12 in ’12: Every little bit helps!

There’s a lot you can recycle in your daily life & every little bit counts …

All of your plastic bags can be recycled, just like this:

Newspaper sleeves, bread bags, sandwich bags, the liners from your cereal boxes, you name it.   Keep them in one place & return them to the grocery store each time you go … Dominicks, Jewel & Target all offer plastic bag recycling at the front of each location!

All the bags are recycled, and none wind up in the trash!

Want to get away? Win a $2,000 Flyaway this afternoon!

This is what you’ll see every morning, when you win a trip to Riviera Maya this afternoon!

I want to send you to the all-inclusive Grand Palladium Riviera Resort & Spa, courtesy of FunJet Vacations!  This is the resort Jill & I spent time at earlier this month – it does NOT disappoint!

Last chance to win at 5:05p – be #19 (to our new studio #: 312 946 4995) and you’re all set!

Ride Home Recipe: Barbacoa Beef Tacos

With the snow over the weekend, we went searching for a HOT taco recipe …

Ingredients

3 pounds beef eye, of round or bottom round roast (all fat trimmed)
5 cloves garlic
1/2 onion, medium-size
1/2 lime, juice
2-4 chipotles in adobo sauce (to taste)
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon ground oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Salt and Pepper
3 bay leaves
1 teaspoon oil
1 cup water

Instructions

Place the garlic, onion, lime juice, cumin, oregano, chipotles and cloves in a blender.

Next, trim all fat from the beef, cutting into 4-inch chunks. Season with salt and pepper and brown, on high heat, with the oil. Add liquefied spices, water, bay leaves and simmer on low for two hours in your crokckpot.

(NOTE: if you’re making this in a regular pot, you will have to double the cooking time (or more), covered on low flame, adding more water from time to time, to make sure it doesn’t dry out.)

Once cooked and the meat is tender, remove and place in a dish. Shred it with 2 forks and reserve the liquid for later (you can discard the bay leaf).  Return the shredded meat to the pot, add salt and cumin to taste, then add some of the reserved liquid back.

Simmer uncovered for approximately 10 minutes to let the flavors penetrate.

Enjoy!

Source: anonymous

An All-Inclusive Flyaway to Riviera Maya Sounds Pretty Good Right Now!

This is what you’ll wake up to every morning when you win a trip to Riviera Maya this afternoon!

Every day this week, I’m sending you to the all-inclusive Grand Palladium Riviera Resort & Spa, courtesy of FunJet Vacations!  This is the resort Jill & I spent time at earlier this month – it does NOT disappoint!

How do you win?  It’s simple.  When I tell you to call, be #19 (to our new studio #: 312 946 4995) and you’re all set!

First chance today between 3 – 5pm …

Want to see Rodney Atkins at Joe’s Bar? Win passes with me tomorrow!

Announced Friday afternoon, Rodney is our next featured star for LIVE COUNTRY at Joe’s Bar next month …

The invitation-only show is Wednesday, February 29th.  First pair of passes up for grabs at 4:35p tomorrow!

Gina’s Morning Injury: Real Or Fake?

Gina says she fell down the backstairs leaving the house Tuesday morning, due to the rain …

This is a picture of the injured thigh, or so she says:

What’s your opinion – real or fake?  Share with us below!

This Hollywood mom may have the right idea!

Gwen Stefani recently revealed her secret hiding place, when her kids are driving her nuts …

She takes a breather in her closet!   What about you?   Some of our Facebook friends suggested a delayed game of hide-and-seek, the garage, or even “hiding in a bottle of wine”.

Share with us above!

12 in ’12: I found the coolest memory today!

What was the last WILD thing you found cleaning your home?  I found a goldmine today!

One of the greatest times in Chicago history:

If you notice, I even kept my typewriter lyrics (to be able to rap along with the record) …

What about you?  Share with us above!

We have FUN every Friday night: have you joined me yet?

We’ve seen a ton of stars at Joe’s Bar over the years, but it was a blast to be there Friday night with the Party Patrol …

Erin won the guitar below from The McClymonts, plus Katherine & Stephanie picked up some HOT concert tickets:

Hope to see you this weekend at Bandito Barney’s in East Dundee … full details HERE!

Today brings the first snowman of the season!

Shortly after lunchtime, the first snowman of the season was born in our backyard.

Moments later, Roy promptly got his baseball bat and demolished it to bits! (but not before we captured the moment on camera)

What about your yard? I’d love to see your photos … share with us above!