Black Bean Salad
When you really love a restaurant you come to know its best dishes. The things that make you want to come back and if you really like that menu item, every time...
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Chicken Chasseur from My Beverly Hills Kitchen by Alex Hitz
The 1990’s boneless, skinless chicken craze brought with it many recipes that I call “chicken with sauce” because the sauce usually felt like ...
It Isn’t Easy Being Green
It’s not easy being green Having to spend each day the color of the leaves… It seems you blend in with so many ordinary things And people tend to pa...
Blueberry Waffles
One summer back in the early nineties my sister and I got into making Belgian waffles. After early morning swim practice we would come home a make ourselves a b...
Black Bean Soup
When it comes to cooking five years ago I felt guilty “just adding water.” Now I want to bang the food against the counter and have a five course me...
Not Your Usual Suspect Sweet Potato and Spinach Enchiladas
I think most cooks have a list of usual suspects that their family members aren’t so sure about. Most often in our house those suspect dishes are vegetabl...
Best Ever Beef Bacon and Noodle Bake
They say say that comfort food at its best are the dishes that transport you back to your childhood. The food that reminds you of family dinners and the people ...
Carrot Cake
Easter and spring time make me think about carrot cake. However, I think it is great any time of the year. Carrot cake is one of my husband’s favorites. I...
Chimichurri Beef Kebobs
While I have had some great meals in Chicago there are certain Houston specialties that I miss. I love latin American food and I miss Michael Cordua’s res...
Greek Lamb Burgers
My family and I have enjoyed the spring like weather we had before the snow and cold came again last night. The warmer Chicago temperatures had us wanting to gr...