A food blog from Chicago about keeping it simple in the kitchen
Risotto is a popular dish in our house. It’s creamy, it’s warming, it involves a bottle of wine to drink while you slowly stir the rice. And since it takes on flavors so well, it has endless possibilities for how it’s prepared. Since traditional way is labor intensive, I found […]
If you’ve ever bought a refrigerated pre-cooked ham, then you know that the suggested cook time to warm it back up is based on the number of pounds, and could take hours. You get a warm ham, but it’s also usually pretty dry in the middle. Now, if you pressure […]
The well known options around Asian cuisine in America are dominated by Chinese, Japanese and Thai restaurants. One unfortunate side effect is that the amazing food from Korea gets crowded out. My favorite Korean recipe is easily the workhorse dish of the country – the Pad Thai of Korea, if […]
If there’s one meal where you can’t go wrong and that everyone can agree on, it’s homemade pizza. Seriously, is there anyone who doesn’t like pizza? Here I’ve taken another favorite food, polenta, and turned it into crusts for these mini polenta pizzas. Mini Polenta Pizzas With some planning ahead, […]
Every now and then I get a craving for some home cooked easy comfort food. Nothing infused with a cilantro-harissa chutney. Nothing from a celebrity chef. Nothing requiring a terrine mold. Just something simple like these crispy breaded pork chops. The kind that still has a little bit of oil […]
Grains, Pulses and Vegetables all come together in this super flavorful Red Lentil and Quinoa Soup. Add an Aji Pepper for a boost of Peruvian flavor
Spinach, Potato and Chickpea Curry Everyone loves a great curry, but not everyone loves spending all day in the kitchen toasting spices and prepping vegetables. Somewhere between delivery from your favorite curry house and making your own Garam Masala (which everyone should do once), there must be a shortcut. Let’s […]
When you think of the classic pairings in the world of food – Fish and Chips, Pork Chops and Applesauce, Gin and Tonic – one that doesn’t get as much press is Steak and Eggs. This is one of those great diner meals that, like a stack of flapjacks, any […]
I’ve never really been a stew person, but recently my wife had requested a couple of different strews to be made and I’ve actually found them to be really tasty and fascinatingly complex. One was Beef Goulash and the other most recently is the below Slow Cooker Beef Burgundy. As I’ve […]
Black Beans with Brown Rice and Achiote Beans and Rice is a classic Latin American comfort food dish to accompany nearly any meat or fish. It’s even a great snack on its own. Much like Chilaquiles, there are thousands of ways to make beans and rice whether you’re in the […]