I’m not a huge fan of Thanksgiving turkey, but I was sent home from our big holiday dinner with two pounds of turkey. I was very generous with my turkey by giving a portion of it to my cat but, selfishly, I used the rest to make my dream bowl of ramen. I don’t know…
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Raw Nerves: Recipes for the Courage to Eat Raw Vegan
I am outraged over the unretouched pictures of Lena Dunham’s cover debut on Vogue that were exposed by Jezebel. OUTRAGED. Not because, as Jezebel intones, it misleads readers on what a woman like Lena Dunham really looks like, but because — and it’s not very feminist of me to say — I’m jealous. They airbrushed…
Beans are Better with Bacon
Last updated on December 6th, 2020 at 02:58 pmYesterday I made fresh pasta. Awesome. It’s easy to make (3 cups of flour, 4 eggs gently mixed together with a fork to form a dough, rest for twenty minutes and then run it through a noodle cutter — my Kitchenaid pasta attachment is super fast). I…
Making Fun of Leftover Sausage: Easy Dumplings
I’m obsessed with ramen. I don’t know how it started, but I’ve been tasting ramen all over Chicago to figure out where to get the best noodles. At Yusho, they devote Sunday to serving ramen — I had the beef tongue ramen — which is pretty good, but it didn’t wow me like I wanted….
Love your leeks
More soup. Soups (most) are pretty basic. Stock, vegetables, maybe some meat, and maybe some blending. I like leeks. They smell nice when they’re cooking, so I did potato leek soup. Potato Leek Soup 3 pieces bacon, chopped 2 TB butter 1 Leek, white parts only, thinly sliced, reserve one large green leaf 1 large…
Rainy Day Stew
It’s officially fall. That means it’s cold and rainy and I don’t want to leave my house — not even to go to the grocery store. Fortunately, the only thing I had on my mind was dal — a spicy stew of Indian origin made with split peas — and I happened to have pink…
Spreadable Meat: Chicken Liver Pate Done Right
Making the right chicken liver pate eludes me. I tried it in the spring and failed. It was just so… livery. It involved a hard boiled egg and cream cheese and no matter how I adjusted it, it was only fit to be eaten by cats; mine was in heaven. Over the summer, on a…
Pedal for Pie
Fall brings out the hipster in me. And what’s more hipster than biking to a bakery that serves Royal Pies? Kale Royal Pies! So on a perfect, sunny fall day, I pedaled down to Bridgeport for savory pastries. I had the kale and mushroom pie (vegetarian) and my friend had the beef stew pie. I,…