Kale Salad with Carrots and Cranberries

Cooking for a Crowd, Cooking for One or Two, Recipes, Worknight Dinners
kale salad

At some point between childhood and present day, leafy green vegetables became en vogue. The country’s trendiest restaurants offer Brussels sprouts and kale salads are practically a menu mainstay everywhere from delis to high end eateries. Once hailed as stick-to-your-ribs winter veggies, greens of the cruciferous variety are crave worthy year-round when paired with ingredients that are in season.…

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Chicago: The Crave Bar

Chicago, Cities, Daily Finds, Food
the crave bar

The Crave Bar $5.50 Mariano’s I have a major sweet tooth, so when I heard about an ice-cream bar on a chocolate covered pretzel stick, dipped in dark chocolate and pretzel pieces, I knew I would be an instant fan.  After one taste of The Crave Bar, it was indeed love at first bite.…

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Southwestern Turkey Burger

Cooking for a Crowd, Recipes, Worknight Dinners
southwestern turkey burger

If you like a little bit of spice with your burger, dark green poblano chiles, with mild to moderate heat, are the perfect place to start. Most people here “chiles” and think heat, but as a general rule,  the darker the chile, the more fiery it will be. It’s perfectly possible to pick up a pretty, pale green Poblano that won’t send you running for a glass of water.…

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