Jacky Hackett: Cooking, eating, reading, riding my bike that goes nowhere — living my best porch life.
A free evening is rare these days. A free evening that coincides with me having inspiration and energy to cook is even more rare. I was hoping to give duck breast a try, no luck finding any. All for the best because I ran across this recipe in a cookbook my mom passed along to…
Ya know how you get so busy and things pile up a mile huh that not starting is easier than figuring out where to start. And then problem compounds. That is where I am these days on all fronts. Finally diving back in… Meal planning and family dinners have taken a back seat to my…
Six weeks to go until NYC marathon. Six weeks! With the amount of traveling my husband does and the weekend plans I really have to pay attention to my training schedule so I am sure to get in all my runs. I started my training according to the Chicago marathon training plan. I had intended…
I have lots of great benefits at my work, but none better than an instant message announcing “food in jars” for me. Homemade food in jars. Plum rum and Habanero rosemary jam. Leah (my co-worker, friend, and favorite mommy blogger) generously made and delivered these beauties. Sunday was a beautiful fall like day, ideal for…
In my never-ending battle with freezer space, I threw together a few meals this week from freezer finds. I found last summer’s tomato sauce and eggplant Parmesan. Combined with leftover fresh mozzarella on whole wheat naan, it was pizza time! I re-crisped the eggplant in a skillet with a little oil. Added some slice of…
We neglected our grill this summer. The hot summer was mostly to blame. The weather lately has been perfect though so we decided to take advantage of it to show our grill some love. Standard burger topped with arugula, asagio cheese crisp, and spicy basil ketchup Grate about a cup of cheese into a bowl…
It was a beautiful football Sunday around here, especially perfect for watching the game on the front lawn with friends. What goes better with football than beer, cheese (three of them), and pretzels. Roasted garlic is a beautiful addition to the party. I am new to saison style of beer, I had never heard of…
We are losing daylight folks, my time reading on the front porch after work is very limited these days. I need a lamp, which requires an outlet, which means a call to an electrician, and then leads to all the other electrical work we need done, which means it will take me ten years, give…
Thankful for a beautiful day off, though I labored inside for a good part of the day. Poor planning, I should have gotten that all done earlier so I could have a beach today. We took an extra long weekend and spent two nights in Michigan, so at least I got one beach day out…
Labor Day has been nice and relaxing, finally getting a chance to get through the vacation photos. It seems like a distant memory, but fun to relive via the photos. The first stop on our trip was Michigan for camping and fun on the beach. Wouldn’t be camping without s’mores and some Jiffy pop over…