Yes it is time for another one of those un-recipes where it seems insane to have the audacity to call this a recipe, yet despite the fact that it has only four ingredients plus salt and pepper, it is oddly elegant and quite...
Read MoreThe day after Thanksgiving I usually find myself really not wanting to eat very much. I also find myself with a refrigerator filled with turkey and celery and a pantry that still has onions. So here is a light post holiday lunch...
Read MoreWhen I tell people we need to be gluten-free, dairy-free, and corn-free but that I try to also design recipes to be egg-free, soy-free and nut-free they look at me in horror and ask “What do you eat? What is left?”...
Read MoreThere used to be a local department store here in Chicago called Marshall Field’s. They have since been bought out by Macy’s and it is not the same. They had little lunch counter area which offered a variety of salads for...
Read MoreYup it is still broiling hot in Chicagoland. 101 F today. Still not planning to use my oven if I don’t have to. I am pretty sure I can just cook food on the driveway. Assuming it doesn’t melt. The driveway that is....
Read MoreToday it was 97 and humid here in the Chicago suburbs. This is why I am not a fan of turning on the stove in the summer. I find we tend to come home late from the pool and I am looking for something cold, superfast and...
Read MoreSummer in Chicago is hot and humid. Today, it will hit 92F. And at the end of a long sweaty day I don’t want a 30 minute meal. I want a 10 minute meal with no pots, no pans and no need to turn on my stove. It would also be...
Read MoreThis is a pretty dish that requires no cooking or heating. I put it on top of washed greens as a lunch and have brought it to a potluck as a vegan entrée. Ingredients 2 15 oz cans garbanzo beans (I use Eden Organics as they are...
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