Life

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 …

  Today I attempted making Pierre Herme’s Chocolate Sable Cookies. The recipe is in the Standard Baking Co. cookbook my mother gave me for Christmas, and although I have never …

Rick Bayless is Chicago’s king of Mexican food. After trying his food at his O’Hare airport locations (which are amazing and nothing like the Wolfgang Puck airport crap) I have …

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 …

I stole this idea from my friends Andrea and Mike. When they started dating they celebrated every month anniversary. (And I think they still do). They don’t go crazy and …

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 …

It seems like everyone resolves to lose weight and get in better shape every new year. Often these resolutions do not last very long. I think that the changes to …

Bel50 is a new addition to the ever-expanding culinary scene in my neighborhood, Chicago’s River North. It is rare that I dine at the same restaurant twice in a month, …

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 …