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 …
You may have noticed by now that I love interesting salads. There’s a bit of a running joke in my family that I always casually offer to bring a salad to a gathering, or “try to make us all healthy”, as my mama puts it. …
Mayonnaise is divisive. People love it; people hate it. I love it, slathering it all over sandwiches and burgers, and dipping my fries in it. I’m one of those people. But I’d like to make a bold assertion: If people were making their own mayonnaise, at …
My poor husband. I don’t say this lightly, because I truly enjoy reminding him what a lucky man he is… most of the time. But when it comes to this, I admit it’s not easy being my significant other. See… he’s not allowed to “not …
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 love the whole concept of spinach salad with bacon dressing. It strikes just the right balance of healthy and splurge-worthy. Loaded up with vitamin-packed spinach, mushrooms, and red onion, and some protein-righ eggs, this salad makes for a healthy lunch option. Add in some …
This isn’t just a chocolate chip cookie. Let me rephrase that. Saying just a chocolate chip cookie is somewhat disparaging to chocolate chip cookies. A chocolate chip cookie can be the epitome of what a cookie should be. So I’ll say it this way: This …
You may have noticed that I don’t have a whole lot of breakfast recipes around here. It’s not that I have anything against breakfast, or that I don’t like to cook it. It is true, however, that I have no interest in things like blueberry …
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 …