Posted by: Lily on: September 15, 2008
My Guilty Pleasure Short List:
Pocky
The Food Network
Chocolate-covered Pretzels
Chocolate Milk
Crab chowder
Seasonally (every Fall), I add Caribou Coffee’s Pumpkin Pecan Bread to that list. I swear, I will pick up a piece at least 3 out of the 5 workdays every week until they stop offering it.
Combine that with the new trick I [...]
Posted by: Lily on: September 13, 2008
Bestie Steph and I met for br lunch this morning around 11-something at a place in Uptown called Duplex. I’ve never been there as such, but remember back in college when it was a hipster hangout for the artsy, hippie, emo Uptown type.
We were the only patrons for at least the first half hour, which [...]
Posted by: Lily on: September 7, 2008
The Herkimer in Uptown (Lyn-Lake) is easily the bar that my friends and I frequent the most. They’re the sponsor of our softball team, so we pay homage to that every Tuesday evening after the games by coming in for one of their delicious microbrews and amazing food. The best picks? The [...]
Posted by: Lily on: October 26, 2007
Ok, so we didn’t end up checking out a BYOB sushi place that we’d planned to in Chi-town. Believe me, we had every intention of doing so, right down to packing my giant purse with the Riesling and sake that Dad recommended.
Instead, we met my dear friend and colleague for drinks and appetizers at [...]
Posted by: Lily on: October 25, 2007
Friday was the 6+ hour road trip… out of Cottage Grove, across the state of Wisconsin, through about $4 worth of tolls, and into the sprawling suburban landscape of Naperville (-Lisle-Warrenville), Illinois. We got into town with enough time to check into the cozy hotel, get cleaned up, changed and pretty to head to the [...]
Posted by: Lily on: October 18, 2007
Iron Chef, master griller, dorky/cute-type attractive, and a great TV show host, Bobby Flay has stolen my heart. This is what he whipped up today. I actually think I could do it… at least the eggplant thing and the apples. Mmmm… I love eggplant.
Grilled Eggplant with Tomato Basil Relish
Posted by: Lily on: August 27, 2007
I cooked brunch today for Ma and myself. I just kind of threw some things together in a skillet and called it an Inside-Out Omelette. Here are the deets:
extra virgin olive oil (just around the pan a couple of times)
1/2 small zucchini
1 small yellow onion
1 small tomato
1/2 green pepper
2 slices turkey (like sandwich meat, from-the-deli [...]
Posted by: Lily on: April 12, 2007
Books. I just got new books. Two of them, I bought, and two are on loan from a friend. I bought “4 Blondes,” by Candace Bushnell. You might recognize her as one of the writers and creators of “Sex and the City.” I bought this one because a girl I work with asked me to [...]
Posted by: Lily on: January 3, 2007
I. Love. Old. Movies.
When I got home from work tonight, I noticed that my roommate’s car was already here. I got super excited for the potential girls’ night/cooking night/movie night, that I ran up the stairs to make sure she wasn’t already making dinner. She wasn’t! I suggested cooking, wine and movie [...]
