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Vicia
Last night, I met my friend Emma for dinner at Vicia. I’d already been there once before for lunch a month ago, right after they opened. But their dinner menu looked more involved, so I wanted to go back for … Continue reading
Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Traveling, Uncategorized
Tagged Berkshire pork, dessert, dining out, dinner, fine dining, goose eggs, lemon verbena, local, local food, local ingredients, organic, organic food, panna cotta, pork loin, St. Louis, St. Louis dining, St. Louis restaurants, Vicia, wheat berry
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Pan Seared Brussels Sprouts with Cranberries and Pecans
Growing up, I was lucky–I never had a parent who told me to eat my vegetables. I remember watching TV shows where parents forced their children to eat all their broccoli, and thinking it was strange. My mother told me … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Uncategorized, Vegetarian
Tagged brussels sprouts, cranberries, fall food, farmer's markets, fresh, goat cheese, healthy, local, pan seared brussels sprouts, pan seared brussels sprouts with cranberries and pecans, pecans, seasonal, seasonal food, vegetables, vegetarian
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Winter in Chicago (and ways I’ve cooked up to tolerate it)
This is what it looked like in Chicago on Tuesday: Note the car that is completely covered in snow. When I decided to attend Northwestern, I knew what I was getting myself into. I knew that winters in Chicago had … Continue reading
Posted in Brunch, Dinner, Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged blueberry peach compote, bread, brunch, Bucktown, carrots, Chicago, dinner, edgewater, Feast, france, french recipes, french toast, garden, green, Lakeview, lentilles, lentilles au vin blanc, Lentils, local, lunch, lunch in paris, onion, Puy Lentils, Sauvignon Blanc, skillet, sustainable, tomatoes, Uncommon Ground, vegetarian, white bean hash, white wine
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Friday Night Dinner at Vegadeli
I don’t think I ever fully understood the power of the letters “TGIF” until I started working full-time. In high school and college, there were things like “Spring Break” and “Professional Development Day,” where teachers were held captive, and students … Continue reading
Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged avocado, cabbage, cafe, cashew, cashew butter, Chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, dessert, dinner, easy, eating out, going out to dinner, kale, kale wrap, local, quick, tomato, Vegan, vegan dessert, vegetables, vegetarian, whole-wheat, whole-wheat wrap, wrap
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