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Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 7:35PM 
I was tempted to not post this one at all because I didn't think the picture was very good. However, it did taste really good and when you make this it will look better in real life! I also wanted to post this one because I wanted to stress how much better your food will taste if you use homemade chicken stock versus anything that comes in a can or a box at the store.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 7:48PM 
After a couple days of meals dominated fast food and convenience food, I always crave something homemade and wholesome. I don't want to go off the deep end and go raw food diet or anything like that but I know that something simple, scratch-made and balanced would hit the spot. I can think of few things better-suited to filling this mission than the venerable meatloaf. To lighten it up a bit, I decided to go with turkey meatloaf. Served up with roasted broccoli, roasted sweet potatoes, and cranberry sauce to round out the meal, it was exactly what I was looking for.
Monday, November 21, 2011 at 7:45PM 
Chicken Piccata always reminds me of the first episode of Top Chef, Season 4, wherein one of the cheftestants did not know what chicken piccata was and made a mess of a dish. You can read about that particular episode here. Chicken piccata, based on the critique from that episode as well as other recipes, is a breaded chicken cutlet accompanied by a sauce that includes white wine, lemon juice, capers, and butter. I'm not a huge fan of the breading process, even though I love to eat breaded food, so I chose to skip that part. Since I am not being judged by the likes of Tom Colicchio and Rocco DiSpirito, I feel ok with not breading my cutlets. If were going to bread the cutlets, I would employ the technique I used in my Chicken Milanese recipe.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 8:41PM 
I'm sure the first question that crosses your mind when you saw the title of this post is "why would I make my own Sloppy Joes from scratch when I can just open a can of Sloppy Joe sauce?" I think that's a valid question. In fact, I asked myself that. However, sometimes you turn the can around and read the label and you might see words like mono sodium glutamate or high fructose corn syrup and you think, "do I need to add more of that to my diet?" Now, I'm actually not an MSG-hater and HFCS is something I could do without but if it sneaks in here and there, I'm not going to freak out. But the most important reason to make your own Sloppy Joes is to make them taste better, have the texture to your own liking, and choose your own ingredients.
Monday, September 12, 2011 at 8:20PM 
The weather in Chicago this past Sunday was not quite chili weather yet, but, it was the first Sunday of the NFL season and I had 2 pounds of ground turkey in the freezer. Thus, it was time to make chili! I don't usually follow a recipe for chili, therefore, I never make it the exact same way twice. The one thing that is usually a constant is that I make it with beef. Since I had the ground turkey in the freezer, i decided to go with it. I also figured I'd stick with the healthier theme and add addtional vegetables to it.
