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Loaded Chicken Nachos

Cooking for a Crowd, Recipes, Small Plates & Snacks, Weekend Cooking, Worknight Dinners December 18, 2014

No matter what the season, there’s always an excuse to eat delicious, greasy bar food. In the winter, it’s stick to your ribs comfort food to keep you sated against the cold weather. In the spring and summer, it’s the go-to-choice after too many margaritas on a shaded patio and come fall, it’s all about football game day eats. One of our favorites? Excessive, loaded chicken nachos dripping with cheese. …

Date Night Dining: Classic Steak Frites

Cooking for One or Two, Food, Menus, Recipes December 15, 2014

Next time you want to impress on date night or are cooking dinner for a friend, channel a European brasserie and whip up a surprisingly easy Classic Steak Frites, made with simple ingredients and a few elegant accouterments. The best part about this is that you can customize both the steak and the frites to your own liking. …

Shredded Pork Tostadas with Cabbage Salad and Chipotle Cream

Cooking for One or Two, Recipes, Weekend Cooking, Worknight Dinners December 12, 2014

When I think of pulled pork, I generally think of a sandwich dripping with barbecue sauce, possibly alongside a heaping serving of macaroni and cheese or coleslaw. Pulled pork is versatile and doesn’t need to set your diet back, which is why I love these shredded pork tostadas.…

Host a Signature Holiday Cocktail Party

Entertaining, Food, Home, Menus December 12, 2014

When you’re hosting holiday cocktail parties, it can get very pricey to stock a full bar with beer, wine and all of the different liquors that a proper bar cart should contain.…

How-To: Shuck Oysters at Home

Food, How-To December 10, 2014

Like knowing the how to crack and cook a whole lobster, shucking an oyster is a skill that you might not need every day, but it’s a very handy trick to have up your sleeve when the opportunity arises. It’s a skill that we’re still working on honing, but master shucker Matt Balikov, who posts behind the oyster bar at Chicago’s seafood mecca Pearl Tavern, has perfected the craft quite impressively.…

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