Each year, those of us that lurk in the kitchen overly much often feel that we must make SOMETHING with pumpkin. Last year, it was this Super Moist Buttermilk P...
Although spring is just around the corner, I am going to post just a few more soup recipes thanks to my recent soup exchange. I served and exchanged this vegeta...
I have been a little soup crazy this winter. Perhaps the most soup ever produced in my kitchen is directly proportional to the most snow ever fallen in Chicago ...
Last week, I was delighted with a special treat. My assistant and friend, Sophie, assembled for me a fresh "make your own miso soup" kit. She had traveled to a ...
My experience with this new recipe was like a first date you initially feel nonchalant about. But, as the evening unfolds, you are pleasantly surprised and find...
Cauliflower is a rediscovered vegetable in my life. As a child, my mom mixed it with broccoli and covered it with cheese sauce. I don't remember particularly li...
Tonight we had our first snowfall in Chicago. The glistening white flakes floated down and coated the ground and the trees making a winter wonderland. I gli...
It isn't exactly the height of tomato season any more but the brisk air sure pairs well with a bowl of tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich. Believe i...
Do you ever have one of those nights where you think that you are going to whip up something quickly and over an hour later with a kitchen that could qualify as...
My first soup of fall! The truth is, I was starting to make Red Lentil Dal and added too much chicken stock. So, I just adjusted the ingredients a bit and turne...
It is about that time of year when corn is reaching its best. For the first time, I think that I will cut a bunch of corn off the cob this summer and freeze it ...
I like challenging my mind to think differently and like to play games where I translate sensory experiences as if they were different languages. "What musi...
