Category: Food

We were invited as guests of the Hofbräuhaus Chicago to celebrate the beginning of Oktoberfest 2017 with them this weekend. It is their fifth annual celebration at the Rosemont, IL location. The whole season is an event that includes live Bavarian entertainment, Celebrity keg tapping ceremonies, Oktoberfest food specials and freshly brewed “Oktoberfestbier.” The house band plays […]

I grew up on pasta. Many of my fondest memories as a child revolve around family, the dinner table, and pasta. It is easily one of my favorite foods. The sheer variety of Barilla Blue Box & Sauce delivers Italian-inspired meal solutions filled with taste, texture, and flavors to make mealtime meaningful like I remember it being as a kid.

The recently introduced Kitchen Aid Artisan Mini is now available to purchase at Best Buy.

Who wants to eat something basic for Mother's Day? No one! That's why I was so happy to find out about Olive Garden’s Ready-to-Bake Bundle. They prep an amazing meal and I just heat it up!

My son Wesley loves cooking. He loves it so much that I can't be in the kitchen preparing a meal without him there joyfully offering to help. Even the clean-up is a source of enjoyment for him.

I attended the 2017 Chicago Polar Plunge on Sunday. No, I didn’t jump in the water, but I did cheer on the teams that were dressed up and having fun for a good cause.

The latest installment of Denny's Breakfast Stuff Network has me geeking out. Pancake, from The Grand Slams, spent about a half hour on a live video stream doing questions & answers with fans while also giving away some rad Denny's swag.

I remember when the original Independence Day movie was released in 1996. I watched that movie at least a 100 times once it hit VHS. You read that right, my first copy of the flick was on those old tapes.

Disclosure: I have partnered with Life of Dad and KIND for this promotion. I was compensated for the creation and sharing of this post. All opinions are my own. The holidays have a certain way of bringing out the kindness in people (unless of course you’re looking for a parking space at the mall.) Those […]

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