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...
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...
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...
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...
sarahlovingerDec 10, 20182 minKitchen Ingenuity Sometimes things go just as planned when we are cooking. But at other times, a cook needs to get a little creative and figure out how to...
sarahlovingerNov 28, 20181 minKitchen EssentialsI do not own a kitchen blow torch. I wish I did--I like playing with fire a lot, and kitchen blow torches look like fun. You can do nift...
sarahlovingerOct 28, 20182 minMy Favorite Little French Place--in NYCA few years ago, while visiting New York, my husband and I ducked into a restaurant on Prince Street in Soho on an early spring evening j...
sarahlovingerOct 16, 20182 minSoup Weather (part one)I indulged in a very pleasant work lunch on last Tuesday at an outdoor café on Southport Avenue near Wrigley Field. I enjoyed my meal an...
sarahlovingerSep 25, 20182 minJewish Holiday Food, part oneJewish holidays follow the seasons. Passover (my favorite Jewish holiday) celebrates liberation and comes at the beginning of spring. W...
sarahlovingerSep 4, 20181 mintomatoesTomatoes--heirloom, organic, locally-grown--are the stars of late-summer midwestern farmers markets. Classified as a fruit with interior...
sarahlovingerAug 30, 20181 minLet's cook together!Welcome to my kitchen! I hope you enjoy my scratch cooking prepared from fresh, local (when available) ingredients. I love to cook for fr...