Savory Spring Vegetable Goat Cheese Tart
It's 45-degrees and raining sideways here in Chicago today and yet it is factually, temporally, undeniably spring. And I know this because the Green City Market has moved outdoors and it is bursting with Hunter boots, double strollers, and every size, shape and color...
Deep Dish Pizza
I don't know why I keep trying to replicate Lou Malnati's pizza; I live in Chicago so I am never more than about 60 minutes away from eating the real thing. But I do. Perhaps because even when it doesn't quite get there what you're probably left with is a damn good...
Shrimp in Chipotle Sauce
This fell flat for me and I'm not sure why. I suspect the (suggested) addition of sour cream might be the culprit but I can't put my finger on it. Certainly no fault of the recipe, in fact when I checked back with the Milk Street Facebook group I saw that this was a...
Central Mexican Guacamole and Chili-Pineapple Margarita
Oh guacamole. You are so embedded into American food culture that we have formed strong, chili-like opinions about the best, the most authentic and the most worthy recipes. Because we need more stuff to fight about. According to Milk Street, the version out of...
Tahini Swirl Brownies
For anyone familiar with Halvah, adding tahini to brownies is a no-brainer, in fact, what took us so long??? And if Halvah is good enough for Suleiman the Magnificent who are we to question it? For those unfamiliar, it brilliantly transforms what can be a...