- Jan 31, 2021
- 1 min
A Perfect Winter Dinner
Staring down the first big snowstorm of the pandemic winter, I knew I wanted to prepare a hearty meal full of warmth and flavor. I...
- Dec 27, 2020
- 2 min
What We Cooked This Week, #3
It'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...
- Dec 13, 2020
- 3 min
What I Cooked This Week, #2
I 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...
- Dec 6, 2020
- 2 min
What I Cooked This Week, #1
Thanksgiving 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...
- Nov 16, 2020
- 3 min
Thanksgiving, 2020 Style
Like most Americans, I love gathering around the Thanksgiving table with friends and family every November to eat turkey, gorge on sweet...
- Jun 21, 2020
- 2 min
Flatbread--Perfect for the First Night of Summer
I made flatbread for the first time last night, and it turned out to be the perfect impromptu summer dinner. I started with a simple...
- Jul 22, 2019
- 2 min
One 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...
- Jun 24, 2019
- 1 min
My 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...
- Mar 1, 2019
- 2 min
Soup 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...
- Jan 29, 2019
- 2 min
Soup 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...
- Dec 9, 2018
- 2 min
Kitchen 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...
- Nov 27, 2018
- 1 min
Kitchen Essentials
I 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...
- Oct 28, 2018
- 2 min
My Favorite Little French Place--in NYC
A 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...
- Oct 16, 2018
- 2 min
Soup 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...
- Sep 25, 2018
- 2 min
Jewish Holiday Food, part one
Jewish holidays follow the seasons. Passover (my favorite Jewish holiday) celebrates liberation and comes at the beginning of spring. ...
- Sep 4, 2018
- 1 min
tomatoes
Tomatoes--heirloom, organic, locally-grown--are the stars of late-summer midwestern farmers markets. Classified as a fruit with interior...
- Aug 30, 2018
- 1 min
Let'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...
