January 2012
2 posts
Culinary adventures of late
In the last week, I’ve had some pretty notable new culinary adventures:
Dinner with the fella at a wonderful new Italian restaurant — eggplant parmesan, why did I avoid you? You’re so delicious, and you last well for lunch the next day (Suriously. I was surprised!).
A failed attempt at a new Indian dish, Vegetables Korma — it was waaaaaaay too sweet for our tastes! Live...
September 2011
1 post
August 2011
1 post
Sharing a Recipe: Spicy Stir-fry with Tofu
This is my favorite new recipe, and it’s so unbelievably easy to make! I use a frozen vegetable medley from Costco - it’s perfect and a real time-saver. If you prefer, you can prep your own assorted fresh veggies.
Ingredients:
2 cups frozen vegetable medley 1 cup pad thai noodles 1/4 cup tofu - I use super firm and squeeze the excess liquid For the sauce: 1 Tbsp light olive oil 1...
July 2011
2 posts
June 2011
1 post
Adapted Guacamole Recipe
It’s summer time, and the boyfriend and I love nibbling on guac and chips as a snack. We modified this recipe to fit our tastes:
Ingredients 2 avocados - peeled, pitted, and mashed 1 lime, juiced 1/2 cup diced onion 2 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro 1 roma (plum) tomatoes, diced 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 teaspoon salt Ground cayenne pepper (to taste)
Directions In a bowl,...
March 2011
1 post
November 2010
9 posts
FYI - the roast in question →
And it smells AMAZING.
Heaven help me
I’m attempting a roast!
Just made the most fabulous food for the week!
Quiche for breakfast — sundried tomatoes, artichokes, and spinach
Soup for lunch — minestrone
“Chicken legs are just below chicken breast and chicken drumstick. Thighs are no...”
– The boyfriend and I are determining if it is nutritionally/economically sound to roast a whole chicken.
For the Love of Cooking →
Hands down, my absolute new favorite food blog.
Cleaning out my recipe archives
Is there a better way to spend a Sunday morning?
October 2010
7 posts
attempting a thrown-together pico/salsa recipe
Three tomatoes
1/4 red onion
Three jalapenos
Garlic (I’m a big fan and used about half a dozen cloves)
Letting it sit for a little bit, then we’ll see how it tastes.
September 2010
5 posts
June 2010
9 posts
Photoset: Fiesta Mexicana [Chicago, IL]
Exterior
Entree: Cheese quesadilla
Soup: Tortilla soup
Drink: Mango margarita
Dessert shot: Kahlua
Photoset: Naha [Chicago, IL]
Appetizer: Fresh Italian Burrata Cow’s Milk Mozzarella from Puglia with a Salad of McWethy Farm “Hoop House” Tomatoes, Torn Basil, Mint and Crispy Ciabatta Bread
Entree: A Spring Farm Plate of Roasted Quail, “Fresh Bacon” Kurobuta Pork Belly, “Coddled” Duck Egg and La Quercia “Lardo” with Red Thumb Potatoes, Melted Leeks, Bulb Onions,...
Photoset: Hopleaf [Chicago, IL]
Appetizer: Frog legs with shrimp, risotto cake, & tomato broth
Entree: Belgian-style mussels: white ale with celery, shallots, bayleaf, thyme
Side: Fries and aioli
Photoset: Va Pensiero [Evanston, IL]
Soup: Lobster bisque
Entree: Housemade Rosemary-Infused Pappardelle, Garlic, Pancetta, Artichokes, Cherry tomatoes, Basil
Photoset: The Stained Glass [Evanston, IL]
Appetizer/Entree (?): Tuna Tuna Tuna: tuna sashimi with pickled vegetable salad. Pastrami spice crusted tuna, red cabbage slaw, tuna tartare
Dessert: Mini Strawberry, White Chocolate Parfait, Rhubarb Cobbler
Photoset: Heaven on Seaven [Chicago, IL]
Appetizer: Cajun Fried Chicken Bites with a crystal butter sauce
Soup: Gumbo
Entree: Crawfish po boy
Photoset: The Publican [Chicago, IL]
Exterior (love this picture)
Brunch: Publican omelette: parmesan, salad, bacon
Photoset: graham elliot [Chicago, IL]
Exterior:
“Bread”: Parsley & ranch popcorn
Appetizer: White tuna sashimi: escolar, sesame cracker, avocado mousse, marinated citrus, cocoa nibs, and baby coconut
Appetizer: Kung pao chicken: broccoli, peanut brittle, cilantro sprouts, soy caramel
Entree: Monkfish
Entree: Scottish Salmon: candied beets, tater tots, horseradish foam, sorrel coulis
Dessert: Mexican...
Photoset: Quince [Evanston, IL]
Appetizer: Salmon tartare (red chili, cilantro, radish, “guacamole”)
Entree: Pork belly with favas, rhubarb molasses, fennel, vidalia-corn bread “onion rings”
Dessert: Warm chocolate cake with sweet corn gelato, salt caramel, marcona almond, “cracker jack”
September 2009
1 post
maybe it's time I should start updating this again
I’ve been a little distracted, what with working full-time now. I get up between 5 and 5:30, get ready, work from 8 until 5, come home, relax, and go to bed between 9 and 10. Since I’m completely responsible for all of my bills, I’ve had to make a few “lifestyle” changes. Namely, “fine dining” is now much less prevalent in my life. When I eat out,...
August 2009
2 posts
July 2009
56 posts
Does anyone else find the Hillshire Farms brat commercials really, really annoying? What is your least favorite food commercial?
presenting...my kitchen!
At the beginning of July, I moved to Scottsdale. I officially left Chicago and Evanston behind and have gone on to life on my own. I thought I would share some pictures of my first kitchen.
View from the dining room
My latest project, Peanut Butter & Jelly Muffins, had just come out of the oven. They are delicious. I had two today. I also have corn flour to make tortillas this...
I’m without a laptop for a few days, so I can’t guarantee I’ll be able to post regularly. However, I thought I would treat you to some funny excerpts from a friend’s post about working at a busy Italian restaurant in Evanston.
“When people joke that cooks literally cook themselves throughout their careers I have found that that really isn’t a joke at all. The...