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 wante...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 home...
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 cookout...
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 ga...
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 freez...
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 b...