Brilliant Barley Salad
This was a using-up-leftovers dish that wound up serendipitously delicious– Brilliant Barley Salad Start with: cooked & cooled grains (mine was a dinner side dish mix of barley, wild rice, onions, dried cranberries, and corn) Add: fresh Clementine sections halved cherry tomatoes diced avocado bits of goat cheese vinaigrette
Fall fare
Here in Chicago over the last week or so those omnipresent grace notes of August, cicadas, have stuttered into silence in the cooling, imperceptibly shorter days. With changing weather comes the slapdash donning of stray cardigans and odd socks to ward off chilly mornings. Yesterday witnessed season-appropriate culinary observances around here with concoctions of hearty ...
Gimme smore
This here little slice of childlike heaven ranks among the three or four all-time top reasons to love a campfire, as this cowgirl well knows: packable, stackable treat for assembly under the stars above that dusty trail. Even hiked ‘way up over the speedy traffic of a big hoss town like Chicago a gal might work up the craving for some toasty marshmallow from time to time
Holy guacamole
Not long ago I discovered that I can once again eat avocados. I’m not quite sure how to adequately express just how much this means to me. I think you need to taste it to understand
Fresh basil pesto
summertime means… … lots and lots of basil! and, consequently, time to make some yummy pesto. Basil & Walnut Pesto 5-6 cups fresh basil leaves (basil is traditional– also try interesting and nutritious variations using other leafy greens like arugula, spinach, chard, etc.) 1 cup walnuts (pine nuts are traditional– vary using other nuts like ...
Supperclub afternoon
the other day chris and I met up with one of his coworkers for midafternoon delight at one of our very favorite places to eat, club lucky, quietly glamorous, tucked away on a residential corner of bucktown– for exquisite “traditional” italian fare. we love the old-timey supperclub feel of the place and the gracious swoop ...
