Recipe: Homemade green goddess dressing
The favored color to wear on Saint Patrick’ s Day for good luck and to keep us invisible to leprechauns. We love the color for everything from the Chicago River...
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Keep your oven clear with these slow-cooker Thanksgiving side dishes
I make Thanksgiving plans the minute the leaves start to turn colors. This year, vaccinated family members will gather at my sister's home. We all look forward to her husband's...
4 pumpkin recipes to serve this holiday season
My list of favorite pumpkin items grows each fall. By now, I'm over my pumpkin spice latte obsession, but still mighty hungry for the mellow, sweet goodness of pumpkin. Milder...
Recipes for the perfect adult Halloween party
Halloween may be the holiday known for candy, but it also ranks as one of my favorite holidays to invite folks over for a casual supper. Something hot and spicy...
Toasty tahini is the star ingredient in these recipes
Tahini, a staple in my condiment collection, is best known for homemade hummus, baba ganoush and as a key ingredient in sauces to pair with falafel and other Middle Eastern...
Everything you need to know to about cooking winter squash, plus 5 recipes
All summer, we enjoy our share of zucchini and summer squashes. Come autumn, we happily embrace their harder-shelled, densely-fleshed, sweet-tasting brethren. Like summer squash, mild-tasting winter squash welcomes bold flavor...
How to cook chicken thighs, 4 ways
Let's make a deal: No more dry, tough, bland chicken breasts for dinner. Instead, it's time to embrace moist, flavorful dark meat chicken thighs. Chicken thighs, readily available at most...
Three recipes to make with sweet corn
When friends ask about my favorite foods, my answer changes with the season. In August, the answer is corn, and I enjoy it as often as possible in any form....
Easy dessert recipes featuring delicious summer fruits
Mixed berry cobbler with ice-cold whipped cream is my all-time favorite summer dessert. I've been making some version of this fruit-forward, tender-topped, not-too-sweet treat for decades. Sometimes I double the...
5 recipes to make use of the summer farmers market’s bounty
It's a grand time to be a vegetable lover. Local supermarkets highlight fresh, crisp greens and slender summer squashes from nearby farms. Signs advertise weekend farmers markets selling heirloom tomatoes,...