Is your garden overflowing with tomatoes? Yes, you say. Am a bit jealous. Some day I will have an amazing garden (just need a small plot of land to call my own). Looking for something to do with all those beautiful tomatoes from your garden and/or farmers’ market? How about a simple and exceptionally … Continue Reading
This doesn’t exactly look like chicken you say? What are these mysterious skewers of meat?? Heart. Chicken heart, to be exact…hope I didn’t scare you away just yet. I first discovered heart a few years back at one of my favorite Chicago restaurants — Publican. They prepared their heart [duck heart] crostini-style with a sauce … Continue Reading
When I lived in Chicago, I had access to a great rooftop deck where we grilled on a regular basis; well, at least the few months out of the year that were actually warm enough to grill. Now that I’ve relocated to DC, the weather is consistently better, but unfortunately I no longer have access … Continue Reading
Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes…it’s that time of year. Beautiful, juicy, locally-grown, ripened on the vine, and bursting with flavor tomatoes. Patiently await their arrival for the greater part of the year; and when they arrive in all their glorious colors, I can’t get enough of them. Whether roughly chopped as part of a Greek salad (better … Continue Reading
I have a new love in my life — whole roast chicken. Roasting a chicken is as basic as it gets, and it doesn’t get much better than this. It looks elegant enough to serve at a dinner party and easy enough to prepare any day of the week. Simple, simple, simple but oh so … Continue Reading
