Cooking

After a weekend of not so healthy eating at Lollapalooza, I needed to detox a bit. Spinach is one of my favorite vegetables, so I made this salad for lunch …

Crockpot BBQ Chicken can be used to create several different meals, and this is the easiest. Serve the chicken on a pretzel roll topped with avocado and cheddar cheese. This …

This BBQ Crockpot Chicken is easy to prepare and can be enjoyed in salads, in sandwiches, on pizza, or on its own. The jalapeño makes it slightly spicy, but you …

I invented these little slices of heaven two weeks ago, and they have received rave reviews. Zucchini Goat Cheese Bites are slices of zucchini topped with herbed roasted red pepper …

On a dreary cold Chicago morning I decided to make the most of things by making a grand breakfast. I roasted heirloom tomatoes and topped them with poached eggs and …

A perfectly toasted sandwich with melted cheese is my favorite lunch. I was able to great fresh roast beef at a local market and it was perhaps the best I …

Bacon and cheese make everything better, right? The secret to this dinner is that the spinach inside of the chicken breast was cooked in rendered bacon fat, so there is …

I just can’t believe that this is post 500. I thought it would be fun to take a look back at my favorite posts: My favorite breakfast: Chilaquiles Benedict with …

What if I told you this recipe comes from United Airlines’ in flight magazine? Yes, I was bored during takeoff and flipped through the magazine and discovered a recipe. I …

I have to admit that I never really liked roasted potatoes. They were never crispy enough, and it is hard to brown them evenly when they are cut in wedges. …

This is one of my favorite salads. I have posted about it before, since I make it often. The best thing about this salad is that it can be made …

Tomatoes roasting in the oven are one of the best cooking smells. It is also a very simple recipe with a variety of uses. I spooned the tomatoes over pasta …

This is my final recipe made using the leftover Ham from Easter. (No, we didn’t finish it all… note to self for next year: 10 pounds of Ham is too …

This Spinach Artichoke and Ham Pizza was inspired by Artichoke Pizza in New York. The pizza was topped with a cheesy spinach artichoke dip, ham and mozzarella. It was one …

Here is a collection of recipes to help you with your Easter menu planning. Appetizers Artichoke Dip Bacon Wrapped Dates filled with Goat Cheese Salads Green Bean Salad Entrees Chicken …

Mustard Mushroom Chicken requires only a couple of minutes of active preparation time and a few ingredients. It is the perfect weeknight meal. I decided to cook the chicken at …

Chicago’s bone chilling cold inspired me to make this hearty chunky beef and 3 bean chili. Instead of using ground beef, I went to the butcher at Mariano’s and got …

I am so thrilled with The Urbaness’s feature about The Kittchen! A couple of weekends ago Lizzie and Stacie came over to photograph a menu centered around one ingredient: Pears. …

My husband had a very specific request for his birthday: steak with a Gorgonzola cream sauce. I immediately decided to pair the steak with fully loaded bullet potatoes and spinach …

This S’mores Pie recipe comes from my Mom. S’mores are my favorite food from childhood, so I was very excited to try this recipe. What sets this S’mores Pie apart is …

Hello there! It’s Anne from over at A Squared. My friend Kit and I have been talking forever about writing guest posts on each other’s blogs for months now and …

Last Thursday I made a giant beef lasagna with zucchini and mushrooms. It was my way of combining a vegetable lasagna with a meat lasagna. Charles thought I was trying …

Poached eggs are my favorite breakfast and I am always looking for new way to serve them. This past weekend I had leftover spinach, marinara and ricotta from making ravioli. …

I made this Spinach Ricotta and Mozzarella Ravioli in just an hour, thanks to my favorite trick of using fresh lasagna sheets to make the dough. I had totally slacked …

Green Onion Cheddar Scones are a great savory breakfast. The recipe for these scones came from the Standard Bakery Co. Pastries. The bakery is in Portland, Maine and my mother …

Last night my husband and I prepared Apple Charlotte for our weekly Sunday Night Dinner. Since we were watching the première of Downton together after dinner, we chose to make …

To kick off a new year of posts, today I am sharing the short rib recipe that my Mom used for our Christmas Eve Eve dinner. It was the first …

Butternut squash and risotto are two of my favorite foods so when I noticed a recipe for a butternut squash risotto on another blog it caught my eye. I wish …

Oh how I love brussels sprouts! I eat about a pound a week and I am always trying to find new ways to season them. I have decided that brussels …

Spaghetti squash is one of my favorite foods. It takes just a few minutes of active preparation time and it is a healthy substitute for actual spaghetti. I have posted …

I am proud to say that this is my 300th post! With Thanksgiving just 3 days away I am posting more turkey tips. My Dad, Jack, called me on Sunday …

There are so many options for Thanksgiving leftovers above and beyond sandwiches and repeats of Thanksgiving dinner. Here are some of my favorite recipes made with Thanksgiving leftovers. Some of …

I must admit I have a very difficult time calling a recipe that involves bacon and mayonnaise a salad. It reminds me of Mrs. Eriksen’s Seven Layer Salad on How …

Yesterday I posted about the James Bond themed cocktail party I hosted on Saturday. Since James Bond doesn’t eat much in any of his movies, I decided to prepare food …

My friends and I recently discovered the Showplace Icon movie theater in Chicago. The theater offers VIP movie tickets at a slightly higher price. The benefit of these VIP tickets …

I am an avid reader of Cooking Light magazine. I read it each month absorbing new ideas. It is pretty rare for me to precisely follow the recipes; the magazine …

I have said it before and I am saying it again. I have the greatest friends in the world. And I am not talking about a couple people, we are a …

I love brussels sprouts and I think you do too, since my most popular post was for roasted brussels sprouts. Last Saturday I bought a giant stalk of brussels sprouts …

This past Saturday we had another September birthday celebration. My lovely friends Andrea and Jenn both turned 30 which meant that we needed to have a big party! It turned into wonderful …

Cafe Ba-Ba-Reba changed my life. It may sound like an exaggeration to say that a restaurant changed my life, but in this case it is true. The first time I …