Paris Club: Ooh-la-la!
This new Lettuce Entertain You offering isn’t just a restaurant—it’s a full-fledged happening.
Easy Chinese: No Take Out Menu Required
Tired of comfort food, but not ready to embrace grill season yet?
Fresh: Mondo Mandelbrot
Once Passover has passed (or before it arrives), grab some leavened goodness in the form of Mandelbrot, or mandel bread, which is Yiddish for “almond bread” and similar to biscotti. Libby & Laura, a company started by Laura Klibanow of Highland Park, makes the certified kosher treats in a variety of flavors, all based on […]
Grilled Polenta With Mushroom Ragu
For Lent I’m going to limit buying food other than dairy, fruits and veggies in the hope of using up some of the surplus in our pantry and freezer. The idea came from a brochure handed out as part of my church’s Ash Wednesday service. It said this, “Frugality goes completely against the grain of […]
Authentic Irish Drinks for St. Patrick’s Day
Need drink ideas for your St. Patrick’s Day celebration? Look to the Emerald Isle for libation inspiration! We asked a few North Shore Irish pubs for their top suggestions: Beer St Paddy’s Day isn’t complete without Guinness. Patrick Breslin, owner of The Celtic Knot in Evanston, recommends storing this beloved stout at 39 degrees. He […]
Chicken in Lettuce Cups
Kids love this hands-on meal, it only takes one frying pan and it’s figure-friendly, because you can serve the rice on the side.
4 Wedding Cake Trends for 2011
A wedding isn’t complete without the perfect cake, but the stylish bride wants a cake just as trendsetting as she is! We asked Chicago and suburban bakeries to chime in on the latest wedding cake trends for this year: Back to butter cream Naomi Levine of Chicago’s Tipsycake notices there’s been resurgence in butter cream. […]
Muffin Tin Meals: Gorditas
The cookbook, “Time for Dinner,” written by three former editors of Cookie magazine, is full of easy, family friendly recipes.
Italian Peperonata Omelet
Cooking for 1?
3 Easy Margarita Recipes — No Mix Required
When we want a margarita (right now!), we don’t want a drink made with a mix full of sugar or artificial ingredients. Here are three great margarita recipes that will have you bypassing the mixes and stirring up your own. Mama Rita This one seems odd, but you’ll have to trust us because it’s flat […]
