Monday, November 16th, 2009
The combination of white bread, cheddar cheese, and canned mushrooms might at first sound positively ghastly -- it just shrieks "bourgeois 1950s...
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
There are times when you want something sweet and home baked for dessert, even if you worked all day and have no intention of going out shopping for...
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Monday, November 9th, 2009
With the holidays approaching, it's time to think about turkey and stuffing. My favorite stuffing/dressing in the whole world -- not that I've...
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Sunday, November 8th, 2009
Sugar Bliss cake boutique's storefront location has been open at 115 N. Wabash since January of this year. Stop in to this small, simple, and...
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If you've got any of that chocolate pound cake leftover, you might want to use it up by making a trifle, a dessert of layered cubes of cake, fresh...
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This chocolate version of a rich basic pound cake is simple to prepare and not as sweet as a typical, heavily frosted chocolate cake. It's dense...
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The simply phrased recipe from What Actors Eat When They Eat! (1939, available on the shelves of the Chicago Public Library's main branch), for Norma...
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Last week I learned about a recipe contest sponsored by the good people making Pama, the pomegranate liqueur (the packaging alone is lovely). And this...
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If you'd like to spend a beautiful fall weekend exploring some of the sights of Chicago's far western suburbs, consider stopping in at these bakeries...
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