
Savory Oatmeal
Trending or no longer trending, we’re over the moon for savory oatmeal. Haven’t tried it? Hear us out. Rice takes a while to make, facts. Oats are super great for you, facts. Can you eat grits sweet or savory? Yes.…
Serving Chicagoland since 1993
Serving Chicagoland since 1993
Trending or no longer trending, we’re over the moon for savory oatmeal. Haven’t tried it? Hear us out. Rice takes a while to make, facts. Oats are super great for you, facts. Can you eat grits sweet or savory? Yes.…
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Non-chalant pizza genius at its finest.
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Such a fun snack! Make it on the grill or in the broiler for a little after work/school treat or serve up a batch for the big game.
Ice. Collards. The strawberries you froze, the blueberries you didn’t eat fast enough, the apple that’s on it’s way out. Add a dose of sunshine and you’ll feel like you didn’t just eat a bunch of fried chicken last night.
Nothing like using up everything in the box or the fridge! We like it warm or cold.
Chris’ famous recipe! He stopped making this over ten years ago, but there was not a farmers market we attended where someone did not ask us for a jar of his sungold jam. Sungolds are one of our favorite kinds…
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We love to store these in a jar of oil and our favorite spices and add them to salads, cheese boards and sandwiches throughout the week. They’re great added to any kind of hummus or dip, and the leftover oil…
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We wanted burgers. We were trying to avoid meat. We had, for whatever reason, an infinite supply of canned black beans. We had found a recipe earlier, but then left our phone downstairs…
You heard it here first. Zero added sugar. No pectin. Nada. Your house will smell like a home. Your insulin levels will appreciate you. Your toast will be like no toast before it. Feeling gourmet? Not enough steps for you?…
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No shame, we prefer kale chips to a salad. Okay, we prefer kale chips to most methods of kale preparation. Who said you can’t eat chips for dinner? Go ahead, treat yourself!
Apparently, everything good in life has spoken: mushroom bacon is real. Mushroom bacon is made by by roast or saute, and the secret ingredient is liquid smoke. No liquid smoke? Use any smoky spice you’ve got lying around for a…