Happy New Year of the Tiger! I love when my blog posts coincide with the Chinese Lunar New Year. We lived in Beijing from 1997-2000, and this celebration remains close to our hearts. It was always a ...
For the past couple of years, I have had the amazing opportunity to help a dear friend of mine with the Chicago Beefsteak Event, an annual event hosted at the Dank Haus, the German cultural center on ...
I can eat soup 365 days a year, but somehow it tastes better when the temperature is below freezing. You should always have a piping how bowl of soup while you watch snow fall outside.
When home cooks think of the Instant Pot, we may consider it a convenience tool, mainly used for cooking dried beans quickly or perfectly steaming eggs that are a cinch to peel. While the Instant Pot ...
Whatever room you’re in, anytime, anywhere, with anyone, what is always the most popular protein in the room? No, it’s not beef. Not chicken either. Nope, not even eggs. It’s collagen. Collagen is ...
The Unexpected Ingredient in Chili: Dark Chocolate Ice Cream
I love researching recipes! Because of that, my email inbox is often flooded with recipes from food websites I’ve subscribed to. I usually give them the once over, before eventually deleting the ones ...
Growing up during the 70’s in a small Iowa town didn’t really expose me to much in the way of Chinese food. My mom made a few attempts at cooking Chinese food, mostly inspired by the “Chinese” ...
Now that we are firmly in the icy grasp of winter, it's finally time to unashamedly carbo-load. Typically all we hear these days about carbs is one slanderous, ill-researched smear after another, but ...
Yep. You heard me. I’m not backing down. It’s a hot take, I know, but I’m standing by it: the best appetizers that can grace your Super Bowl spread are meatless. Forget the wings. Ditch the beef in ...
As we start another year filled with bright eyed enthusiasm, have you set any goals? Usually they are based on growth and living a better quality of life. These resolutions are meant to be inspiring, ...
