Grown-up Sloppy Joes

There’s a reason that people love comfort food.  You know- the good stuff.  The foods that you ate as a kid and still kind of love as an adult.  You know what that reason is?  It’s delicious.

Chicken Sandwiches with Brie, Spinach, and Thyme-Roasted Tomatoes

March is a weird month for food.  You’re pretty  much over comfort food, but you still don’t have many options in the way of fresh fruits and vegetables.  The tomatoes still look and taste like pink baseballs, lettuce is still of the pale and limp 

Ultimate Tuna Melts

Ultimate Tuna Melts

This tuna melt has been eye-opening in so many ways.  Did you ever think you’d hear someone say that about a tuna melt? Let me explain. Up until college, I’d never had a tuna melt.  Just never had one.  I’d had plenty of tuna salad 

Brie, Bacon, and Red Onion Burgers

Brie, Bacon, and Red Onion Burgers

It’s been a particularly frigid winter in the Chicago area, with lots of days spent inside drinking tea and dreaming of summer.  A frequently recurring daydream around here involves the smell of burgers on the grill with a cold beer in hand, lounging around in 

Avocado and Goat Cheese Open-Face Sandwiches

Avocado and Goat Cheese Open-Face Sandwiches

I love days like today.  Days when my little guy sleeps past 6:30 (ok, barely, but every minute counts). Days when I had the foresight to do the dinner dishes last night, and wake up to clean reasonably tidy kitchen. Days when I can spend the