Judy Hevrdejs – Page 7

Cook-gardener-illustrator Heather Hardison piles all her passions into the charming "Homegrown: Illustrated Bites From Your Garden to Your Table" (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, $16.95). You need not be an artist to enjoy her clever illustrations, nor a gardener or master cook to enjoy her "produce-centric" recipes (blueberry cake, beet and fennel salad, etc.). Her mantra: "Gardening and home cooking foster a mindfulness and calm that we all could use." At bookstores nationwide.

Super for summer: Mini-meatballs, spiced smoky links, a bite for gardeners

June 15, 2018 at 3:57 p.m.

Meatballs made easy We love meatballs, but they're time consuming to make. To the rescue: Gourmet Chicken Meatballs from The Original Brat Hans (http://www.theoriginalbrathans.com. The refrigerated line offers four flavors:...

Outdoor seating, such as this patio at Burger Bar on Clybourn Avenue, is as attractive to families as it is to patrons without children, and the two can co-exist tranquilly, say restaurateurs.

Indoor behavior rules apply outdoors too, restaurants want parents to know

June 15, 2018 at 3:01 p.m.

With resin chairs filling up sidewalk cafes and patios around the city, families are filling up many of them just as fast. And with the alfresco eating season and small...

Soho House, on Green Street between Randolph and Washington, will be the site of a new Green City Market location, opening Sunday.

Green City Market adds 3rd location at Soho House

June 15, 2018 at 3:36 p.m.

Green City Market is adding another location beginning this Sunday in the lot behind Soho House, the hotel and members club at 113-125 N. Green St., in the Fulton Market...

So you can't decide whether to munch popcorn, roasted nuts or chocolate? No problem with Nut Exactly Snack Bites from Fisher. The snack bites pair up popcorn with pecan and salted caramel; peanuts and peanut butter; almonds and milk chocolate; almonds and dark chocolate. Our favorites? Dark chocolate-topped salted caramel, by a crunch. A 5-ounce bag is $3.49. Locate <a href="http://fishernutexactly.com/">Fisher Nut Exactly</a> online.

Whiskey maple sauce, eco-right flatware, popcorn nut snacks

June 15, 2018 at 4:35 p.m.

Serious sauce for a 'cue crew It's the rare grill guru who would pass up a chance to give a different barbecue sauce a try. A sauce such as those...

Savoring the food of India

May 31, 2019 at 1:40 p.m.

Chicago author Colleen Taylor Sen has written several books on Indian food, including "Curry: A Global History," "Food Culture in India" and "Pakoras, Paneer, Pappadums: A Guide to Indian Restaurant...

In "New Prairie Kitchen," author Summer Miller includes this bow tie pasta dish that combines the spring/early summer vegetables of rhubarb and asparagus. Unusual, but a great effect.

‘New Prairie Kitchen’ honors Great Plains farmers, chefs, artisans

June 15, 2018 at 4:28 p.m.

"Great Plains states are often referred to as 'flyover' country," writes cookbook author Summer Miller, "meaning there aren't many reasons to stop here and look around." Miller's new book, "New...

Bayless is back with new cookbook

June 16, 2018 at 5:34 p.m.

Mix the passion chef Rick Bayless has for the cuisines of Mexico with his enthusiasm for serving it up at his many restaurants and on his TV series "Mexico: One...

Comments: "Slightly golden." "Good color." "A little sticky, chalky mouthfeel." "Corn taste too strong." "Kind of falls apart when you chew."

Want a good gluten-free spaghetti? Here’s what we found

May 31, 2019 at 1:40 p.m.

The gluten-free food world sometimes seems as turbulent as a pot of rapidly boiling water — the kind required for cooking pasta. Products seem to come and go from the...

Crisp homemade pistachio wafers form the building blocks of this icebox cake. More pistachios go into the chocolate whipped cream layered between the cookies.

Icebox cakes get cool makeover for Mother’s Day

May 31, 2019 at 1:40 p.m.

An icebox cake is totally old school. And totally perfect for Mother's Day. Why? Because when you were a kid, maybe mom or grandma helped you arrange vanilla wafers, banana...

Mix up a batch of lemonade with a jalapeno kick Or use it as a base for margaritas.

Cinco de Mayo hot stuff: Lemonade-margarita mix, chili-spiced garnish

June 15, 2018 at 6:29 p.m.

Puckery summer sipper Here's an antidote to dull margarita mixes: A new Tart & Spicy Jalapeno Lemonade & Margarita Mix by Urban Accents. Blend the powdered mix with water then...

All Stories