I didn’t eat a lot of Chinese food growing up, but I sure made up for it my freshman year of college. There was a highly questionable Chinese takeout place near campus, and I had orange chicken and crab rangoon delivered to my dorm room once or twice a week. That’s right, I didn’t even … Continue reading
I’ve been on quite the risotto kick lately. It’s just so creamy and delicious and full of mood-elevating carbs. Carbs do elevate your mood, right? They definitely elevate mine. Another great thing about risotto is how much you can do with it. You can basically throw anything in there – veggies, protein, herbs, cheese, wine … Continue reading
Last night I had every intention of getting home from work at a reasonable hour and making some spicy enchiladas for dinner. I had been craving Mexican food all day, and I had the whole dinner planned out. My plans went awry (in a good way!) around 4 p.m., when my husband texted me to … Continue reading
So let’s talk for a second about how dumb I am. This recipe for peanut and pork stir fry is one I’ve made several times as an easy week night dinner. What I like about it is that, besides being really simple to make with stuff I always have on hand, you can throw in … Continue reading
I love talking to other people about what they’re cooking, probably for the same reason I love reading food blogs – maybe I’m nosy, but I just like learning what other people eat. It’s such an interesting little window into other people’s lives. A few weeks ago I found this cool art project where a … Continue reading
Happy first day of spring! It looks like Chicago is fast forwarding through spring and into summer – it was 80 degrees this weekend! We took advantage of this amazing weather by using our brand-new grill for the first time. I spent a long time deciding what to make on this inaugural grilling weekend (steak? … Continue reading
A little while back, I did something pretty impressive — I convinced my husband to go to an all-vegetarian restaurant. I had heard nothing but good things about the Chicago Diner (Meat Free Since ’83!), and I wanted to give it a go. Our trip there was mostly (though not entirely) successful, the highlight for … Continue reading
In honor of Day 2 of March Madness, I’m going to share a recipe I made last weekend when we had a few friends over for a Selection Sunday party. For those unfamiliar, Selection Sunday is the day the bracket is announced for the 68-team men’s college basketball tournament and the official kickoff of March … Continue reading
Oh man, today was a good day. Chicago set an all-time record high temperature for this day (80 degrees on March 14!), and I actually got to go for a run outside after work. Other good things about today? March Madness is in full swing, AND I made this delicious linguine. Mmm, linguine… I found … Continue reading
I have in my head this vision of the perfect meal: it’s a delicious meal on Monday, then somehow gets combined with other stuff to make a different, equally-delicious meal on Tuesday, then continues in that vein all week long until by Sunday night you’re eating some modern-day version of stone soup. Luckily for my … Continue reading
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