When I was growing up, my family used to go to this neighborhood icehouse (an indoor-outdoor dive bar and restaurant popular in Texas) and my go-to order was a salad they called “chicken on the green.” It had a lot going on, but the key components were fried popcorn chicken and some crunchy vegetables over […]
Next time you forget the gloves and wind up feeling like your fingers are on fire, reach for these six helpful pantry items to get the jalapeno off your hands, most of which are probably in your kitchen right now.
Anyone else remember Orange Julius?
When a favorite Chicago bakery closes, you take action the only way you know how.
The favored color to wear on Saint Patrick’ s Day for good luck and to keep us invisible to leprechauns. We love the color for everything from the Chicago River to beer and dinner. This year we’ re tapping into one of our favorite dressings, green goddess, to create a meatless meal as brilliantly green as the lush green fields of Ireland.
My big springtime chopped salad — in my honest opinion — is the perfect dish to accompany the change in seasons. In place of regular ol’ lettuce, I reach for fresh veggies like sugar snap peas and asparagus, both of which add crunch and texture.
After testing numerous combinations of dairy and eggs for our best quiche recipe, we settled on a medium-rich custard with a smooth texture, fine taste, and a good set, combining two whole eggs with two yolks, 1 cup of milk, and 1 cup of heavy cream. We found that a baking temperature of 375 degrees […]
We wanted a waffle recipe that produced crisp-on-the-outside, creamy-on-the-inside waffles. We found that a thick batter lets the outside of the waffle become crisp, while the inside remains custardy. Buttermilk made our batter extra thick.
We amped up the “meatiness” in this vegetarian pasta sauce by using a full pound of savory cremini mushrooms and a hefty amount of tomato paste. Rigatoni with Quick Mushroom Bolognese Serves 4 1 pound rigatoni 3/4 teaspoon table salt, plus salt for cooking pasta 1 pound cremini mushrooms, trimmed and quartered 3 tablespoons extra-virgin […]