Slow Cooker Tomato, Roasted Garlic & Red Pepper Soup
Unaccustomed as I am to taking on any sort of eating regimen, I made an exception for the Whole30 as a discovery of how my body interacts with different foods.
Author: Jane McKay
Slow Cooker & Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash
After two failed slow cooker recipes in the same day, a blackberry jam which burned (!) and a cherry almond rice pudding with an unpalatable outcome, I gave up on the sweet stuff. Instead, I turned to a fail-safe favorite 2 minute prep recipe which …read more
Curried Butternut Squash & Roasted Garlic Soup Slow Cooker & Instant Pot
I just stepped out of the kitchen to write this weeks post. It’s raining, and home with just my 8 year old we baked fresh scones for a neighbor in need and a soup for the week. So much of this experience reminds me of …read more
New England Style Chowder
In a week filled with anniversaries, birthdays, and award celebrations, I managed to get one family meal on the table, which came from my Crock Pot.
Pork Belly Bao Buns
Bao Buns are steamed individual breads, pillowy soft and filled with fragrant slow cooked pork.
Szechuan Chicken Noodle Soup
After my older daughter’s recent emergency surgery and subsequent lack of appetite, I was desperate to see her eat again.
Slow Cooker Za’atar chicken
Last week’s recipe found us admiring the colorful spices in a Moroccan souk. This week’s is driven by my love of Middle Eastern food, fueled locally by an international grocery store at the end of a strip mall on the north side of Chicago.
Moroccan Pot Roast with Ras el Hanout
The conical piles of ground spices that fill large silver drums and dried flower petals and berries lining wicker baskets in this Moroccan souk are just a handful of ingredients used in ras el hanout, our spice blend focus this week. In the words of Paula …read more
The Good Food Festival Chicago
At the heart of The Good Food Festival and Conference are the exhibitors who come from miles around.
Instant Pot Red Lentil Coconut Curry
In the midst of a crazy busy week running between a Conscious Capitalism networking event; an export workshop at The Hatchery, expanding our social initiative to Beacon Place and beyond (more on that in a future post) and, an early morning round table and demonstration for staff …read more
Slow Cooker & Instant Pot Rib Tacos
Earlier this month we were invited to Green City Market for the second year to participate in their Chef Demo series to share our award winning chicken tortilla soup recipe with the audience.
Instant Pot Coq Au Vin a la Julia Child
Four and a half years ago we published our inaugural blog recipe and adaptation of Julia Child’s Coq Au Vin, which remains our most successful to date. Since then we’ve gathered quite a following and created a community around our desire to simplify cooking for the …read more
