Start With What You Know

 Like I said before we are from the Chicagoland area where we love our hot dogs and deep dish pizza. This whole adventure started right after my birthday! What a way to start a birthday....right! No worries. We had a great time as a family. We have some favorites we always order from when we are missing home. (Don't worry Illinois comes back around and we don't order our usual.)

If you have never been to Chicago to visit you are missing out. There is so much to do and so much to see. Also the food scene in the city is one to explore. If you have been there to visit what are your must haves when you go there? For us every time we visit home we have a list of restaurants we have to go to......Portillos, Lou's, Rock Bottom, Jackson' Ave Pub, Nicky's, the list could go on and on. Now I want to visit home so I can eat all the things.....hopefully that time will come. 

Here's what we ordered before we even thought this was something we would be doing 11 months later. 



In this box of deliciousness is Portillo's Italian Sausage and Beef. It comes for the most part frozen and step by step directions on how to make it all. As always it comes with a hat to wear while cooking it all. Step one in the directions......PUT ON THE HAT! There are 2 meals in this box...2 containers of Italian beef and gravy, 2 packages of Italian Sausage, all the rolls, peppers.....everything that you get in the restaurant, you get in the box. 


I know this isn't as pretty as the one you get in the actual restaurant, but it is still delicious and hit the spot! The girls enjoyed it, but it was a lot of food for them to eat! If you want to try something different I suggest something from Portillo's. It doesn't disappoint. I have so many favorites from them and it is always delicious. 

If you would like to order Portillo's for yourself or family here's where you do it! Portillos.com This is the best place to order it from... we ordered from Taste of Chicago and they forget key ingredients for some of the meals.  

Until next time.. 







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