Last Friday on Alice + Waldo, I paired the herb and spice crusted pork with one of my favorite potato recipes. Often referred to as Hasselback Potatoes, baby gold potatoes are sliced at thin intervals crosswise almost but not all the way through and rolled in olive oil,… Read More
The winter weather and snow arrived in Chicago at the beginning of January. On cold evenings, I like to serve wild mushroom soup as a healthy and delicious dinner with a simple salad of Little Gem lettuce. I prepare this soup with an assortment of mushrooms including cremini,… Read More
After a holiday season filled with decadent meals and endless desserts, I look forward to eating a simple meal of seasonal vegetables. Potatoes and leeks are bountiful in the fall and winter. Every time I make potato and leek soup I am amazed to taste the… Read More
I first tasted the salami with marinated cauliflower and bitter greens sandwich from ‘wichcraft during a trip to New York. Each March and September, I traveled from Portland to buy clothing for my boutique named Aubergine. One of my favorite showrooms offered delicious lunches often catered by… Read More
My daughter and I visited family in Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend. After a fun-filled trip to the farmers market with my nieces and nephew on Saturday morning, my sister-in-law prepared a delicious kale salad with local Manchego cheese for lunch. Inspired by her salad, I decided… Read More
I LOVE cauliflower. In fact, I serve cauliflower so often that my daughter protests. Anyway, I found perfect cauliflower at the Green City Market this week and I cannot resist posting another recipe from The Purple Pig.
Currently, there is an abundance of fresh, local corn at the market. What better way to celebrate this bounty than with a recipe adapted from one of my favorite Chicago restaurants The Purple Pig. Jimmy Bannos Jr. is the chef/owner as well as the recipient of… Read More
Buvette is a lovely restaurant located on a tree-lined street just steps from the boutiques on Bleecker Street in the West Village. My husband and I enjoyed a late lunch at Buvette in July while vacationing in New York. The gastrothèque is open all day; it serves food… Read More
The farm-to-table movement has encouraged the reemergence and growth of farmers markets across the country. In Chicago, there are farmer’s markets in neighborhoods throughout the city. One of the largest of these markets is the Green City Market in Lincoln Park. Farmers markets are a great source… Read More
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