For any of you who follow me on Instagram, it’s pretty obvious that when I fall for a new cookbook, I fall hard. So you really shouldn’t be surprised that I’m writing about another recipe from A Bird in the Hand. If anything, you should …
Is it just me, or is the internet a fickle pickle? Because I feel like last summer, it was all about telling me what do with with the abundance of zucchini and other summer squash I had at my disposal at the end of the …
This recipe might fall into the “duh” category. I should probably make that a thing on my recipe category side bar. This salad would be in there, along with this and this. You know- things that are so basic that you really don’t need a recipe …
Like the completely inept food blogger that I am, I made this months and months ago and forgot to say a single silly little word about it. But I was looking over some photos just now, and found the images from when I made this, …
Ah, April. Or, as I like to call it, the month where all I want is for it to be July already so I can eat corn on the cob and cheeseburgers straight from the grill. In Chicago, we’ve seen an absolutely gorgeous April, with …
When someone says that a recipe is idiot-proof, it’s usually for one of two reasons. Either the recipe is so unbelievably simple that you can’t screw it up OR while it does have several steps and ingredients, it’s very forgiving of any shenanigans you throw …
Quick. Before spring comes in earnest. Get in all of your comfort-food-eating. And your cheese-melting. And your warm spice toasting. Because spring is coming soon and it will be all strawberries and asparagus. I know it’ll be a month or two, or even three (God …
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 …
Hi. I’m back. I took a little hiatus for a week or so there, because with the holidays and all, it was just too much. Too much fun, too much running around, too much gorging myself on festive holiday food. All that. And more. But …
If there’s a holiday that makes me feel warm and happy and nostalgic, it’s Thanksgiving. I feel about Thanksgiving the way that most people reserve for Christmas. Some of my happiest childhood memories revolve around Thanksgiving. Because of the food, yes. And because of big …