Discovering health, wellness and the little things in Chicago.
When I think of spinach and artichoke dip, the first thing that comes to mind is this big bowl of it that I used to get as an appetizer with my family every time we went to Claddagh Irish Pub & Restaurant as a kid. We have this outdoor mall in Cleveland where everyone in my neighborhood used to hang out at. It had your average chain restaurants like California Pizza Kitchen, The Cheesecake ...
According to our calendars, it is still technically summer. Although fall won't start yet for another couple weeks, I'd say when you can successfully sleep in until 9a.m. tucked under your covers because it's so chilly, it's fall. This means it's time to break out the hot tea, homemade pumpkin lattes and hoodies. In preparation for my favorite season, I've decided to begin my cooking escapades the ...
People ask me all the time if I'm vegan and to that I just laugh. I then proceed to explain to them how I used to eat primarily vegetarian and vegan but now I really eat whatever I'm craving. I went for a long time without eating meat and/or dairy but finally decided that putting labels on what you eat is no way to live a fruitful life. I don't need to label myself vegan or vegetarian, just like ...
If you didn't grow up as a kid liking rocky road ice cream were you even human? Probably not. Marshmallows, nuts, chocolate ice cream... sounds like a dream come true if you ask me. I've never been a huge marshmallow fan, aside from the occasional s'more every other day in the summer, but this dessert just had to happen. This past summer I received an awesome package from Chicago Vegan Foods ...
