Throw a fried or poached egg on top of pasta or salad, and you have added a ton of protein and flavor to your recipe. I love a recipe for an...

Fiery cocktails are the top trend in drink culture and Kara Newman's new cocktail book, Spice and Ice: 70 Tongue-Tingling Cocktails look...

I keep a tupperware container of this in my refrigerator sometimes on the weekend. You never know who is going to pop in looking for som...

I grew up in Minneapolis and one of my first jobs out of school was with Pillsbury. I loved working for Pillsbury and half of the excitement...

I am sitting here in my blue fuzzy PJ’s sipping hot chocolate and writing this post. Its 28 degrees in Chicago today and it’s only the mi...

If you are a self taught cook and hung out in your grandmother’s kitchen growing up, or graduated from the CIA or Kendall and have taught th...

I love cookbooks but there is just so much you can learn from a book no matter how good it is. You have to go to the source and learn from a...

Does anyone know exactly how many ethnic restaurants there are in the city of Chicago? I have looked and have failed to come up with even an...

Some people see no harm in giving in to temptation and indulging once-in-a-while in unhealthy life pleasures. The best excess is eating di...

I got in the mood to make homemade Pizza crust today. First off, I went to the Evanston Farmers Market yesterday and bought all of the fres...

You could almost hear women cheering in the streets when new studies associated compounds in chocolate to heart health. Chocolate. Just th...

If you are in search of the perfect pizza like I am, pay attention. Any great pizza chef will tell you it’s all in the crust! I use to mak...

My friend Alma Ramirez introduced me to a colleague years ago and said that the two of us had one thing in common – we were both Mexican in...

I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian! Fish sauce, soy sauce, rice, fresh herbs, fruits and vegetables ...

My love affair with Mexico goes back 42 years. Alma Ramirez, one of my former colleagues, introduced me to a friend and said “you two have...

I can credit my ex-husband for an introduction to Cajun, Creole and Louisiana French cooking. Once again, it all came down to a great cookb...

Every Friday, the sleepy, little community on the lake that we lovingly call “Mayberry” comes to life. Lake Bluff’s weekly Farmer’s Market i...