Category Archives: Lunch
A satisfying vegetarian soup
It’s funny. From reading my blog, you might get the sense that I’m not much of a soup person, since I haven’t posted many (if any?) soup recipes. But the truth is, it is one of my most favorite things. … Continue reading
Filed under Dinner ideas, Lunch, Soup, Vegetarian, Weeknight cooking
A late-summer risotto
Aside from football, chunky knit scarves and changing leaves, my favorite part of fall is without a doubt the first risotto of the season. The relaxed pace of stirring something starchy over the stove until it becomes as thick as … Continue reading
Filed under Dinner ideas, Lunch, Vegetarian, Weeknight cooking
No shame in recipes from a jar
One thing that I find really interesting about my generation of cooks is we no longer embrace using recipes from the side of a jar or a bag of taco seasoning. Perhaps it’s an ego thing. Premade foods are now … Continue reading
Filed under Chicken, Dinner ideas, Lunch
Confetti of summer salads
I dedicate this entry to my friend Trish, whose love of good health and vegetarian, whole food far exceeds my own. Still, she sometimes finds herself pondering the age-old question of how to compose a tasty salad. “I feel like … Continue reading
Filed under Dinner ideas, Lunch, Salad, Vegetarian
A Frenchman’s grilled cheese
My hands were sweating as I placed the platter filled with croque monsieur in the middle of the table and called out that dinner was ready. My sister’s boyfriend Romain — an actual Parisian — had come for dinner to … Continue reading
Filed under Dinner ideas, Lunch, Meat
Frittata for a rainy day
April in Chicago has been almost unforgivably gray and rainy. The only consolation of consecutive days of sagging skies is the lovely budding and greening that’s happening all around the city. The chives on our porch are a perfect example, … Continue reading
Filed under Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch
