Paper Palate

As promised, the current “Special Grilling Issue” of Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food contains pages and pages (and pages) devoted to the beloved art of summertime grilling. There are numerous articles providing useful grilling tips and proper grilling accessories and there are many recipes for perfectly grilled burgers, steaks, and veggie sides. But one chicken recipe […]

The “Good Eating: Food and Dining Ideas” feature in the current issue of Midwest Living, includes two spicy grilling sauces to add extra flavor to your July 4th barbecue. The Soda Jerk Barbecue Sauce incorporates cola for a unique taste, while the special ingredient in the Chocolate Barbecue Sauce is obviously chocolate. Both sauces […]

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“Have you Tried?” in the current issue of Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food introduces us to jicama, a flavorful root vegetable, native to Central and South America. Jicama, also known as “Mexican Potato,” is fleshy white with a thin, paperlike outer skin. When selecting jicama, it is best to select those […]

Make this year’s Fourth of July campfire, bonfire at the beach, or even backyard barbeque, more special (and more fun) by serving homemade S’Mores from Martha Stewart. Not at all difficult to make, these easy treats will please and impress your guests. These homemade s’mores are so yummy and delicious, and everyone loves eating warm […]

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In last week’s Chicago Sun-Times, Dave Hoekstra introduced us to “Baseball’s Best Burger,” as declared by the Gateway Grizzlies baseball team in Sauget, IL. Served in a Krispy Kreme paper hat, the large cheeseburger consists of Black Angus beef, two slices of bacon, and sharp cheddar cheese, all layered between a sliced Krispy […]

In this month’s issue of Martha Stewart Living, we are reminded that, along with corn, cherries are currently in season. Martha’s “Gentle Reminders” offers a brief explanation of the primary differences between the two main varieties of cherries: sweet and sour. Sweet cherries are those which are large, heart shaped, and perfect for eating “out […]

Fresh basil is the featured product-from-the-garden in this month’s “In Season” column from Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food. A species in the mint family, basil has several varieties, the most common being the Italian, or Genovese. This variety, with its easily recognizable bright green leaves, has a distinctive taste of pepper and a slight fragrance resembling […]

In the June issue of Cook’s Illustrated, Rebecca Hays suggests that although chicken salad often originates with leftovers, it can be dressed up to make a delicious encore appearance. Ms. Hays explains how this transformation can easily be achieved by replacing the ordinary mayonnaise base with that of a versatile vinaigrette. Her response to the […]

(photo courtesy www.trurestaurant.com)
Meet Chef Gale Gand, executive pastry chef and co-owner of the much acclaimed restaurant, TRU, in downtown Chicago and host of the Food Network’s Sweet Dreams. With extensive gourmet restaurant experience, Ms. Gand is an award-winning chef, whose reputation for innovative and decadent dessert creations is international.
She attended pastry classes at the […]

(photo courtesy of www.saramoulton.com)
Chef Sara Moulton’s passion for well prepared, good food has undeniably remained constant throughout her extremely successful career. An honors graduate from the Culinary Institute of America, Ms. Moulton’s career began in various restaurant kitchens in Boston and New York. In 1979, she left the United States for the opportunity to train […]