“Chicken under a Brick” is the funniest way to cook a bird.
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Make a Persian Love Cake for Valentine’s Day
Do you love baking? You will love baking a Persian Love Cake. Do you love someone? You’ll love baking Love Cake for someone you love. Do you love strawberries and cream? Cardamom and roses? Pistachios? Cream of tartar? If you do, you’ll love this recipe.
Chicago Restaurant Week
During Restaurant Week, Chicago eateries such as the elegant Blackbird, the storied Paramount Room, the everyman’s Public House, and the spicy Salpicon present special, prix fixe lunch and dinner menus, featuring everything from duck confit to fish tacos, from mussels to steak tartare.
Butterflake Dinner Rolls
I found this recipe for Butterflake Dinner Rolls on a blog I follow, called Spiced. They’re beautiful and delicious.
Maple Fig Walnut Bread
This recipe for homemade Maple Fig Walnut Bread can take the shape of a sandwich loaf, or the same yeast-risen dough can be made into delicious breakfast sticky rolls. Fantastic fresh, yet freezes well.
Happy Bake Cookies Day!
Happy “Bake Cookies Day!” It’s almost Christmas; you need to get your bake on if you haven’t already, and today is the perfect day to do it … if you don’t have a day job, that is! Maybe “Bake Cookies Day” was invented for a stay-at-home spouse, or the independently wealthy.
The Vader
Everybody’s Coffee, an Uptown Chicago café, makes a drink with espresso and Coke that they call “The Vader.” It has a caffeine punch that will awaken the force in you.
Make Your Own Thin Mints
How to make your own Thin Mints, using a chocolate cake mix or Ritz crackers. This is a review of two popular methods, and includes advice about easy-yet-successful ways to work with chocolate.