Flourless Chocolate Cake

April 11, 20171 Comment

Happy Pesach! FlourlessChocolateCake

Last night my contribution to the Seder was this Flourless Chocolate Cake. I have always been a Martha Stewart fan, but I was disappointed with this version of a Passover staple.

While fluffy and very light since it is essentially a chocolate souffle, I couldn’t believe how easily the cake fell apart after taking it off the spring form pan, hence the raspberries. Make sure to use really good ingredients since there are only 4 in this recipe. I used Irish butter and quality semisweet chocolate bits. This might be one of the easiest cakes to put together however, so if you’re in a time crunch, this is not a bad option.

Note to self: Do not remove from the bottom of the spring form pan before serving.

Food Diary

March 17, 2017Leave a comment

It’s been a week full of good food, friends and lots of laughter, which is hopefully burning off those calories from the amazing cinnamon rolls and giddy up fries below. Hope everyone has a great weekend and cooks some yummy items!

The artichoke omelette at Siena Tavern

Giddy Up Fries at Bub City

Cinnamon Rolls at The Social Table
A great venue for cooking classes for brunch, lunch or dinner.

Ina Garten’s Chocolate Banana Crumb Cake

Roasted Broccoli
Cut up broccoli into florets, sprinkle with olive oil, salt and pepper and roast for 20-25 minutes in a 400 degree oven.

NY Times Miso Chicken

Weeknight Chicken

February 17, 2017February 16, 2017Leave a comment

What do you make when you buy a whole chicken from Whole Foods because it was on sale and it’s sitting in your fridge?

Lemon Chicken with Croutons from ‘Barefoot in Paris’.

The easiest chicken to put together, you simply cut up some onions and lemons and stick it in a large oven-safe pan. Roast it for an hour and voila, you’re ready to eat!

In this case I left out the croutons, but it is just as delicious with them.

As Ina would say – “How easy is that?”

Also check out, Sweet Potato Hash and Fettuccine Alfredo for One

Sweet Potato Hash

February 16, 2017February 17, 2017Leave a comment

This recipe is a riff off of Bobby Flay’s Sweet Potato Green Onion Pancakes. My brother and I made this recipe one Saturday morning in January, but without a functioning food processor grater to properly grate the sweet potatoes, my pancakes turned into more of a hash.

To make this into a hash, throw the ingredients that are required for the pancake into a hot pan, preferably a cast iron skillet, and press them down into one layer. Allow them to get a golden crust by sauteeing them for about 5 minutes before you flip the hash in sections to do the same to the other side.

Warning: this makes a lot of hash with just one sweet potato.

This is a great recipe if you’re looking to impress your guests with the blend of flavors you get from the ham, pepper jelly, green onions and the egg yolk.

Enjoy!

Tea at The Langham

December 21, 2016Leave a comment

Here in Chicago we’ve been under a cold spell for the last few days. In order to combat that I’m trying to stay in the holiday spirit with festive activities. One of which happened on Friday when my mom and I started a new tradition by taking the day off of work and having the Wedgewood Tea Service at The Langham.

The gorgeous Pavilion Room, decorated with Christmas wreaths, ornaments and trees, makes the experience truly feel like you are in a winter wonderland. Here are a few photos from Tea for Two.

Tea includes a complimentary glass of Prosecco, but there is a tea cup next to me ready for my Silk Road Tea selection.

The gorgeous savories including cucumber tea sandwich, curry chicken salad, grilled octopus, tuna salad and the most delicious butternut squash tart with roasted kale.

The holiday desserts did not disappoint either.

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