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Winter in Chicago (and ways I’ve cooked up to tolerate it)

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Emily Wasserman

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 … 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 | Leave a comment

Exploring Evanston and Chicago, Illinois

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Emily Wasserman

I’m here! After weeks of packing, preparing, and trying not to lose my mind (much less my belongings), I finally made the move to Evanston, Illinois. For those of you who don’t know, Evanston is a suburb located directly to … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Traveling, Uncategorized | Tagged bike ride, biking, black beans, Blind Faith Café, cheese, Chicago, Chicago Botanic Garden, corn, Evanston, flowers, gardein, garden, Illinois, lake, Lake Michigan, Northwestern University, park, road trip, salsa verde, soft shell tacos, vegetarian, vegetarian food | 4 Comments

A Sandwich to Beat the Lunchtime Blues

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Emily Wasserman

Lunch has never been my favorite meal. Don’t get me wrong: I love sandwiches and salads as much as the next person, and when I was still working I counted down the minutes until my 12 o’clock lunch break. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Lunch, Uncategorized | Tagged apples, cucumber, freshly ground pepper, goat cheese, golden delicious apples, lemon juice, lunch, open-faced sandwiches, radish, radishes, sandwich, sandwiches, sea salt, tsp lemon juice, vegetarian, whole wheat bread | 2 Comments

PuraVegan: A Venture into Raw Food

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Emily Wasserman

Two years ago before I left for France, I needed a three-month summer job. I had just graduated from college, and didn’t want to work in an office all summer. So, my options were pretty much limited to retail and … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged cabbage, celery, cheese, cooking, corn tortillas, currants, enchiladas, fake cheese, green onions, healthy, light, marinated mushrooms, Mexican food, mushrooms, pasta, pico de gallo, PuraVegan, raw, raw food, red onion, salad, Spinach, summer, sunflower seeds, Sweet Potato, sweet potato pasta, Vegan, veganism, vegetarian, vegetarianism | Leave a comment

Veggie Quinoa Casserole

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Emily Wasserman

I’ll never forget the first time I saw Quinoa. While memorable, it wasn’t exactly love at first sight. I was about seventeen years old, and my Aunt (who has a reputation for being more culinarily adventurous than the rest of … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinner, Lunch, Uncategorized | Tagged adventurous, asparagus, baby spinach, casserole, cheese, goat cheese, goat cheese crumbles, grape tomatoes, grated, grated Parmesan cheese, healthy, leftovers, parmesan cheese, quinoa, quinoa recipes, Spinach, spring recipes, summer recipes, tomatoes, Trader Joe's, vegetable stock, vegetarian, vegetarian casserole, veggie, veggie quinoa, veggie quinoa casserole | 2 Comments

Passover Recipes for the Carb-Addicted

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Emily Wasserman

Passover has always been one of my favorite holidays. For those of you who don’t know, Passover is the celebration of the Jewish people’s exodus from slavery in Egypt. To commemorate this occassion, we have a “Seder,” or service, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Dinner, Uncategorized | Tagged almonds, baking, breakfast, cereal, cheese, cinnamon, cooking, dinner, easy passover recipes, flourless, golden raisins, granola, holiday recipes, honey, italian, jewish cooking, lasagna, matzah, matzah granola, matzah lasagna, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, passover, passover cereal, passover granola, passover recipes, raisins, ricotta cheese, Spinach, tomato sauce, vegetarian, vegetarian lasagna, walnuts | Leave a comment

A Weekend of Local Eats

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Emily Wasserman

For as long as I can remember, every April in St. Louis has been mild; warm at best. Today, for the first time in 23 years, the thermometer moved past 90 degrees. For some, the spike in temperature provokes retreat: … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged apples, artichokes, burrito, caramel, DeMun, dessert, eggplant, feta, flowers, fresh, frozen yogurt, gala apples, golden raisins, gorgonzola, grape tomatoes, healthy, heat, homemade, hummus, Ice Cream, Kaldi's, Lancia Frozen Yogurt, park, pesto, pico de gallo, salad, sourdough roll, spring, strawberries, strawberry, summer, The Daily Bread, Trees, vegetable burrito, vegetarian, walnuts, weekend, white cake batter, zucchini | 2 Comments

Friday Night Dinner at Vegadeli

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Emily Wasserman

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 | 2 Comments