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How To Host a Holiday Biscuit Bar Brunch

Maris Callahan — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 18:00:32 +0000

When I have guests visiting for the holidays, I think about making dinner reservations or trying out new recipes. I rarely think about brunch, which around the holidays usually means offering guests cold cereal or leftover Christmas cookies if they happen to wake up before noon. That will all change with this holiday biscuit bar brunch idea from Chicago’s own Home Chef. When I heard that Home Chef, a weekly meal delivery company based in Chicago, is making it easier to entertain during the holiday season, I was on board. Home Chef offers weekly deliveries of fresh, perfectly portioned ingredients and chef-designed recipes for people who want to eat better at home, but want to save a little time in the kitchen. I thought their main and side dishes sounded nice, but it was the Holiday Morning Biscuit Bar that really sounded like the most awesome thing on the planet, and I can now confirm that it very much is. For $13.90, you receive the ingredients and recipe to make a dozen+ biscuits plus three unique toppings to mix and match. The Asiago biscuits in less than 20 minutes, and you serve them alongside warm apple-cinnamon butter, rich cherry butter, and a sweet onion jam. (You could even get […]

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Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies

Maris Callahan — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 19:45:07 +0000

I know, I know. I’m sharing a cookie recipe after Christmas, right when the Internet is breathing a collective sigh of relief that cookie season is finally behind us and that it’s time to return to our regularly scheduled diets. I won’t lie, I have a yoga class scheduled this afternoon and I’m listening to non-Christmas music for the first time since Thanksgiving, so I appreciate the break. At the same time, I’m all for anything that will extend the festive Christmas spirit for a few more days and these ginger molasses cookies happen to fit the bill. There are so many things about the Christmas season that I wish were simply winter traditions. I’m all about the magic of Christmas and I realize it bears some pretty significant religious symbolism for a lot of people, but for me it’s about celebrating the people, places and experiences that you’re grateful for and celebrating the year. I love the music, the decorations, the excuse to bake (a lot) and eat (a lot) with loved ones. Even though the Christmas season is rooted in religion, there is a lot about the Christmas season that has brings out the good in people and I think that’s something to […]

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How-To Roast Chicken Perfectly, Every Time

Maris Callahan — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 05:00:21 +0000

Few things are as simple and versatile as a roast chicken. It’s a great go-to weekend dinner that if you’re cooking for one or two two people, will yield you leftovers for chicken salad, avgolemono chicken soup, or other quick meals all week long. It’s also hard to go wrong with the basic method that is as quick and hands off as comfort food gets without being delivered by your friendly neighborhood Chinese restaurant. Roasting a chicken is about as domestic as you can get without actually becoming a stay-at-home housewife, right? Roast chicken is tasty, comforting and really, quite simple, especially if you choose a smaller bird that requires less cooking time than the big kahuna you get for Thanksgiving dinner — 3 or 4 pounds is usually the perfect size for 2-4 people. I like to make roast chicken year round and it’s a great standby meal for real dinner parties and Before you start, you’ll need something to actually cook the chicken in, like a roasting pan with a rack. I somehow inherited one at some point during the past eight years since I’ve been food blogging and I keep it in its original box in my shoe closet because I use […]

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Create the Perfect Game Day Table Scape

Maris Callahan — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 22:47:45 +0000

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GameDaySnackHacks #CollectiveBias January gets a really bad reputation for being long, cold and dreary as we all recover from the excitement and nonstop party vibe of the end of the year. In Chicago, it’s hard to find the will to leave your house sometimes, when the temperature is below zero and the wind hurts your face. And well, is not leaving your house really so bad? We all need some down time at home, but that doesn’t mean that your weekend afternoons at home need to be boring and tasteless, either. Luckily, football playoff season is here to keep us all entertained from the comfort of our living rooms. If you’re going to spend a lazy Sunday watching football, you need to prepare your game day fare accordingly, too. I like to serve a combination of homemade dips and appetizers with store-bought treats so that I can enjoy my company, and not spend the full day in the kitchen. For those instances, Farm Rich is the perfect go-to snacks and appetizers brand to invite to your table. Made with real ingredients and ready anytime for […]

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Gluten-Free Chicken Piccata Pasta

Maris Callahan — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 06:46:12 +0000

Holiday entertaining season is in full swing and for someone like me who will take any excuse to throw a party, holiday entertaining isn’t limited to Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. There are plenty of occasions to throw cocktail parties, small dinner gatherings or festive brunches. Part of entertaining around the holidays means accommodating the various dietary restrictions that friends and loved ones might bring to the table. Cooking for a crowd with various dietary preferences is never without its challenges, but an increasing number of brands are offering new products to make everyone’s lives easier, and more importantly, tastier. Barilla Gluten Free Pasta is the easiest solution to that “what-do-I-make-for-guests?” conundrum because it creates a meal that your whole crowd can enjoy, gluten free or not. I love pasta in pretty much all forms and could barely tell the difference between gluten free pasta and the pasta I already know and love. Made with corn, rice and other non-GMO ingredients, Barilla Gluten Free Pasta is certified gluten free, produced on dedicated gluten free product lines. When you do have guests like my cousin, who have celiac disease, they don’t need to worry about accidentally ingesting something that will make them sick. In […]

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