Homemade peach pie made with seasonal, fresh peaches and a perfectly flaky, crispy crust made with lard and butter. This is the quintessential summer fruit pie!
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No Work Chicken ~ just marinate and bake. Use boneless chicken breasts or chicken thighs, marinate in a delicious honey-soy-curry sauce for an easy and delicious weeknight chicken dinner. This post has recently been updated to make with bone-in chicken thighs, as well as with boneless chicken breasts. The past month and a half have …
Fresh blackberry crisp made with just-picked blackberries from the farm ~ the best summer dessert, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, of course!
Pappardelle pasta in a creamy lemon sauce with asparagus, artichokes and prosciutto. With spring comes fresh asparagus, and all the ways I can think of to use it before it disappears. On the grill, sautéed, steamed, in risotto ~ we love the stuff. And this year, I made a creamy, dreamy pappardelle pasta with lemon, asparagus, …
St. Louis BBQ pork steaks, a regional specialty ~ doused in BBQ sauce and slow cooked on the grill until tender. I've moved around quite a bit since college, staying mostly in the Midwest. Always takes some getting used to new digs, and there's always new food to try that's unique to the city or …
Easy, crispy southern fried green tomatoes, with optional spicy Louisiana rémoulade sauce ~ an iconic classic in the South.
Chocolate cream pie ~ rich, dark chocolate pastry cream topped with whipped cream in an Oreo cookie crust.
Creamy spring risotto with asparagus and smoked salmon and sugar snap peas ~ finished with lemon, parmesan and a sprinkling of fresh herbs, a perfect spring-time rendition. I'll admit I don't often make risotto at home, thinking it too difficult with all the stirring that I'll somehow manage to screw it up. But it's not …
Chicago-style bakery apple slices. Apple filling between two crusts in a sheet pan, topped with vanilla glaze and cut into squares. These slices are very portable and travel well for your potluck or next get-together! I grew up in the Chicago suburbs and as an adult I lived in the city. I love Chicago neighborhood …
Pan seared tilapia in a bright, briny and buttery sauce made with lemons, butter and capers.