As it’s a uh, again already?!, birthday time, the annual Week of Becky, I deserve a break today. Too, we were away so I didn’t get a cake baked. But no, I’m not really slacking off entirely with this post. Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies are not only utterly totally crave-able delicious, it’s also a terrific recipe […]
Ok, look. Chocolate chips, love ‘em, check. Caramel? Yes, yes please and thank you, check. Pretzels? Always been a fan, check. Chewy cookie dough? Uh huh. Toss ‘em all together and now what have we got? The Ultimate Blondie: Chocolate Chip Caramel Pretzel Blondies. Or Yum, for short. Yeow, that is a mouthful. And […]
One of the best parts of early spring (and then all of summer) is that good ol’ ice cream truck rattlin’ down the block with its slightly grating (haha) sing-songy song that gets stuck in your head, the whirring condenser blowing like mad, the bright lights blazing like a slice of heaven has opened up, […]
It’s my birthday! Again! Ugh! My friend Geoff (uhh, cough, just a few [several too many now]) years ago said, “Now that you’re 29, you can start subtracting every year.” At this point, that miiight be awkward. But thankfully I don’t feel my age. It’s just a number, riiiight?! That’s what folks say to […]
There are generally only two seasons in Chicago: sunny and gray. Construction and winter. We’re still somehow in construction despite the changing thermometer readings and the roadways are getting worse rather than better but at the same time, we’ve far too quickly switched to gray. As it goes here. This is a long way to […]
Birthdays in my house are often an exercise in How Much Sugar Can I Get Away With in One Day for the kids. And the one we celebrated this week for the newly-minted 12 year old was a case in point. Let me present Exhibit A: Did I mention yet that my kids each want […]
We have a constant supply of bananas in the house, and despite the fact that my kids are part fruit bat, we often end up with some getting overripe. Depending on the time of year, this happens once in a great while or every week (I’m looking at you, summer). I’d swear bananas are going […]
Let me get this out of the way: these are stupid good. You know that good. That one where you get the wiggles, your tastebuds flutter, your eyes roll into the back of your head, knees buckle, your jaw drops. Yep. Just take one bite, I thought, no big deal, you’ll be fiiine. You gotta […]
