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Walking, Eating, And Napping Around Chicago
After the Heroes Breakfast (see yesterday's post), Claire and Miguel had some work to do, so we made a plan to meet up later for dinner. Then Miguel and Claire went their way and Tom and I went ours. |
On this day the works of several artists were on display. |
This guy was my favorite,. |
There was also an exhibit on the the music scene in Bronzeville, the historically African American area of Chicago. |
But then I came upon this phone booth, |
So I dialed and listened. It was great. |
We decided to walk to Union Station, about a mile away, to have a Chicago dog from our favorite hot dog stand, Gold Coast Dogs, located in the basement of Union Station.
But today, for some reason, soon after we started our walk to Union Station I started feeling tired and slightly nauseous. The more we walked the more tired and nauseous I felt, until by the time we reached Gold Coast Dogs my desire for a Chicago dog was 'way less than zero.
So Tom had a gorgeous-looking Chicago dog, |
Anyway, my brief nap in Union Station was of such high quality that when I awoke I was almost in the mood for a Chicago dog.
However, as we were to meet Claire and Miguel for dinner, I decided not to press my luck, and we opted to just take the subway back to the Holiday Jones,
...our Wicker Park hostel (see post from 5/13/2018). |
At dinner time we met up again with Claire and Miguel. |
Miguel had the Bacon and Eggs burger, |
...and Tom and I shared the burger I'd found so exquisite the day before, the 'Shroomin, |
I guess thrills never do last.
We finished the evening with a walk, |
A little later we hopped back onto the subway, ..which we rode to the Western stop in Logan Square. |
We walked from the train to Claire and Miguel's house, |
...where we were greeted by one of their kitties, Rosie, |
Claire, Tom, and I then walked from their house to the 606, |
...the Yolk test kitchen, |
...and where met up with Miguel for brunch. |
...Claire had scrambled eggs, |
After brunch we walked through Wicker Park and Bucktown,
...stopping at the landmark Bucktown Walgreens that used to be a bank, |
We also passed by the building that used to house our formerly favorite hostel, the IHSP (see post from 11/19/2015). |
...back to Miguel and Claire's house, |
The kitty house. |
I baked a cherry almond streusel pie, the recipe for which I will once again share: |
The Pie:
2 cans of tart red cherries.
2 tablespoons of quick-cooking tapioca
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 9-inch unbaked refrigerated roll-out pie crust
The Streusel:
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup slivered almonds
Mix the cherries and their juice with the tapioca, sugar, and cinnamon. Let stand for 15 minutes.
Mix the flour and brown sugar then cut the butter into the flour and sugar until the mixture is crumbly. Mix in the almonds.
Roll out the pie crust, place it in a 9-inch pie pan and spread the cherry mixture into the pie crust. Spoon the streusel mixture over the cherries.
Bake at 375 degrees for 45-50 minutes, until the filling is bubbly and topping well-browned.
When dinner time rolled around we set off for the bus stop, |
Claire had tofu tacos, |
After dinner we decided to walk the couple miles back to Claire and Miguel's. |
Then we said our good-byes, |
...and headed to the subway which would take us to the Greyhound station and the bus ride that will live in infamy (see post from 5/13/2018). |