A food blog from Chicago about keeping it simple in the kitchen
My favorite eat-out lunch is easily anything Mediterranean. Luckily, in the Chicago Loop where I work, there seems to be more Mediterranean lunch spots than Starbucks. And nearly every one of these restaurants makes some variety of Chicken Shwarma. While the spices may vary, it’s typically always marinated and grilled. […]
There are two great things about day old baguette. One is croutons. The other….garlic bread. It’s stupid easy and will make you wonder why you ever bought something like this pre-made and frozen. For every foot of baguette, you’ll need 2 Tablespoons of butter and 1 Tablespoon of olive oil. […]
As our son worked his way through more and more types of solid foods, macaroni and cheese was inevitable. It is a pretty simple dish to prepare, after all. The big stumbling block for me was the whole notion of cheese coming in powder form. That’s not really cheese. Not […]
Breakfast is serious business. So there are times, like Saturday mornings, when I don’t mind putting a little extra effort into making some really delicious blueberry pancakes. Fortunately, they really aren’t that hard to make. And they are significantly better than anything you’ll get out of a box or shakeable […]
So it just keeps getting crazier. On top of moving into a new place, and starting a new job, our daughter was born on Sunday night. I’m taking a little time off and have this absurd idea that I’ll be able to get to the backlog of posts I have […]
Between starting a new job, moving to a new house and a couple of other factors, I’ve been away from the blog for about a month. And actually, I really haven’t been cooking all that much either. So now that the kitchen is unpacked, I welcomed a long weekend to […]
French Toast on its own can be a real treat. Throw in some bananas, nutella and fresh berries and it goes over the top. I originally made this for Christmas Day brunch and recently had it requested for Mother’s Day as well. This is also probably near the top of […]
When the seasons change to warmer weather, it’s also a great time to switch out to bright, seasonal salad dressings. Less balsamic and red wine vinegar, more lemon and lime juice. The same goes for fresh herbs. Which makes this great, simple dressing something you’ll be pouring all week There’s […]
“Can we have more quinoa for breakfast???” OK, so that isn’t exactly a real question that I get asked. But there’s no reason it shouldn’t be. This fiber rich breakfast is full of all sorts of tasty morning favorites: eggs, sausage, tomatoes, cheese, onions & peppers. The red quinoa is […]
One of the sauces that’s long been on my To-Do list is Mexican mole sauce. It hadn’t been top of mind though until I came back from Mexico City with a couple of chocolate bars that turned out to be the key ingredient to a traditional Oaxacan mole sauce. How […]