CHEF LIFE

I was featured in Chicago Parent Magazine! (Sept 2018 Issue)

It began with a Google search for “Chicago + Mom + Chef,” according to the Senior Editor of Chicago Parent Magazine who interviewed me when I asked her how she even found me. I was to be in an article with two other moms, who…

What Happened to Our Cooking Show?

We made this video to explain why I haven’t been able to add new recipes to this blog or produce our cooking show lately. If you’ve been following me here or on social media lately, I’m sure you figured out it’s because I’m busy being a…

Our Experience at BlogHerFood15

Our Experience at BlogHerFood15

It’s been a week since Joe and I attended BlogHerFood15 in Chicago, and I’ve had some time to process it now.  In case you don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s the world’s largest conference for food content creators, and it’s held in a different…

Why I flew out to New York for a day

Why I flew out to New York for a day

When we decided to start this whole “YouTube thing,” I couldn’t wait to see the day where we’d be taken seriously.  Our friends and family were like, “say what?”  It was a pipe dream that Joe and I decided to chase after about two years…

Speaking at BlogHerFood15 in Chicago!

Speaking at BlogHerFood15 in Chicago!

What do Sarah Michelle Gellar and I have in common?  We’re both speaking at BlogHerFood15 in Chicago!  This is a MAJORLY HUGE food blogger conference held in a different city every year, and this time it’s in the Windy City!  It’s a 2-day bonanza extravaganza from Nov.…

Cooking for “Eat for North Korea”

Cooking for “Eat for North Korea”

I was asked by an organization called Crossing Borders to be one of the chefs cooking for a fundraising event in Chicago called, “Eat for North Korea.”  They expected about 200 people to show up and 100% of the ticket sales would go directly towards…