every last drop out of it. Last night I made a trip to The Salvation Army in…
Pumpkin Spiced Donuts
Food
This weekend I couldn’t stop thinking about those apple cider donuts we had on our “country road-trip”. The crisp fall air made me want to get my apron on and bake something delicious; make the apartment smell warm and inviting. I’ve…
When Life Gives You Lemons…Make Lemon …
Food
Lemon Bars Mix the flour and confectioner’s sugar while slowly adding the cut butter. Mix until crumbly. Grease and flour 9×13 pan and firmly press crust into pan. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 F. While crust is…
In a Coconut Shell
Personal
During this whole medical experience, I’ve confirmed that I prefer alternative medicine. However, drastic situations do call for drastic measures and there are times where you really can’t refuse general medicine. All other times, I try to replenish my body…
Shopping Delight
Travel
{ Turkish Sweets } The post you have all been anticipating, well at least I have… the Istanbul Shopping Files! As I mentioned before, here, I promised myself I would dedicate one entire day to shopping in the city. We…
