Author: Jeff the Chef
Topolabampo Review: Our New Favorite Restaurant
Topolabampo Review: a seven-course tasting menu with wine pairings from our favorite Mexican restaurant in Chicago? No, our favorite restaurant, period. ... Read More
This Hearty Spinach Soup Is Packed with Meat and Veggies
This homemade and hearty Spinach Soup is packed with (leftover) vegetables (such as Brussels sprouts, carrots, cauliflower, and potatoes). It's comfort food for the veg-friendly. ... Read More
Chocolate-Covered Banana Cheesecake Layer Cake
Chocolate-Covered Banana Cheesecake Layer Cake: three layers of fudgy, bittersweet chocolate ganache, two layers of moist, delicious banana cake, one layer of a luscious, New-York-style (cream cheese ... Read More
Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies
Wildly Outstanding Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies. What more can you say than that?... Read More
Phenomenal Polish Smoked Sausage Soup
Phenomenal Polish Smoked Sausage Soup, properly called "White Borscht," is a kielbasa soup, heavy with root vegetables (including potatoes, but not beets), mushrooms, and topped off with a dollop of s... Read More
Blue Cheese, Leek, and Mushroom Pasta Bake
I'm not sure I'm doing you any favors by introducing you to this Blue Cheese, Leek, and Mushroom Pasta Bake. You may not be able to stop eating it.... Read More
Dinner for Four: Beef Tenderloin
Treat your guests to a whiskey-glazed Beef Tenderloin dinner for four. In addition to the main-course roast, this menu includes cocktails, roasted vegetables, and a spice cake with apples and brandied... Read More