Lentils?! Kale?! What the…. ?! Oh, phew, it’s ok: Bacon. That, right there, folks, was my thought process while looking at this recipe. This is another recipe that falls under the category of not-quite-sure-why-I tried-it, but also the sure-glad-I-did one. Whooee, that was a lot of …
When I friend requested that I come up with a recipe for the soup she loved at one of her favorite restaurants, I was all, “Heck yeah!” I love a good challenge, don’t you? The real challenge, however, is that this restaurant is in Arizona, …
I like to think of myself as adventurous in the kitchen. Apart from my recent cooking rut, I usually like to try a variety of new recipes, use new ingredients, come up with variations on old recipes. But there are some things that I always …
I’ve come out of my major denial that fall is here. I know, it’s about time, seeing as in a few measly days it will be October. October, for goodness sake. The month of corn mazes and Halloween and apple cider and tall leather boots …
Sometimes, you don’t know what you’ve got until you’ve not longer got it. Terrible grammar aside, this is a fact of life. Especially in the case of zucchinis. Mid-July, we are all bemoaning the pounds and pounds of zucchinis being hauled in from our gardens, …
It may seem strange to you that I’m making chili at the beginning of May. Chili is one of those quintessential fall and winter type things that seem to go perfectly with football, beer, and cold toes. But I just really like chili. Especially this …
I know what some of you are saying. “Two soups in a row? What is this?!” Friends, I will tell you what this is. This is called February in the Arctic Chicago. It’s really cold. All the time. Not the kind of duh-it’s-winter cold, but the …
For a long time, if you asked me what my absolute favorite meal was, I would reply, “Grilled cheese and tomato soup,” without any hesitation. Now, I have always loved a grilled cheese and still do, with a passion, in fact. But over the years, …
“I made something vegan!” This is what I exclaimed about an hour after I piled all of the ingredients for this dish into the slow cooker, just as the delicious smoky smell of paprika and cumin began wafting into the living room. Frankly, I was …
Call the doctor! It seems I have a fever. And the only prescription is more chowder! I’m really sorry for what just happened there. See, I haven’t slept for a whole night for the past 8 or so months, and among other things, my sense …