Jasmine is a friend from work that shares my mutual love for food, wine, and all things funny. As such, I asked her if she’d like to guest blog once in a while. Here’s her first post – hope you …
Last night, JD, Ky and I had what I like to call a “working night” in which we whip up something new and delicious for me to share on this blog. We pour glasses of whatever our drink of choice …
Sometimes on a week night, you just want to make a recipe that you know is delicious, quick, and will produce some leftovers. Am I right? For me, that recipe was Barefoot Contessa’s Lemon Fuisilli with Arugula. The recipe on …
Spinach My Soul indeed! A few weeks ago, I traveled to New York for four days to visit with family and friends. In preparation I had managed to cook almost everything perishable in my refrigerator except for a huge container …
Who doesn’t love a huge helping of spinach? Although I am not a big fan of completely wilted spinach, I do love spinach-flavored anything, and will gladly eat fistfuls of raw spinach (and usually do!) Now, although kale and arugula …
Spring has finally decided to show its face in Chicago, chickadees. And for that, we are grateful. In celebration of a season in which the sun shines warmer and the Farmer’s Market is finally open, Ky and I decided to …
Do you ever make the intention to bring a salad for lunch, then realize that actually you think salad is boring, overrated, and that you’ll be hungry in twenty minutes? Well, luckily for you, I have some salad tricks up …
For January, the month of leeks, we wanted to make at least one traditional leek recipe. The first thing that came to mind was, of course, potato leek soup. But which recipe to make? My mother solved the problem by …
Morning, chickens! I’m here with another near-disaster-turned delicious post to share with you all. When Jennie asked me to post again, I once again reached for something a little out of the ordinary, but nothing so complicated it couldn’t be …
We just couldn’t let the fall season pass us by without cooking our favorite fall vegetable. There are a million delicious ways to prepare Brussels sprouts, but this recipe is my favorite because it uses my favorite flavors –cumin and …
