with their bread. However, being one of the few people to tour the back of many Iowa City Kitchens i grow very tired of seeing the bread delivery arrive from the Bread Garden in large clear Garbage Bags (food storage quality i am...

the big bags of cheap fruits and veggies from Costco before they went bad, but together, we could all eat relatively well on the cheap. There were also a variety of very cheap Thai places around. We would usually splurge on $5.35...

, maybe include some simple viniagrette recipes so that with a quiche and bag of salad they can have a delicious and super easy real-food meal. I think he’ll love your thoughful gift!

lined up for more gifts. This time we each picked up a set of beautiful Christmas gift bags. We stopped by Casino MonteLago for a couple of complimentary glasses of Merlot prior to our 7PM reservation at MiraLago Lakeside...

For the past four years we’ve been going to the previously mentioned Union Sq market on Wednesdays & Saturdays. When we first went, we were kids in a candy store, easily spending $100 on just a few days veggies & meats...

there are a couple Murphy’s in Japan. The wall display about the Japanese shops makes interesting reading. I believe the place across from Lincoln Park High School is Doggie Diner (723 W Armitage). This is yet another place...

an item in South Beach. Then the paparazzi’s caught them in an uncomfortable position in a RAV-4 and Howie tried to exit with a Glad super tough bag over his head. That’s why she was so mean to him last night. Quite a visual,...

they wouldn’t stick. The potholder slipped, and I was afraid the pan would fall to the floor, so I grabbed it. I spent the rest of the evening, and all the next day, clutching bags of frozen peas.

One Christmas my Dear Granny had a housefull of us for the big meal. Granny had read about freshening buns in a paper bag in the oven. She had done it before with no problem. Poor granny had a nice size fireball coming out of the...