Lunchtime on the new kitchen bar. What. What? Like I’m the only one trying to build a better Stouffer’s French Bread pizza. Is it just a vain attempt to gourmet-ify and recapture the seemingly weightless bliss of my college snacking days, only to find I created one with more calories? Could I be the [...]
The eagle-eyed and photographically gifted Miz Booshay noted that this citron presse looked like it was served at the Paris tearoom Angelina – and give that girl a croissant, because she knows her cafes. It was. Mme. Booshay, I thought I was finished posting the Paris trip. I was trying, really – trying to move [...]
Posted in recipes on May 8th, 2008
There were some very good mashed potatoes on a shelf in the fridge, leftovers with nothing to do. For me, a container of fluffy whiteness is a waving red flag – I’ve been fine-tuning “mashed potato cakes” for years, and if there’s even a few spoonfuls around, they’ll soon be scooped and pressed and plopped [...]
Posted in Chicagoland on Apr 16th, 2008
In my last post I talked about turkey wraps, and hot mustard, and what people eat for lunch. Then Jean from Renovation Therapy commented on Stage Deli mustard and her sudden craving for hot dogs, and now I want a hot dog. It’s a regular blogging food chain. As a native Chicagoan I’d like every [...]
