Nurture is dedicated to teaching children, families and communities how to make healthy and affordable choices when it comes to food. You can join Nurture on Saturday, Sept. 28 in Winnetka for their annual Nosh for Nurture event. Enjoy appetizers, drinks and cooking demos from local chefs. Featured chefs and restaurants include: Big Bowl, […]
Ah, fall! Visions of stadium parking lots and portable grills are dancing in my head. Sure, you could just throw a couple of dogs on the fire, but why not get a little inventive? Here’s how to update your red hots and brats: get them a passport. Italy? Vietnam? Mexico? I’ve got you covered. […]
There’s nothing like a great dessert that you can whip up in minutes. This super easy brownie recipe has been a favorite in my family for four generations, and it’s still a hit at every single family party. Not to mention, it’s the perfect it’s-almost-bedtime-and-I-forgot-I-need-to-bring-a-treat-to-school-tomorrow recipe. Just mix the four ingredients listed below, bake and […]
If you have a gluten sensitivity or allergy, you should definitely check out the new cookbook by mother-daughter team Carlyn and Sarah Berghoff, “Cooking for Your Gluten-Free Teen.” It’s filled with great recipes, including this terrific Taco Pie. This dish will satisfy the whole family, and it’s a good way to use up leftover […]
I love Italian food 24/7, but there’s something about buying a slew of gorgeous veggies at the late summer Farmers’ Market that makes me want to make mounds of vegetable antipasti. This Eggplant Caponata from Top Cheftestant (and super-hot Siena Tavern chef/owner) Fabio Viviani’s new cookbook, Fabio’s Italian Kitchen (Hyperion, 2013), has the sweet […]
It’s National Peach Month, and not coincidentally, the height of the peach season. So there’s no better time, really, to get creative with this fuzzy, summery, super-juicy fruit. Why not make this versatile fruit salsa, equally delicious next to a basket of chips, atop a goat cheese and arugula salad, or as an accompaniment […]
The art of breading and pan-frying meat—chicken, veal or pork—is a valuable skill to have. Why? Because it’s unbelievably delicious, that’s why. Plus, everyone in your family will love this dish. The key is to offset the crunchy, fried exterior by topping it with an acidic sauce or salad. The classic Milanese treatment of […]
Oven-fried chicken is disappointing. It comes out pale and bready—so not like real fried chicken, that you simply can’t compare the two. But what oven “frying” does have going for it is this: no mess and fewer calories. On a Tuesday, it’s doable. And thanks to a brilliant recipe by Kay Chun in Food […]
Everyone loves corn muffins: They can be sweet or savory, and they taste great slathered with either preserves or plain old salted butter (or both!). What makes them even better is the addition of fresh summer strawberries. (Want to pick your own? Check out our guide to berry picking around the Chicagoland area.) These little […]
My mother-in-law, Vita Seidita, taught me this family heirloom recipe. Her mother, Gesualda, came from Sicily, so using ricotta in desserts was a natural. It’s one of the top recipes my husband, Jimmy, would long for of his mother’s, so he got her to teach it to me. I make them every spring on Easter. […]
