What Kara Bakes & Other Bits

My mom used a different vendor for Dad's grave blanket this year.  I drove out to see it two weeks ago and the second I put my car in pa...

Wow it's been awhile!  Life has been crazy and I've constantly been on the go enjoying it!  First we vacationed in Italy for a week,...

Do you know what today is?!  If you said "It's the day you leave on an Italian vacation!" ding, ding, ding, you're right! ...

As you all know, my dad loved bourbon; specifically Maker's Mark.  Four years ago, for his birthday present he and my mom came to visit ...

A few weeks ago Carl and I celebrated our second anniversary downtown.  Let me just say, we had to fight the Transformers filming road closu...

Last year I found a dynamite recipe for 8 Can Taco Soup that is absolutely delicious .  Now that fall is here, I thought "I've got...

After months of corresponding with the Chicago Alpha Gam Junior Circle, I finally made it to an event!  Woohoo!  It was the A(GD)mazing Race...