Let’s talk about pizza, shall we? Detroit-style pizza to be exact. Well ok, really we’re going to have a quick sorta broader discussion about pizza too. Because, pizza, what is not to love, amiright?! Detroit-style pizza, if you have not heard of it, is a pan style, a deeper pan style. It’s a rectangle or […]
When the weather starts to change at the end of summer, I start hankering for soul-satisfying, hearty, warm, fill-all-your-corners meals like thick soups, stews, and pot pie (which, let’s be honest here, is essentially soup inside a pie shell and to whoever the genius was who created pot pies…THANK YOU). Soups are a staple dinner […]
Ah, pizza. Pizza is a, well, I mean, you already know it’s a, a thing in Chicago. It’s a heated topic of discussion locally and nationally. It’s an intensely divisive topic here in town. Similar to arguments over who has the best Italian beef or the best hot dog but more so. I’ll let you […]
Quiche is one of my absolute FAVORITE things, and as far as I’m concerned, it’s the perfect food—chock full of protein, fully customizable to your particular tastes, and ridiculously easy. Like why-don’t-I-just-make-this-every-week easy. I mean, you make a pie crust (or buy one, that’s totally okay), prebake it, mix together eggs, milk, cheese, and what-have-you, […]
“This is how you eat pizza fancy,” my eleven year old says, holding his slice up, pinky extended. “No, it’s not,” says Steve. “Well, then, how do you do it?” “With a fork and a knife.” “AND your pinky lifted,” I add. My thirteen year old, looking totally confused, says, “Why would anyone eat pizza […]
