Kitchen Challenge Part 7: Kitchen Komplete!
I've spent a large part of this summer reveling in the wonders of my brand new kitchen. Most mornings you'll catch me, just in from the garden with a haul of tomatoes, laying my sweaty cheek on the icy cold marble. Late at night, you'll find my husband with the fridge door open, basking in the glow as the chilly air rolls down the shelves. I've hosted a few bar-b-cues and a Paella Party and have been cooking up a storm as I try to use up everything ripening in the yard. It's
Aperol Spritz-The Drink of the Summer
I spent the end of last summer in Sorrento on the lido of the Grand Hotel Riviera soaking up the sunshine, salt air and unique chiaroscuro of the Italian louche life. All the hazy days floated by on cerulean blues punctuated by shockingly bright splashes of electric orange curtesy of the Aperol Spritz. The Spritz may not bet the official drink of Italy, but consuming them in vast quantities throughout the Summer months is certainly a national pastime. Returning to Chicago, th
