lemon curd
There are few things I love more than a nice, tart lemon curd. The trouble often is, while you can get some quite good store-bought...
sober tuesday: the spicy shepherd
One of our favorite restaurants is a fancy taco joint about a mile from our apartment. We've been going there for years - in fact we went...
stout chili
Well. After three days of weather near the 60's, Chicago Winter has decided it's not quite done with us yet. We're back to the chilly,...
sober tuesday: a cucumber(patch) benediction
So... it's Lent, guys. And (fun fact for those who didn't already know) Aaron is a priest. So I couldn't help it - I had to at least have...
vanilla pound cake with grapefruit curd & basil cream
So apparently this is just basil and grapefruit week over here. Well, in fairness it's because I had leftover grapefruit and basil simple...
tipsy tuesday - basil rathbourbon
Happy Tipsy Tuesday! And a happy Galentines Day too, to all you Leslies and Anns out there. We know who we are. As promised in an earlier...
earnest peas
A little over a month ago, Aaron and I went out for an indulgent mid-week dinner date at a Chicago restaurant we'd been wanting to try...
baked doughnuts (actually they're muffins)
I'm starting to realize we didn't always name our baked goods with the most intuitive titles. These - while being some of my favorite...
spice cake with berry compote & coffee-cardamom frosting
Ok, I promise I'm not going to post about everything we served at our wedding. I'm done after this one. Although there were these herbed...
tipsy tuesday - hot ginger-apple toddy
So this is a nostalgic one, guys. Today is our anniversary and I've had a severe case of the Wedding Nostalgias all month. I know at the...
