Cheese

Baked Brie with Balsamic Blackberry Glaze

Baked Brie with Balsamic Blackberry Glaze

This mouthwatering baked Brie with balsamic blackberry glaze is a guaranteed hit at any party. The best part? You can whip it up in just 20 minutes. Try it out and prepare to be amazed. INGREDIENTS One Brie cheese round2 Tbs balsamic vinegar1 Tsp honey4-5 […]

Burrata Tomato Salad

Burrata Tomato Salad

Ok, friends. For this week’s recipe, we’ll make a humble Burrata cheese and tomato appetizer served with crusty sourdough bread.Wait – what on Earth is Burrata??Consider it a specialty Italian cheese made from cow’s milk (or buffalo), cream, and fresh mozzarella. The stiffer outer casing […]

Roasted Peppers Pasta

Roasted Peppers Pasta

Roasted pepper pasta inspired from Jamie Oliver’s Cook with Jamie cookbook.

Sun Dried Tomato and Cheese Chicken Breast

Sun Dried Tomato and Cheese Chicken Breast

Looks like I’ve been having my fill of BBQ this summer. Every Friday I pull it out and start improvizing with whatever I have at hand that day. So the other day I opened an almost empty, un-inspiring fridge, to discover that I sill have a couple frozen chicken breasts, cream and blue cheese, olives, lemons, parsley and garlic and butter. “Garlic and butter!” I thought to myself… I am saved!

Roasted Onion and Asiago Miche

Roasted Onion and Asiago Miche

You know that fall is approaching when you start baking. Lately the temperature in Chicago was more baking-friendly so I thought it was time for another BBA Challenge dust-off here with a delicious Roasted Onion and Asiago Miche.

Roll Your Kaiser

Roll Your Kaiser

Look, this is not the healthiest breads of all, but sure makes a killer sandwich. Also thought it was time to dust off my Bread Baker’s Apprentice book and take on a new bread baking challenge.

Pasta Pesto

Pasta Pesto

In hot and humid Chicago summer days, when the AC is almost always on, (don’t remind me of the electricity bill), the last thing I want to do is spend the afternoon in the kitchen having the oven or stove on. I admit, I need […]