A delicious way to eat your damn veggies! Easily add some grilled meat, if it pleases you. Bi Bim Bop is an amazing way to gobble up your miss-matched veggies that are about to go bad. But what ties it all together?! Glad you asked …read more!
The classic American Diner holds a very special place in my heart. My first job in high school was at the town diner. The first time I worked for Top Chef winner Stephanie Izard was at the upscale Little Goat Diner. And countless drunken nights/hungover …read more!
Why Turkey Chili? Because it’s balls-to-the-wall delicious. Need another reason? This one is made with The Champagne of Beers, Miller High Life. I really got turned on to turkey chili when I was working at this cute little restaurant, Tilli’s, back in the day. I …read more!
If there’s one thing every home-cook should be able to do it’s this: oven-roast a whole chicken. This recipe is super simple, yet mega flavorful, and will guide you to a perfectly roasted whole chicken. Best friends forever, rosemary and thyme, are key players in …read more!
An Epic Celebration of Mini Proportions All your Thanksgiving favorites, scaled down for a smaller crowd. But also you can scale them up if you like more than 2-4 people, I guess. Make them all or mix and match! The possibilities are endless! Just so …read more!
This is a combo of my favorite ways to slow-cook chicken, shoved into the crack-speed of the Instant Pot. Truly the easiest/yummiest/quickest way to serve up a small group of your closest hoes. And the best part? It’s so GD good that you’ll be honored …read more!
Stroganoff may very well be the most underrated comfort food. I grew up eating it, but was surprised to find that many friends did not share the same experience as me. I was also surprised to find that no other ‘popular’ Stroganoff recipe included tomato …read more!
Few things are more comforting than a good-ass bowl of soup. This chicken curry soup has the ability to cure things, probably. I’m not a doctor, but I know what makes me feel good and this dish is up there, baby. Did I mention it’s …read more!
Comfort food doesn’t have to be heavy and gluttonous. This is a perfect example of that. Crispy-skin chicken will always bring a smile to my face and my loins. And AN HERBACEOUS GRAVY?!? Well I love herbs and I looove gravy so…sign me the fuck …read more!
There are so many amazing components to this sandwich that I don’t know where to start first. Do we talk about the beautiful texture and taste of the grilled portobello mushrooms covered with ooey-gooey provolone? Or about the bright and almost-sweet roasted red pepper aioli? …read more!
As much as I would love to roast a lamb over a spit in my backyard the way my parents did growing up, it’s just not feasible in the city of Chicago lol. But I do love grilled lamb so fucking much and this completely …read more!
As an Italian Boy, I’ve been eating lasagna my entire life. And it’s all the same: red sauce, ricotta, and pasta. Don’t get me wrong, I love tradition and I love traditional lasagna…I just wanted to spice things up a bit! This bb is packed …read more!