DIY Eats: Chilaquiles from The Vegan Stoner

I’ve never been much of a talented baker, but ever since I can remember, my mom has always been able to come up with incredible, delicious baked creations. These fudge cookies are one of her latest marvels and I’m slightly obsessed…

When I was in Chicago I met up with two old friends are a low key birthday brunch at Prasino, a farm-to-table restaurant in the suburbs that is absolutely one of my favorite places to go out…

Anyone who knows me well knows that there aren’t many things in this world that I love more than coffee. While I usually drink my coffee black I also love trying uniquely flavored lattes and…

Along with donuts, hotdogs are high up on the list of foods I know are bad for you but can’t help indulging in once and awhile. While I hail from the land of the Chicago dog–never, ever ask for ketchup in public–I’m much more liberal when it comes to experimenting with different condiments…

If there are two things I truly love in this world, it’s puns and donuts.

Ever since I learned of Glazed & Infused a few months back I’ve been on a quest to try their unconventional donuts. I was back in Chicago last weekend, spending some time with my family and wrapping up a few things so naturally a trip downtown was on the agenda…

As someone who is almost always cold, the winter months make me crave big sweaters, cozy fireplaces, hot beverages, and hearty, filling meals. So yesterday when I stumbled into my apartment, frozen from the chilly…

Last week I had a major craving for sun gold tomatoes, but when I couldn’t find any in the grocery store I adapted this Bon Appetit recipe into my own pasta-tomato-combo…

I’m a huge lover of pasta. Actually I’m just a huge lover of carbs in general. Especially in the gloomier months though, I love sprucing up my pasta with fresh veggies and savory cheeses…

Yesterday some of my oldest and dearest friends got together to catch up and celebrate the holidays while we’re all still in town. Our party was a potluck of sorts and involved lots of old…

I’ve been wanting to try my hand at a summer vegetable tian for awhile now so last week when I had a few days off, I decided to put some of my Farmers’ Market veggies to good use…

Though I was born and raised in the Midwest, both of my parents hail from the East Coast. Meaning that though I love a good slice of deep dish pizza, there’s times when I absolutely crave seafood. So a few weeks ago when my family visited Connecticut, one of my only requests was a hot, buttered lobster roll…

Chicago may be known for its deep dish, but for a family of transplants (particularly mine) from the East Coast, the search for good New York style pizza is a serious and often tedious one. So when I was home for the holidays my father laid out his latest plan—a pizza crawl, similar to a pub crawl but with slices of pizza from different restaurants across the city…

When we travel, food items are some of my favorite things to pick up for gifts or souvenirs. So it makes sense that when the holiday season rolls around, my gifts for foodies in my…

When we first started planning our trip to North Dakota I reached out to a few friends for restaurant recommendations. I have to admit that I was a little surprised when I was flooded with…

It’s really no secret that I love donuts (I’ve blogged about them before too). So it’s not surprising that a number of friends passed along articles about and gave their hearty recommendations of one of Chicago’s newest donut eateries—the Doughnut Vault…