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….
The Superior Babka. For one.
This project was inspired by Seinfeld and practiced by Martha. Chocolate babka. It was showcased in episode 77 of Seinfeld in which Elained insists on bringing a chocolate babka (and not cinnamon babka — lesser of the babkas) to a dinner party. It’s one of those confections that’s common to New Yorkers and foreign…
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…
Fried Green Tomatoes
I saw these lurking behind the tomatillos at the grocery store and decided that I had to have them. I’ve never worked with them before, but I have eaten them. Fried. At Small Bar. On Division. Why, you might ask, would I order fried green tomatoes at a soccer bar? Well, Chef Justin White took…
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,…