Every family has traditions. Here are some of my new traditions my little “family” [ my boyfriend, my roommate and I ] has started.
Oh, and did I mention there’s a giveaway?
Mark has been perfecting his pizza crust and we’ve been making some even more awesome pizzas than usual.
He can take credit for the crust on this one. I’m taking credit for the awesome combo of toppings: arugula, crumbled italian sausage, diced onions and fennel seeds. I threw on the fennel because I love the [...]
This past weekend I made a fabulous batch of Italian Wedding Soup. I used this recipe from Iowa Girl Eats.
I’m looking forward to leftovers. YUM!
Last weekend, my beau attempted some Giada cooking. He’s kind of in love with her, and who could blame her? She’s beautiful, Italian, and knows how to cook. Plus, she’s short and sweet like me.
He made her Linguine with Shrimp and Lemon Oil using whole wheat pasta. It was fabulous! [...]
And I wouldn’t really classify this as cooking either.
Mark’s busy with work this week, so I’ve been whipping up my own concoctions that I would say are just about as awesome as his.
Beet and Feta Salad with Prosciutto …
Pickled beets meet goat cheese and the salty crispy yummyness that is prosciutto.
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Warning: These are in no way shape or form healthy. But, they are awesome. And amazing. And fabulous.
Mark decided that instead of pizza, that we’d do something a bit different and make calzones.
Holy lord look at those fillings … soooo yummy!
I [...]
Hey all!
My boy likes to cook and I thought it’d be a cool feature to share his creations (with instructions) once or twice a month.
I shall call this segment: Wonder Bread Italian Boy Cooks.
For those of you who don’t get that, my boy is about as Italian as white bread. Wonder bread [...]

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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