With the help of my doctor I’ve started a low carb diet. I’ve totally changed my diet. Reducing carbs while increasing fat. It scares me a little but I have lost ten pounds so far. That means that I’ve had to give up a lot of the foods I love. I want to be healthy,…
Challenge Accepted
My friend Ky recently gave me a new cook book for my collection. I mentioned before that I have a cook book problem. I love buying cook books but I don’t always use them. In an earlier post I talked about how before buying a new cook book I made a deal with myself. I…
Pizza: A Discussion part 1
Pictured above is the Castro pizza from the Bolier Room. It’s essentially a Cuban sandwich on a pizza. I find it to be absolutely delicious. Just like the sandwich it is topped with ham, pork, bacon, pickles and instead of mustard they’ve add mustard seeds. I love this pizza. The salty meat with the bitterness…
The Challenge
Three years ago I was thinking about buying yet another cook book. I had been buying cook books for years and only ever making one or two recipes. It was the large Betty Crocker cook book which is more like a food encyclopedia than a cook book. And it was on sale for about $15…
The Stray Dog
The Stray Dog is a restaurant in New Buffalo, Michigan. I recently went there while on a day trip with my family. The restaurant was clean and the staff friendly and helpful. The aesthetic was in keeping with the fact that New Buffalo is a beach side town. On a quick trip to the washroom…
My Top 3 Pizza Places
1. Giordano’s Deep-dish or Thin Crust 2. The Boiler room Slice of sausage or pepperoni but the Castro, which is a Cuban sandwich on a pizza, absolutely delicious. 3. Pequod’s Their pan pizza is ridiculously good.
50 Best Dishes
we need to talk about this list. Chicago Magazine has put out this standalone magazine that presents their list of the 50 best dishes in Chicago. It’s an interesting far ranging list that covers a lot of great places. Some new, some old and all different. While I have been to a few of these…
Chicago’s 15 Best New Restaurants
Last month Chicago Magazine released its list of the 15 best new restaurants in the city. The list is as varied and eclectic as the restaurants themselves. I haven’t been to any of them yet but hopefully I’ll be able to try them out soon.
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