
Roasted acorn squash with spicy beans
I remember moving to Chicago at the end of college, facing the terrifying reality of adult life outside school for the first time. I didn’t have a lot of friends, especially after a rough breakup, and I underwent foot surgery…

South of the border deviled eggs
Since we now know all there is to know about egg whites, we’re delving deeper (literally) into eggs and tackling the yolk. This is the first post in a series exploring the other half of the mighty egg. Check back…

Veggie Chili
Why spicy foods are hot The calendar says it’s April, but I don’t believe it. Except for a few cruelly teasing days of sun, Chicago has been stuck in a cold, dreary, windy, rainy end-of-winter slump that really needs to…