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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 …

When Chicagoans heard that The Counter was closing our hearts broke – for a second. Then legendary burger joint Kuma’s Corner announced they were moving into the vacant space with …

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 …

Yesterday the entire city of Chicago drank all day long. Chicago takes St. Patrick’s Day pretty seriously. The Chicago River is dyed green. There are multiple parades. And bars are …

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 …

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 …

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 …