One of our favorite things to do on a not-so-sweltering-summer-Sunday is to head to the Maxwell Street Market for some authentic Mexican food. It’s now located on Desplaines from about Polk Street to Roosevelt Road, it’s your one stop shop for cheap eats and fake and stolen goods! In the middle of the summer, it’s [...]

Part of our wedding reception last year was catered by Itto Sushi as a tribute to our trip to Japan, where Jared had proposed.  So we thought it would be appropriate for us to revisit the restaurant on our anniversary.  We ordered all of the same items from our wedding along with a few other [...]

Happy Anniversary!  Happy Anniversary!  Happy Anniversary! Haaaaaaaappy Anniversary! (sung to melody of the William Tell Overture) Jared and I got to celebrate our first wedding anniversary this past weekend.  We celebrated it 2 days early and started out Saturday morning with a lovely Asparagus and Leek frittata.   Jared first tried making this frittata for our Mother’s [...]

Jared and I stopped by the Constructor Craft fair on Sunday and had such a fun time picking up craft items and speaking with local artists.  I’m a big fan of supporting entrepreneurs and all of the vendors there completely wowed us with all their creativity.  Warning: cuteness overload ahead. www.herbandginger.com One of the first [...]

When we can’t make it to Jared’s aunt’s house for her typical dinner feast, Jared tries to recreate some of it at home.  Here is his version of a couple of those dishes. Pan fried pork ribs Ingredients1lb pork spare ribs1 red/green/yellow peppers1 medium onion1 bunch green onionTsuyu (Japanese seasoned soy sauce)MirinSesame seeds Slice the [...]