With so much gorgeous summer produce sprouting up daily here in Chicago, the recipe possibilities can overwhelm. These summer salads are a great place to start; they taste fantastic and highlight the best picks of the season in all their glory. Sugar Snap Pea & Fennel Salad Crunchy takes on a whole new meaning in […]
In June, your backyard garden is tidy rows of plants with tiny green buds. Come July or August, those plants are usually overflowing with the fruits (and vegetables and herbs!) of your labor. Don’t let all of those tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, and basil leaves wither on the vine. Here are some delicious recipes that will […]
Imagine this. It’s the middle of a toasty Chicago summer. The air is thick and humid, temperatures are perpetually on the rise and the absolute last thing you want to think about is turning on your stove or oven. But what to do about that spur-of-the-moment dinner party with friends? Beat the heat with these […]
Spring/summer 2016 marks the release of a delectable batch of new cookbooks, and there are a lot of big names hitting the shelves: a new cult favorite from Gwyneth Paltrow, a debut cookbook from Chrissy Teigen, and another surefire hit from Ina Garten, to name a few. Inside the pages of these beautiful cookbooks are […]
Beer Hot Wings With Hoppy Peach Hot Sauce and Beer Blue Cheese Dip Do you like hot wings? Do you like beer? Then this is the perfect dish for you, because it uses beer in every element of the ultimate beer snack platter. The wings are brined and work well with most beers, although they […]
Summer is not the season to spend cooped up in the kitchen. The backyard and beach beckon, the sun is up through the evening and most seasonal ingredients taste so good to begin with that you don’t even need to waste time jazzing them up with excess preparation and cooking. Instead, try this lineup of […]
Nobody wants to be the guest who brought the boring potato salad that’s left sitting barely eaten on the buffet table when the party’s over. Up your barbecue game with one of these unexpected side dishes that showcase summer’s best flavors. Prepare for lots of recipe requests — and a guaranteed invitation to next year’s […]
I love the versatility of risotto. It can be simple or complex depending on the ingredients added to the basic recipe. Risotto can be the star and the main course of a menu or it can be a simple first course followed by a dish that requires little time like a veal scaloppini or a […]
Betsy Simson, former creative director at Leo Burnett then owner of the very popular Corner Cooks cooking school and Jerry’s casual fine dining restaurant in Winnetka, was constantly being asked by her children and their significant others to write down her recipes in order to easily share them. Rather than just jot them down, Simson […]
It all started when my friend Rachel brought her Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake to a church social. It was moist, it was delicious, it was pretty … it was perfect. All of my girlfriends loved this little cake and were delighted when Rachel shared her recipe. So, over the next year, no matter where I […]
