Kitchen Nomad

Cantaloupe Colada

by Lizzy 21 August 2013 Food

Why does summer fly by, but winter seems to last forever? At least here in Chicago that’s the case for me. I remember as a kid it also held true, but the end of summer also meant back to school shopping. Who doesn’t like shiny new school supplies and brand new clothes? It was like […]

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Friday Find | Fisher Smoked Bacon Almonds

by Lizzy 16 August 2013 Friday Find

Bacon, bacon, bacon! That’s basically my motto. Everything is simply better with bacon. I’ve thought so since I was school-age, and I still do.

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Beet Bruschetta | The Lula Café Inspiration

by Lizzy 14 August 2013 Food

I love Logan Square. Having lived in various Chicago north side neighborhoods over a 13 year span, this one is by far my favorite. It’s come a long way. During the Ice Age when I was in law school, Logan Square was a cheap place to live, if only you were willing to risk your life. It had […]

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Friday Find | Eclipse Chocolat

by Lizzy 9 August 2013 Food

I have the best friends in the world! No hyperbole here. Seriously, I’ve been blessed with marvelous best friends who continually surprise me. Not only do they support me through thick and thin (this has been tested repeatedly), but they actually think of me when they see interesting food products and buy them for […]

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Banana Daiquiri

by Lizzy 7 August 2013 Food

The first time I ever went on a cruise was also the last time. Being buffeted between narrow hallways, feeling ocean waves in a bed that wasn’t a waterbed and getting daily migraines guaranteed cruising was simply not for me.

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Friday Find | Truffle Butter

by Lizzy 2 August 2013 Friday Find

You know that annoying person in the store aisle that rummages through every single item on the shelf when all you want to do is reach for one little thing, but they’re in your way? That’s me in the housewares aisle at Marshall’s, TJMaxx and HomeGoods. I love to systematically scavenge through all the food […]

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Spicy Crab Tostadas

by Lizzy 31 July 2013 Food

People often ask me if I liked living in Mexico. It’s a harder question to answer than I ever imagined it could be. See, I was there for work so it wasn’t the three year vacation most envision. And while living there had its ups and downs, I never waiver on this point – I […]

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Friday Find | Vosges Caramel Toffee Chocolate Chunk Brownie Mix

by Lizzy 26 July 2013 Friday Find

I was practically born drinking chocolate. Apparently, I wouldn’t drink my milk as a baby so my Abuela snuck a bit of chocolate into my bottle and that seemed to do the trick. I’ve been addicted ever since.

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Cucumber Juice | Agua de Pepino

by Lizzy 24 July 2013 Food

I have a bone to pick with etymologists. I just don’t know if I need to pick it with American or Mexican ones. The Mexican drink agua fresca is always translated into English as “fresh water” – that is a literal translation. However, the interpretation is actually a juice, being a liquid extracted from its […]

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