There’s a fancy pants food mini mall at the Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago. The OTC is where a lot of the commuter trains terminate and it used to be called the Chicago and Northwestern Terminal, and old timers still call it that. The name was changed when the main building and facade was… Continue reading Todays Temptations Bakery Review – Chicago
Category: Home Cooking
Musselmans Pie Filling
I don’t bake much anymore, too much trouble for one person; oh, i’ll make a loaf of bread or pizza crust for company, but I kind of got fried on baking when I lived in Paris, and thought it was required to be able to make great croissants and other pastries. I’d rise at 4… Continue reading Musselmans Pie Filling
P’Mos Pizza Review
The pizza makin’ elves at Milwaukee’s Palermo Pizza are at it again. Fresh on the success in recent years of their Screamin’ Sicilian brand, here comes their take on a “pub style” pizza, under the name of P’mos. In addition to writing about “Screamin,” I’ve also written about Palermo’s history and their “classic” brand.… Continue reading P’Mos Pizza Review
Hello Fresh Review, Part 2
The other day I wrote about popping my cherry with home meal delivery service, HelloFresh. I had received a pack of three meals (for two persons), a salmon meal, which I reviewed, chicken with orange glob, and peppercorn steak. I made the chicken but won’t bother to review it, despite following the recipe to the… Continue reading Hello Fresh Review, Part 2
Trader Joes Mahi Mahi Burger
Mahi Mahi? Isn’t that dolphin? No, but you sure hear that from a lot of people. The common name (Mahi Mahi is Hawaiian) is dolphinfish (one word), and like so many things in the English language, similar words cause confusion. This fish is no relation to Flipper. It is also known widely as Dorado. The… Continue reading Trader Joes Mahi Mahi Burger
HelloFresh Reviews – Home Meal Delivery
A few years ago, I was offered a job running a home meal delivery company; it was an interesting concept, but there were bound to be some chemistry problems with the founders, so I passed. But I have noted the growth of the segment over the years, and how many different niches the industry has… Continue reading HelloFresh Reviews – Home Meal Delivery
Olive Soup Recipe
Olive Soup Recipe Traveling in Eastern Europe, I became quite a fan of hearty soups, especially in Poland, where my one of my favorites became “Dill Pickle Soup.” I was thinking about it the other day, and thought, “hey, why not, olive soup?” So I gave it a try and it’s wonderful. Ingredients 1 T… Continue reading Olive Soup Recipe
Vidalia Onion “Everything”
Before there was “siracha” and “chipotle” everything, there was Vidalia Onion everything. Vidalia onions are sweet, and grown in certain areas of the U.S. state of Georgia, only. It has been Georgia’s official state vegetable for 25 years. Who knew states had official vegetables? Not many do, here’s as complete a list as we have… Continue reading Vidalia Onion “Everything”
Make Dulce de Leche
I had a girlfriend from Barcelona who introduced me to all things dulce de leche. A pint of DDL Haagen Dazs was her go-to cure all. Even for headaches. I like it, don’t have it often, but it’s good to have around the house as a dessert topping, and try mixing into brownie mix… Continue reading Make Dulce de Leche
Cento Pizza Sauce Review
I’m always scouring the grocery shelves for pizza ingredients I haven’t tried before; this week it is Cento brand. I have previously tried a number of competitors, including Pastorelli, Mutti, and one of my usuals, Contadina in a squeeze bottle. Cento was founded in 1963 in the city of brotherly love, initially as an importer… Continue reading Cento Pizza Sauce Review