Thanks to Stephanie, I saw this amazing recipe for Grilled Balsamic Garlic Encrusted Pork Roast from Kitchen Confidante on Pinterest (where else?). It looked super easy, and I was kind of getting sick of chicken. Plus I got this great cast iron skillet from Mark’s older bro for Christmas [...]
I found this recipe for Skinny Chicken Parmesan from Feeding My Temple on pinterest a while back. It annoys me when I see “skinny” in the title of recipes, but it’s a fast way to know that somebody’s made an attempt at making a healthy dish.
As per usual, I made some [...]
At least once a month my apartment fills with the delicious aroma of sautéed onions and garlic. You can bet that one of those aroma-filled days is a sauce-making day. It’s become a monthly tradition to make a giant pot of marinara to last for the upcoming few weeks. Freeze, thaw and create. The marinara [...]
After Mark’s trek to the Des Moines Farmers Market last week, he came up with an amazingly awesome idea for dinner. He’d picked up a batch of garlic focaccia bread (and I wish I knew where he bought it from, because I’d love to credit them — not to mention, get MORE). I had some [...]
Mark was challenged last weekend. The task: make dinner without going to the grocery store. He could only use what I had in the apartment.
Could he do it?
Was there really any question? This kid knows his stuff. He pulled through. And in a fancy way.
I’m not including a [...]

Hi there. I'm Calee. Not Caylee. Also known as chimes or the chimes. I'm 27, a designer, a runner, a self-proclaimed fitness queen, a craftster, a foodie, a music snob — some might call me a hipster. Here's the unabridged version.
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