I hadn’t been feeling super inspired to blog for the past few weeks. Maybe it was the fact that it’s been cold and rainy and generally gloomtastic around here, maybe it was the fact that my mind was focused on other thoughts and my hands were busy doing other things. I had recipes and photos [...]
May 6, 2013 // By : amybites //
It’s been a rainy week here in Chicago. Several times, I’ve woken up in the wee hours of the morning to the sound of rain absolutely pounding on our windows and skylights. I slowly fall back asleep only to wake up a mere few hours later to the sound of my alarm…and rain still pounding [...]
April 11, 2013 // By : amybites //
I know, I know, I’m super behind the times. All the food bloggers were posting their Guinness recipes and Bailey’s recipes weeks before St. Patrick’s Day, and here I am—posting one the week after. But listen: I like making holiday-themed food on holidays, not weeks before. And I’m sure as heck not waiting a whole [...]
March 20, 2013 // By : amybites //
I’m sure there’s a more authentic name for this dish than “Italian Chili.” But it’s based off my slow cooker chili, so it makes perfect sense, right? And since it’s an AmyBites original, I claim naming rights. Italian Chili it is, whether it’s a “thing” or not. This dish was born via a flash of [...]
January 22, 2013 // By : amybites //
Something I’ve been working on for the past couple of years is getting better at improvising in the kitchen. Too often, I’m tempted to just say “we don’t have any food” and go out or order in. In reality, we usually have plenty of food—it’s just a matter of putting the bits and pieces together [...]
January 8, 2013 // By : amybites //
