The other day, a friend and I went to eat at Al Bawadi, a Mediterranean restaurant in Bridgeview, IL. The restaurant is located along a busy road, lined by an endless stretch of strip malls. Despite ...

Almost all of the many restaurants in the South Loop are designed to serve the lunch crowd. I’m willing to bet there is one Potbelly’s, Jimmy John’s, or Panera Bread for every person who refuses to ...

I still think about the goat cheese spinach dip. The fish tacos haunt my dreams. I pine for the three-layer chocolate cake with the longing of an addict. If I would’ve known that was to be my last ...

In a 2-quart heavy bottom pot add 1 quart of water. Place the pot on a high flame. When the water begins to boil, reduce the flame to medium. Place a stainless steel bowl onto the pot. Add all of the ...

Mix all ingredients, except salmon in a bowl, trying not to make a past of the tuna. Adjust seasoning to taste. Keep refrigerated until last minute. Line a 4oz ramequin with a piece of clear plastic ...

Combine butter, garlic, salt, pepper, tarragon, mustard, shallot and bread crumbs to form a panade. Stuff chicken breasts under the skin with the butter panade. Roast chicken breasts for 25 minutes at ...

Beat the yolks until light. (I use a stand mixer.) Add the sugar gradually and continue beating. Add the sour cream, rum, vanilla, almond extract, and salt; mix well. Add the flour a little at a time ...

Wash meat, sprinkle lightly with seasoned salt, place on barbecue rack, slow cook for 12 hours before being removed to serve on Kaiser bun with coleslaw and barbeque sauce. Chop cabbage finely. Mix ...

Boil the hot dog, steam the poppy-seed bun and top with mustard, relish, onions, tomato slices, pickle, hot peppers and a dash of celery salt.

Combine first three ingredients coating and seasoning all asparagus spears evenly. Under high heat, broil asparagus spears, leaving them crisp. Remove from broiler. Arrange on hot plate. Season with ...

As promised, here are a few more stories behind the brand names you see during your trip down the grocery story aisle. Dinty Moore – That familiar name on canned beef stew was taken from a character ...

Soak the bulghur in water for 20 - 30 minutes. Drain and squeeze the water out. Mix with the rest of the ingredients, adding the lemon juice and olive oil last.