Jacky Hackett: Cooking, eating, reading, riding my bike that goes nowhere — living my best porch life.
It hasn’t been grilling season in Chicago quite yet, heck it snowed twice recently. The weather cooperated this weekend, more chilly rainy days ahead. Not my favorite, but we can make do with the stove/oven. Typically I’d sear the steak in a smoking hot cast iron skillet and then finish in the oven. But alas,…
My love of cauliflower is well documented. And while I normally prefer it roasted, this salad is a great way to enjoy it in the summer when you dread cranking up the oven. Marinated Cauliflower Salad Author: Jacky Hackett Prep time: 10 mins Total time: 10 mins Serves: 8 Ingredients 1 head of cauliflower…
Over the years of working in downtown Chicago I have had hundreds of lunches out. I think the place I have eaten most often is Bandera, just a hop skip and a jump from my office when it was located just down the street on Michigan Ave. After the office moved west I think I…
We did not have a very traditional Easter this year. It was all about house chores and catching up on sleep. We did get eggs colored at the 11th hour on Saturday. Sticking with the non-traditional I didn’t just make the hard boiled eggs into egg salad like I traditionally would. Instead I tried something…
Monday is a good a day as any for a sick day. Not me, and nothing serious. The littlest is on day two of a fever and sore throat. He deemed me “his butler for the day”. Nice. Could be a lot worse, really he just want me to hangout and watch movies with him…
Summer is quickly coming to an end. The day light hours are already shifting, school starts tomorrow and Labor Day is right around the corner. At least we still have lots of summer produce to look forward to, and hopefully some summer-like weather. Our final summer supper to ease us back into the school night…
The CSA box this week included squash blossoms. They are gorgeous, amazing color. I have never cooked or even eaten squash blossoms so I was pretty excited to have them in the delivery. I have most commonly seen squash blossoms stuffed, battered, and deep fried. I decided to go that route minus the deep fry. …
Salad is the name of the game these days. It’s been hot, we’ve been busy, salad fits the bill. We tend to cook a large portion of protein at the beginning of the week and then throw it into fresh salads for lunch and dinner. This week my husband grilled chicken with curry seasoning. My…
Week one of marathon training complete! I ran a total of 15.52 miles this week, the long run was 6 miles. It was hot and slow, it was a hot weekend in Chicago. Only 21 more weeks to go and close to 500 more miles. Friday night is pizza night for the foreseeable future, carb…
When one of my favorite sources for recipes offered a chance to review a copy of their new cookbook that shares the name of the blog, Meatless Meals for Meat Eaters by Miriam Barton, I jumped at the chance. The Lentil tacos from the site are a fixture in our taco Tuesday line up and…