What Kara Bakes & Other Bits

This time last year... this was the last week of my dad's life. There are so many memories from the month of April that are seared int...

Last week I was out of the office - I went to Nashville, y'all!  And I get to go back Sunday through Friday this coming week too.  I lov...

I attended a function Wednesday afternoon that was held at  Goose Island Brewpub's Clybourn location.  The atmosphere was laid back and...

I lucked out and got Good Friday off.  And since I'd already received a few birthday month rewards because I turn the big 2-7 on the 10t...

Somehow I had forgotten about this recipe!  I made it a lot last spring.  Since I gave up sweets again this year for Lent, I went back to t...

Fortunately, I was lucky enough to get away to Indianapolis this past weekend to catch up with several of my closest girlfriends from colleg...

I'm always on the quest to find new pumpkin recipes since anything pumpkin is, well, perfection.  The snow is melting and robins are chi...