sarahlovingerJan 311 minA Perfect Winter DinnerStaring down the first big snowstorm of the pandemic winter, I knew I wanted to prepare a hearty meal full of warmth and flavor. I wante...
sarahlovingerDec 28, 20202 minWhat We Cooked This Week, #3It's a holiday week and Natalie is home from college, so the kitchen was a busy place. Natalie asked to make dinner for us on a day I was...
sarahlovingerDec 13, 20203 minWhat I Cooked This Week, #2I am spending a lot of time indoors as cold and gray weather arrives in Chicago, and to create that feeling of comfort that we all crave ...
sarahlovingerDec 6, 20202 minWhat I Cooked This Week, #1Thanksgiving behind us, I ramped up my cold-weather cooking. Here are a some of the dinners I cooked this week. On Monday, I prepared an ...
sarahlovingerNov 16, 20203 minThanksgiving, 2020 StyleLike most Americans, I love gathering around the Thanksgiving table with friends and family every November to eat turkey, gorge on sweet ...
sarahlovingerJun 21, 20202 minFlatbread--Perfect for the First Night of SummerI made flatbread for the first time last night, and it turned out to be the perfect impromptu summer dinner. I started with a simple home...
sarahlovingerSep 16, 20191 minThe Best Neighborhood Flea Market...Ever I love a good flea market. Browsing tables and racks of cast-off clothes, jewelry and household items is almost always fun and interesti...
sarahlovingerSep 10, 20192 min“The Wind is in from Africa”—Joni Mitchell, ‘Carey’We’re spending a week on Crete, the rugged island at the southern edge of Europe. It’s a place of wild beauty, fierce winds off of the L...
sarahlovingerSep 4, 20193 minTwo Days in Paris David and I flew took an overnight flight to Paris on Sunday, then hit the ground running. Or at least walking a lot in comfortable shoe...
sarahlovingerAug 6, 20193 minLetting Go The other night, I organized a picnic at Millennium Park for the organization I run, Chicago Physicians for Social Responsibility. The e...
sarahlovingerJul 22, 20192 minOne Week, Two Picnics Summer is so glorious and yet so short here in Chicago. I try to pack in as much summer fun as possible. I love picnics and beach cookout...
sarahlovingerJun 24, 20191 minMy First Salad of the Summer I made a remarkable grilled cauliflower salad the other night. I am calling it my first summer salad because it contains mint from my ga...
sarahlovingerJun 11, 20192 minThe Accidental Gardener I'm not a gardener by nature. I'm certainly into food and have been for years: farmers' markets, cooking, parties, restaurants, and of c...
sarahlovingerApr 7, 20193 minA Death Too Soon I'm middle aged, and a doctor, so I know all too well that death is a part of life. I have lost patients--mostly elderly people or those w...
sarahlovingerMar 28, 20192 minThe White House Wants to Take Away Your Health Insurance Earlier this week, Attorney General William Barr released his take on the Mueller report in a 4-page letter to congress. The relatively ...
sarahlovingerMar 11, 20193 minMeasles, Anti-vaxxers, and White House Chaos A million years ago, I wrote a blog post about Jenny McCarthy and the fraudulent anti-vaccine movement with which she was heavily involve...
sarahlovingerMar 1, 20192 minSoup Weather (part three) I make chicken stock all winter. I cook it in my extra large stock pot, keep some in my fridge, and freeze the rest. If I open my freez...
sarahlovingerFeb 17, 20193 minA Great Little Central American Country I was lucky enough to escape the endless Chicago winter last week when my husband and I headed to Belize. We spent one week in that tiny ...
sarahlovingerJan 29, 20192 minSoup Weather (part two) I started my series on delicious soup recipes that you can easily make at home when late fall arrived and the outdoor temperatures were b...
sarahlovingerJan 21, 20192 minGearing up for 2020--on MLK dayLike most of you, I took a vacation from activism following the 2018 election. It was great to partake in the blue wave of democrats--an...