By Bill Daley Chicago Tribune
Sometimes there's a disconnect between the proclamations of food gurus and what regular folks eat. Not so in the case of meatballs. Once labeled "dish of the year" by Bon Appetit magazine, meatballs are welcome everywhere.
'Year of the Dragon' begins Monday
Chinese New Year starts on Jan. 23 and features a number of cultural festivities and traditions to kick off the year of the dragon.
Cooking Off the Cuff: Crazy for chickpeas
The last thing I expected to bring home from a recent trip to Barcelona was a craze for chickpeas. Some kind of sausage or a new rice-cooking trick maybe, or perhaps an odd mollusk not found in North Atlantic waters. But garbanzos? Read full article >>
Gurnee eatery offers Chinese feast for Year of the Dragon
GURNEE — To usher in the Year of the Dragon with a bang, the Asian Gourmet restaurant in Gurnee is set to offer special holiday entrees.In addition to the nearly 100 items at its all-you-can-eat buffet, the recently opened restaurant at Route 41 at Delany Road said it will feature extra entrees that are expected to pleasantly surprise its regular Chinese customers.These include a whole roasted ...
From lasagna to tamales, turn just about any dish into a main course soup
From lasagna to tamales, turn just about any dish into a main course soup
Bowlful of comfort
Macaroni and cheese is sure to please everyone Embed multimedia (photos, galleries, audio, map): Macaroni and cheese Macaroni and cheese You would think that after the gluttony of the holiday season we four VanPelts would be ready for some lighter fare. That's true, in a sense. I'd be happy if no one in this house saw another cookie or piece of candy until spring thaw. But our holidays weren't ...
Marilyn Block: Warm up with a cup of soup
After a month of all sorts of festivities and the indulgence of special foods, we're looking forward to simple, everyday menus again (even though those holiday meals were fantastic and truly enjoyed). With these cold days upon us, what is more inviting than a warm cup of soup or perhaps a tempting salad? Top it off with an angel food dessert.
Dragon dishes
From mandarin oranges for luck to uncut noodles for longevity, the traditional dishes that annually appear on tables to celebrate the Chinese New Year feast are equally sumptuous and meaningful. “It’s like a Thanksgiving for the Chinese,” says chef Larry Reutens, who opened his Singaporean-influenced restaurant Maska last fall...
Wolfgang Puck: In honor of Year of the Dragon, fire up wok for shrimp and noodles
For me, food is the best way to celebrate just about any holiday. That is certainly true for the Chinese New Year celebration, which begins this year on Monday.